Numbers 23:30
And Balak did as Balaam had said, and offered a bullock and a ram on every altar.
Numbers 23:30 in other translations
| BSB | So Balak did as Balaam had instructed, and he offered a bull and a ram on each altar. |
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| WEB | Balak did as Balaam had said, and offered up a bull and a ram on every altar. |
| ASV | And Balak did as Balaam had said, and offered up a bullock and a ram on every altar. |
| YLT | and Balak doth as Balaam said, and he offereth a bullock and a ram on an altar. |
| DARBY | And Balak did as Balaam had said, and offered up a bullock and a ram on each altar. |
| BBE | And Balak did as Balaam said, offering an ox and a male sheep on every altar. |
| Webster | And Balak did as Balaam had said, and offered a bullock and a ram on every altar. |
What does Numbers 23:30 mean?
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 23:30 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- Numbers 23:29
And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven bullocks and seven rams.
- Numbers 23:30
And Balak did as Balaam had said, and offered a bullock and a ram on every altar.
Numbers 23:30 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y Balac hizo como Balaam le dijo; y ofreció un becerro y un carnero en cada altar. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Balak fit comme Balaam avait dit; et il offrit un taureau et un bélier sur chaque autel. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und Balak tat, so wie Bileam gesagt hatte; und er opferte einen Farren und einen Widder auf jedem Altar. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Fecit Balac ut Balaam dixerat: imposuitque vitulos et arietes per singulas aras. |