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Numbers 23:3-8
New American Standard Bible
Chapter 23
3
Then Balaam said to Balak, 'Stand beside your burnt offering, and I will go; perhaps the
Lord
will come to meet me, and whatever He shows me I will tell you.' So he went to a bare hill.
4
Now God met with Balaam, and he said to Him, 'I have set up the seven altars, and I have offered up a bull and a ram on
each
altar.'
5
Then the
Lord
put a word in Balaam’s mouth and said, 'Return to Balak, and this is what you shall speak.'
6
So he returned to him, and behold, he was standing beside his burnt offering, he and all the leaders of Moab.
7
And he took up his discourse and said,
'From Aram Balak has brought me,
Moab’s king from the mountains of the East,
saying,
‘Come, declare Jacob cursed for me,
And come, curse Israel!’
8
How am I to put a curse on him upon whom God has not put a curse?
And how am I to curse him whom the
Lord
has not cursed?
King James Version
Chapter 23
3
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.
4
And God met Balaam: and he said unto him, I have prepared seven altars, and I have offered upon every altar a bullock and a ram.
5
And the
Lord
put a word in Balaam's mouth, and said, Return unto Balak, and thus thou shalt speak.
6
And he returned unto him, and, lo, he stood by his burnt sacrifice, he, and all the princes of Moab.
7
And he took up his parable, and said, Balak the king of Moab hath brought me from Aram, out of the mountains of the east, saying, Come, curse me Jacob, and come, defy Israel.
8
How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? or how shall I defy, whom the
Lord
hath not defied?
Christian Standard Bible
Chapter 23
3
Balaam said to Balak, "Stay here by your burnt offering while I am gone. Maybe the
Lord
will meet with me. I will tell you whatever he reveals to me." So he went to a barren hill.
4
God met with him and Balaam said to him, "I have arranged seven altars and offered a bull and a ram on each altar."
5
Then the
Lord
put a message in Balaam’s mouth and said, "Return to Balak and say what I tell you."
6
So he returned to Balak, who was standing there by his burnt offering with all the officials of Moab.
7
Balaam proclaimed his poem:
Balak brought me from Aram;
the king of Moab, from the eastern mountains:
"Come, put a curse on Jacob for me;
come, denounce Israel!"
8
How can I curse someone God has not cursed?
How can I denounce someone the
Lord
has not denounced?
New Living Translation
Chapter 23
3
Then Balaam said to Balak, 'Stand here by your burnt offerings, and I will go to see if the
Lord
will respond to me. Then I will tell you whatever he reveals to me.' So Balaam went alone to the top of a bare hill,
4
and God met him there. Balaam said to him, 'I have prepared seven altars and have sacrificed a young bull and a ram on each altar.'
5
The
Lord
gave Balaam a message for King Balak. Then he said, 'Go back to Balak and give him my message.'
6
So Balaam returned and found the king standing beside his burnt offerings with all the officials of Moab.
7
This was the message Balaam delivered:
'Balak summoned me to come from Aram;
the king of Moab brought me from the eastern hills.
‘Come,’ he said, ‘curse Jacob for me!
Come and announce Israel’s doom.’
8
But how can I curse those
whom God has not cursed?
How can I condemn those
whom the
Lord
has not condemned?
English Standard Version
Chapter 23
3
And Balaam said to Balak, "Stand beside 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 bare height,
4
and God met Balaam. And Balaam said to him, "I have arranged the seven altars and I have offered on each altar a bull and a ram."
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 and all the princes of Moab were standing beside his burnt offering.
7
And Balaam took up his discourse and said,
"From Aram Balak has brought me,
the king of Moab from the eastern mountains:
‘Come, curse Jacob for me,
and come, denounce Israel!’
8
How can I curse whom God has not cursed?
How can I denounce whom the
Lord
has not denounced?
New International Version
Chapter 23
3
Then Balaam said to Balak, "Stay here beside your offering while I go aside. Perhaps the
Lord
will come to meet with me. Whatever he reveals to me I will tell you." Then he went off to a barren height.
4
God met with him, and Balaam said, "I have prepared seven altars, and on each altar I have offered a bull and a ram."
5
The
Lord
put a word in Balaam’s mouth and said, "Go back to Balak and give him this word."
6
So he went back to him and found him standing beside his offering, with all the Moabite officials.
7
Then Balaam spoke his message:
"Balak brought me from Aram,
the king of Moab from the eastern mountains.
‘Come,’ he said, ‘curse Jacob for me;
come, denounce Israel.’
8
How can I curse
those whom God has not cursed?
How can I denounce
those whom the
Lord
has not denounced?
New King James Version
Chapter 23
3
Then 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.” So he went to a desolate height.
4
And God met Balaam, and he said to Him, “I have prepared the seven altars, and I have offered on
each
altar a bull and a ram.”
5
Then the
Lord
put a word in Balaam’s mouth, and said, “Return to Balak, and thus you shall speak.”
6
So he returned to him, and there he was, standing by his burnt offering, he and all the princes of Moab.
7
And he took up his oracle and said:
“Balak the king of Moab has brought me from Aram,
From the mountains of the east.
‘Come, curse Jacob for me,
And come, denounce Israel!’
8
“How shall I curse whom God has not cursed?
And how shall I denounce
whom
the
Lord
has not denounced?
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