Numbers 23:17
And when he came to him, behold, he stood by his burnt offering, and the princes of Moab with him. And Balak said unto him, What hath the Lord spoken?
Numbers 23:17 in other translations
| BSB | So he returned to Balak, who was standing there by his burnt offering with the princes of Moab. “What did the LORD say?” Balak asked. |
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| WEB | He came to him, and behold, he was standing by his burnt offering, and the princes of Moab with him. Balak said to him, “What has the LORD spoken?” |
| ASV | And he came to him, and, lo, he was standing by his burnt-offering, and the princes of Moab with him. And Balak said unto him, What hath Jehovah spoken? |
| YLT | And he cometh unto him, and lo, he is standing by his burnt-offering, and the princes of Moab with him, and Balak saith to him: ‘What hath Jehovah spoken?' |
| DARBY | And he came to him, and behold, he was standing by his burnt-offering, and the princes of Moab with him; and Balak said to him, What has Jehovah spoken? |
| BBE | So he came to him where he was waiting by his burned offering with the chiefs of Moab by his side. And Balak said to him, What has the Lord said? |
| Webster | 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 hath the LORD spoken? |
What does Numbers 23:17 mean?
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
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 23:17 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Numbers 23:17
- Numbers 23:26
But Balaam answered and said unto Balak, Told not I thee, saying, All that the Lord speaketh, that I must do?
- Jeremiah 37:17
Then Zedekiah the king sent, and took him out: and the king asked him secretly in his house, and said, Is there any word from the Lord? And Jeremiah said, There is: for, said he, thou shalt be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon.
- 1 Samuel 3:17
And he said, What is the thing that the Lord hath said unto thee? I pray thee hide it not from me: God do so to thee, and more also, if thou hide any thing from me of all the things that he said unto thee.
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Context
- 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 23:17
And when he came to him, behold, he stood by his burnt offering, and the princes of Moab with him. And Balak said unto him, What hath the Lord spoken?
- Numbers 23:18
And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor:
Numbers 23:17 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y vino á él, y he aquí que él estaba junto á su holocausto, y con él los príncipes de Moab: y díjole Balac: ¿Qué ha dicho Jehová? |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et il vint à lui, et voici, il se tenait auprès de son offrande, et les seigneurs de Moab avec lui. Et Balak lui dit: Qu’a dit l’ Éternel? |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und er kam zu ihm, und siehe, er stand neben seinem Brandopfer, und die Fürsten von Moab mit ihm. Und Balak sprach zu ihm: Was hat Jehova geredet? |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Reversus invenit eum stantem juxta holocaustum suum, et principes Moabitarum cum eo. Ad quem Balac: Quid, inquit, locutus est Dominus? |