Numbers 22 · Verse 40

Numbers 22:40

And Balak offered oxen and sheep, and sent to Balaam, and to the princes that were with him.
Numbers 22:40, King James Version

Numbers 22:40 in other translations

BSBBalak sacrificed cattle and sheep, and he gave portions to Balaam and the princes who were with him.
WEBBalak sacrificed cattle and sheep, and sent to Balaam, and to the princes who were with him.
ASVAnd Balak sacrificed oxen and sheep, and sent to Balaam, and to the princes that were with him.
YLTand Balak sacrificeth oxen and sheep, and sendeth to Balaam, and to the princes who are with him;
DARBYAnd Balak offered oxen and small cattle, and sent to Balaam and to the princes that were with him.
BBEAnd Balak made offerings of oxen and sheep, and sent to Balaam and the chiefs who were with him.
WebsterAnd Balak offered oxen and sheep, and sent to Balaam, and to the princes that were with him.

What does Numbers 22:40 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
40. Balak offered oxen and sheep--made preparations for a grand entertainment to Balaam and the princes of Midian.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 40 And Balak offered oxen, etc. - This was to gain the favor of his gods, and perhaps to propitiate Jehovah, that the end for which he had sent for Balaam might be accomplished.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Numbers 22:36-41

Balak has now nothing to complain of, but that Balaam did not come sooner. Balaam bids Balak not depend too much upon him. He seems to speak with vexation; but is really as desirous to please Balak, as ever he had pretended to be to please God. See what need we have to pray every day, Our Father which art in heaven, lead us not into temptation. Let us be jealous over our own hearts, seeing how far men may go in the…

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Numbers 22:40 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיִּזְבַּ֥חvai.yiz.Bachand he sacrificedH2076
בָּלָ֖קba.LakBalakH1111
בָּקָ֣רba.KarcattleH1241
וָצֹ֑אןva.Tzonand sheepH6629
וַיְשַׁלַּ֣חvay.sha.Lachand he sentH7971
לְבִלְעָ֔םle.vil.'Amto BalaamH1109
וְלַשָּׂרִ֖יםve.la.sa.Rimand to the leadersH8269
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhoH834
אִתּֽוֹ\׃'i.To[were] with himH854

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Numbers 22:40

  • Numbers 23:14

    And he brought him into the field of Zophim, to the top of Pisgah, and built seven altars, and offered a bullock and a ram on every altar.

  • Proverbs 1:16

    For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood.

  • Genesis 31:54

    Then Jacob offered sacrifice upon the mount, and called his brethren to eat bread: and they did eat bread, and tarried all night in the mount.

  • Numbers 23:30

    And Balak did as Balaam had said, and offered a bullock and a ram on every altar.

  • Numbers 23:2

    And Balak did as Balaam had spoken; and Balak and Balaam offered on every altar a bullock and a ram.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
23:2,14,30; Ge 31:54; Pr 1:16

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Context

  • Numbers 22:39

    And Balaam went with Balak, and they came unto Kirjath–huzoth.

  • Numbers 22:40

    And Balak offered oxen and sheep, and sent to Balaam, and to the princes that were with him.

  • Numbers 22:41

    And it came to pass on the morrow, that Balak took Balaam, and brought him up into the high places of Baal, that thence he might see the utmost part of the people.

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Numbers 22:40 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y Balac hizo matar bueyes y ovejas, y envió á Balaam, y á los príncipes que estaban con él.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et Balak sacrifia du gros et du menu bétail, et il en envoya à Balaam et aux seigneurs qui étaient avec lui.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Balak opferte Rind- und Kleinvieh und schickte davon dem Bileam und den Fürsten, die bei ihm waren.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Cumque occidisset Balac boves et oves, misit ad Balaam, et principes qui cum eo erant, munera.