Numbers 23:3

KJV1611 – Modern English

And Balaam said to Balak, Stand by your burnt offering, and I will go; perhaps the LORD will come to meet me, and whatever he shows me, I will tell you. And he went to a high place.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    Balaam said to Balak, 'Stand beside your burnt offering while I go. Perhaps the LORD will meet me, and whatever He shows me I will tell you.' Then he went to a barren height.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And Balaam said unto Balak, Stand by thy burnt offering, and I will go: peradventure the LORD will come to meet me: and whatsoever he sheweth me I will tell thee. And he went to an high place.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And Balaam{H1109} said{H559} unto Balak,{H1111} Stand{H3320} by thy burnt-offering,{H5930} and I will go:{H3212} peradventure Jehovah{H3068} will come{H7136} to meet{H7125} me; and whatsoever{H1697} he showeth{H7200} me I will tell{H5046} thee. And he went{H3212} to a bare height.{H8205}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And Balaam{H1109} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto Balak{H1111}, Stand{H3320}{(H8690)} by thy burnt offering{H5930}, and I will go{H3212}{(H8799)}: peradventure the LORD{H3068} will come{H7136}{(H8735)} to meet{H7125}{(H8800)} me: and whatsoever{H1697} he sheweth{H7200}{(H8686)} me I will tell{H5046}{(H8689)} thee. And he went{H3212}{(H8799)} to an high place{H8205}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    And Balam sayed vnto Balac: stonde by the sacrifyce whyle I goo to wete whether the Lorde will come ad mete me: and what soeuer he sheweth me I will tell the and he went forthwith.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And Balaam sayde vnto Balac: Stonde thou by yi burntofferynge, I wil go, yf happly the LORDE wil mete me, & call me, yt I maye tell the, what so euer he sheweth me. And he wente his waye, as he sayde.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Then Balaam sayde vnto Balak, Stande by the burnt offring, and I will goe, if so be that the Lorde will come and meete me: and whatsoeuer he sheweth me, I will tell thee: so he went forth alone.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And Balaam said vnto Balac: Stand by thy sacrifice, and I will go, if happly the Lorde will meete me: and whatsoeuer he sheweth me, I wyll tell thee. And he went vp hyer.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And Balaam said unto Balak, Stand by thy burnt offering, and I will go: peradventure the LORD will come to meet me: and whatsoever he sheweth me I will tell thee. And he went to an high place.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Balaam said to Balak, Stand by your burnt offering, and I will go: perhaps Yahweh will come to meet me; and whatever he shows me I will tell you. He went to a bare height.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and Balaam saith to Balak, `Station thyself by thy burnt-offering and I go on, it may be Jehovah doth come to meet me, and the thing which He sheweth me -- I have declared to thee;' and he goeth `to' a high place.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And Balaam said unto Balak, Stand by thy burnt-offering, and I will go: peradventure Jehovah will come to meet me; and whatsoever he showeth me I will tell thee. And he went to a bare height.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And Balaam said unto Balak, Stand by thy burnt-offering, and I will go: peradventure Jehovah will come to meet me; and whatsoever he showeth me I will tell thee. And he went to a bare height.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Then Balaam said to Balak, Take your place by your burned offering, and I will go and see if the Lord comes to me: and I will give you word of whatever he says to me. And he went to an open place on a hill.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Balaam said to Balak, "Stand by your burnt offering, and I will go: perhaps Yahweh will come to meet me; and whatever he shows me I will tell you." He went to a bare height.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Balaam said to Balak,“Station yourself by your burnt offering, and I will go off; perhaps the LORD will come to meet me, and whatever he reveals to me I will tell you.” Then he went to a deserted height.

Referenced Verses

  • Num 23:15 : 15 And he said to Balak, Stand here by your burnt offering while I meet the LORD over there.
  • Num 24:1 : 1 And when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he did not go, as at other times, to seek for enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness.
  • Gen 8:20 : 20 And Noah built an altar to the LORD, and took of every clean animal and of every clean bird, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.
  • Gen 22:2 : 2 And He said, Take now your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah; and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains which I will tell you of.
  • Gen 22:7-8 : 7 And Isaac spoke to Abraham his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here I am, my son. And he said, Behold the fire and the wood: but where is the lamb for the burnt offering? 8 And Abraham said, My son, God will provide for Himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together.
  • Gen 22:13 : 13 And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold, behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered it up for a burnt offering instead of his son.
  • Exod 18:12 : 12 And Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, took a burnt offering and sacrifices for God, and Aaron came with all the elders of Israel to eat bread with Moses' father-in-law before God.
  • Lev 1:1 : 1 And the LORD called to Moses and spoke to him out of the tent of meeting, saying,
  • Num 22:8-9 : 8 And he said to them, Stay here this night, and I will bring word again to you, as the LORD shall speak to me: and the princes of Moab stayed with Balaam. 9 And God came to Balaam, and said, Who are these men with you?
  • Num 22:31-35 : 31 Then the LORD opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel of the LORD standing in the way, with his sword drawn in his hand: and he bowed his head, and fell flat on his face. 32 And the angel of the LORD said to him, Why have you struck your donkey these three times? Look, I went out to withstand you, because your way is perverse before me: 33 And the donkey saw me, and turned away from me these three times: unless she had turned from me, surely now I would have slain you, and saved her alive. 34 And Balaam said to the angel of the LORD, I have sinned, for I did not know that you stood in the way against me: now therefore, if it displeases you, I will go back again. 35 And the angel of the LORD said to Balaam, Go with the men: but only the word that I shall speak to you, that you shall speak. So Balaam went with the princes of Balak.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Num 23:11-18
    8 verses
    90%

    11 And Balak said to Balaam, What have you done to me? I took you to curse my enemies, and behold, you have blessed them abundantly.

    12 And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak what the LORD has put in my mouth?

    13 And Balak said to him, Come, please, with me to another place from where you can see them; you shall see only the utmost part of them and shall not see them all, and curse them for me from there.

    14 And he brought him to the field of Zophim, to the top of Pisgah, and built seven altars, and offered a bull and a ram on each altar.

    15 And he said to Balak, Stand here by your burnt offering while I meet the LORD over there.

    16 And the LORD met Balaam and put a word in his mouth, and said, Go again to Balak and say thus.

    17 And when he came to him, behold, he stood by his burnt offering, and the princes of Moab with him. And Balak said to him, What has the LORD spoken?

    18 And he took up his parable and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; listen to me, son of Zippor:

  • Num 23:4-7
    4 verses
    85%

    4 And God met Balaam; and he said to him, I have prepared seven altars, and I have offered a bull and a ram on each altar.

    5 And the LORD put a word in Balaam's mouth, and said, Return to Balak, and thus you shall speak.

    6 And he returned to him, and behold, he stood by his burnt offering, he and all the princes of Moab.

    7 And he took up his parable and said, Balak the king of Moab has brought me from Aram, out of the mountains of the east, saying, Come, curse Jacob for me, and come, defy Israel.

  • Num 23:25-30
    6 verses
    84%

    25 And Balak said to Balaam, Neither curse them at all, nor bless them at all.

    26 But Balaam answered and said to Balak, Did I not tell you, All that the LORD speaks, I must do?

    27 And Balak said to Balaam, Come, please, I will bring you to another place; perhaps it will please God that you may curse them for me from there.

    28 And Balak brought Balaam to the top of Peor, which looks toward Jeshimon.

    29 And Balaam said to Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare seven bulls and seven rams for me here.

    30 And Balak did as Balaam had said, and offered a bull and a ram on each altar.

  • Num 23:1-2
    2 verses
    83%

    1 And Balaam said to Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare seven bulls and seven rams for me here.

    2 And Balak did as Balaam had spoken; and Balak and Balaam offered a bull and a ram on each altar.

  • Num 22:34-41
    8 verses
    82%

    34 And Balaam said to the angel of the LORD, I have sinned, for I did not know that you stood in the way against me: now therefore, if it displeases you, I will go back again.

    35 And the angel of the LORD said to Balaam, Go with the men: but only the word that I shall speak to you, that you shall speak. So Balaam went with the princes of Balak.

    36 And when Balak heard that Balaam had come, he went out to meet him at a city of Moab, which is on the border of Arnon, which is at the extreme boundary.

    37 And Balak said to Balaam, Did I not earnestly send to you to call you? Why did you not come to me? Am I not able indeed to promote you to honor?

    38 And Balaam said to Balak, Look, I have come to you: do I have any power at all to say anything? The word that God puts in my mouth, that shall I speak.

    39 And Balaam went with Balak, and they came to Kirjathhuzoth.

    40 And Balak offered oxen and sheep and sent for Balaam and the princes that were with him.

    41 And it happened on the next day, that Balak took Balaam and brought him up into the high places of Baal, that from there he might see the furthest part of the people.

  • Num 22:16-21
    6 verses
    82%

    16 And they came to Balaam, and said to him, Thus says Balak the son of Zippor, Let nothing, I pray you, hinder you from coming to me:

    17 For I will promote you to very great honor, and I will do whatever you say to me: come therefore, I pray you, curse this people for me.

    18 And Balaam answered and said to the servants of Balak, If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the word of the LORD my God, to do less or more.

    19 Now therefore, I pray you, stay here this night also, that I may know what more the LORD will say to me.

    20 And God came to Balaam at night, and said to him, If the men come to call you, rise up, and go with them; but only the word which I shall say to you, that shall you do.

    21 And Balaam rose up in the morning, and saddled his donkey, and went with the princes of Moab.

  • Num 22:7-10
    4 verses
    80%

    7 And the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with the rewards of divination in their hand, and they came to Balaam and spoke to him the words of Balak.

    8 And he said to them, Stay here this night, and I will bring word again to you, as the LORD shall speak to me: and the princes of Moab stayed with Balaam.

    9 And God came to Balaam, and said, Who are these men with you?

    10 And Balaam said to God, Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, has sent to me, saying,

  • Num 24:1-3
    3 verses
    78%

    1 And when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he did not go, as at other times, to seek for enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness.

    2 And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel dwelling in his tents according to their tribes; and the Spirit of God came upon him.

    3 And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor has said, and the man whose eyes are open has said:

  • Num 24:12-14
    3 verses
    78%

    12 And Balaam said to Balak, Did I not also speak to your messengers whom you sent to me, saying,

    13 If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the commandment of the LORD, to do either good or bad of my own mind; but what the LORD says, that will I speak?

    14 And now, behold, I go to my people: come therefore, and I will advise you what this people shall do to your people in the latter days.

  • Num 22:12-14
    3 verses
    78%

    12 And God said to Balaam, You shall not go with them; you shall not curse the people: for they are blessed.

    13 And Balaam rose up in the morning, and said to the princes of Balak, Go back to your land: for the LORD refuses to let me go with you.

    14 And the princes of Moab rose up, and they went to Balak and said, Balaam refuses to come with us.

  • Num 24:25
    78%

    25 And Balaam rose up, and went and returned to his place; and Balak also went his way.

  • Num 22:5
    77%

    5 He sent messengers therefore to Balaam the son of Beor to Pethor, which is by the river of the land of the children of his people, to call him, saying, Look, a people has come out of Egypt; see, they cover the face of the earth, and they dwell opposite me.

  • Num 22:31
    74%

    31 Then the LORD opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel of the LORD standing in the way, with his sword drawn in his hand: and he bowed his head, and fell flat on his face.