Numbers 23:6
And he returned unto him, and, lo, he stood by his burnt sacrifice, he, and all the princes of Moab.
Numbers 23:6 in other translations
| BSB | So he returned to Balak, who was standing there beside his burnt offering, with all the princes of Moab. |
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| WEB | He returned to him, and behold, he was standing by his burnt offering, he, and all the princes of Moab. |
| ASV | And he returned unto him, and, lo, he was standing by his burnt-offering, he, and all the princes of Moab. |
| YLT | And he turneth back unto him, and lo, he is standing by his burnt-offering, he and all the princes of Moab. |
| DARBY | And he returned to him, and behold, he was standing by his burnt-offering, he, and all the princes of Moab. |
| BBE | So he went back to him where he was waiting by his burned offering with all the chiefs of Moab. |
| Webster | And he returned to him and lo, he stood by his burnt-sacrifice, he, and all the princes of Moab. |
What does Numbers 23:6 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 23:4-6
4-6. God met Balaam--not in compliance with his incantations, but to frustrate his wicked designs and compel him, contrary to his desires and interests, to pronounce the following benediction [Nu 23:8-10].
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Numbers 23:1-10
With the camps of Israel full in view, Balaam ordered seven altars to be built, and a bullock and a ram to be offered on each. Oh the sottishness of superstition, to imagine that God will be at man's beck! The curse is turned into a blessing, by the overruling power of God, in love to Israel. God designed to serve his own glory by Balaam, and therefore met him. If God put a word into the mouth of Balaam, who would…
Numbers 23:6 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- Numbers 23:5
And the Lord put a word in Balaam’s mouth, and said, Return unto Balak, and thus thou shalt speak.
- Numbers 23:6
And he returned unto him, and, lo, he stood by his burnt sacrifice, he, and all the princes of Moab.
- Numbers 23:7
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.
Numbers 23:6 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y volvió á él, y he aquí estaba él junto á su holocausto, él y todos los príncipes de Moab. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et il s’en retourna vers lui; et voici, il se tenait auprès de son offrande, lui et tous les seigneurs de Moab. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und er kehrte zu ihm zurück; und siehe, er stand neben seinem Brandopfer, er und alle Fürsten von Moab. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Reversus invenit stantem Balac juxta holocaustum suum, et omnes principes Moabitarum: |