Numbers 23:15
And he said unto Balak, Stand here by thy burnt offering, while I meet the Lord yonder.
Numbers 23:15 in other translations
| BSB | Balaam said to Balak, “Stay here beside your burnt offering while I meet the LORD over there.” |
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| WEB | He said to Balak, “Stand here by your burnt offering, while I meet God over there.” |
| ASV | And he said unto Balak, Stand here by thy burnt-offering, while I meet Jehovah yonder. |
| YLT | And he saith unto Balak, ‘Station thyself here by thy burnt-offering, and I--I meet Him there;' |
| DARBY | And Balaam said to Balak, Stand here by thy burnt-offering, and I will go to meet yonder. |
| BBE | Then he said to Balak, Take your place here by your burned offering, while I go over there to the Lord. |
| Webster | And he said to Balak, Stand here by thy burnt-offering, while I meet the LORD yonder. |
What does Numbers 23:15 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 23:13-15
13-15. Come, ... with me unto another place, from whence thou mayest see them--Surprised and disappointed at this unexpected eulogy on Israel, Balak hoped that, if seen from a different point of observation, the prophet would give utterance to different feelings; and so, having made the same solemn preparations, Balaam retired, as before, to wait the divine afflatus.
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Numbers 23:11-30
Balak was angry with Balaam. Thus a confession of God's overruling power is extorted from a wicked prophet, to the confusion of a wicked prince. A second time the curse is turned into a blessing; and this blessing is both larger and stronger than the former. Men change their minds, and break their words; but God never changes his mind, and therefore never recalls his promise. And when in Scripture he is said to…
Numbers 23:15 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Numbers 23:15
- Numbers 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.
- Numbers 22:8
And he said unto them, Lodge here this night, and I will bring you word again, as the Lord shall speak unto me: and the princes of Moab abode with Balaam.
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Context
- 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.
- Numbers 23:15
And he said unto Balak, Stand here by thy burnt offering, while I meet the Lord yonder.
- Numbers 23:16
And the Lord met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Go again unto Balak, and say thus.
Numbers 23:15 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Entonces él dijo á Balac: Ponte aquí junto á tu holocausto, y yo iré á encontrar á Dios allí. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Balaam dit à Balak: Tiens-toi ici auprès de ton offrande, et moi, j’irai à la rencontre, là… |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und er sprach zu Balak: Stelle dich hier neben dein Brandopfer, und ich, ich will dort entgegengehen. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | dixit ad Balac: Sta hic juxta holocaustum tuum, donec ego obvius pergam. |