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Contemporary English Version
Numbers 22:40
where Balak sacrificed cattle and sheep and gave some of the meat to Balaam and the officials who were with him.
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Hebrew Names Version
Balak sacrificed oxen and sheep, and sent to Bil`am, and to the princes who were with him.
Balak sacrificed oxen and sheep, and sent to Bil`am, and to the princes who were with him.
King James Version
And Balak offered oxen and sheep, and sent to Balaam, and to the princes that were with him.
And Balak offered oxen and sheep, and sent to Balaam, and to the princes that were with him.
Lexham English Bible
And Balak sacrificed cattle and sheep, and he sent them to Balaam and to the princes who were with him.
And Balak sacrificed cattle and sheep, and he sent them to Balaam and to the princes who were with him.
English Standard Version
And Balak sacrificed oxen and sheep, and sent for Balaam and for the princes who were with him.
And Balak sacrificed oxen and sheep, and sent for Balaam and for the princes who were with him.
New Century Version
Balak offered cattle and sheep as a sacrifice and gave some meat to Balaam and the leaders with him.
Balak offered cattle and sheep as a sacrifice and gave some meat to Balaam and the leaders with him.
New English Translation
And Balak sacrificed bulls and sheep, and sent some to Balaam, and to the princes who were with him.
And Balak sacrificed bulls and sheep, and sent some to Balaam, and to the princes who were with him.
Amplified Bible
Balak sacrificed oxen and sheep, and sent some to Balaam and to the leaders who were with him.
Balak sacrificed oxen and sheep, and sent some to Balaam and to the leaders who were with him.
New American Standard Bible
Balak sacrificed oxen and sheep, and sent some to Balaam and the leaders who were with him.
Balak sacrificed oxen and sheep, and sent some to Balaam and the leaders who were with him.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then Balak offred bullockes, and sheepe, and sent thereof to Balaam, & to the princes that were with him.
Then Balak offred bullockes, and sheepe, and sent thereof to Balaam, & to the princes that were with him.
Legacy Standard Bible
And Balak sacrificed oxen and sheep, and sent some to Balaam and the leaders who were with him.
And Balak sacrificed oxen and sheep, and sent some to Balaam and the leaders who were with him.
Complete Jewish Bible
Balak sacrificed cattle and sheep, then sent to Bil‘am and the princes with him.
Balak sacrificed cattle and sheep, then sent to Bil‘am and the princes with him.
Darby Translation
And Balak offered oxen and small cattle, and sent to Balaam and to the princes that were with him.
And Balak offered oxen and small cattle, and sent to Balaam and to the princes that were with him.
Easy-to-Read Version
Balak killed some cattle and some sheep as his sacrifice. He gave some of the meat to Balaam and some to the leaders who were with him.
Balak killed some cattle and some sheep as his sacrifice. He gave some of the meat to Balaam and some to the leaders who were with him.
George Lamsa Translation
And Balak slaughtered oxen and sheep, and sent to Balaam and to the princes who were with him.
And Balak slaughtered oxen and sheep, and sent to Balaam and to the princes who were with him.
Good News Translation
where Balak slaughtered cattle and sheep and gave some of the meat to Balaam and the leaders who were with him.
where Balak slaughtered cattle and sheep and gave some of the meat to Balaam and the leaders who were with him.
Christian Standard Bible®
Balak sacrificed cattle, sheep, and goats and sent for Balaam and the officials who were with him.
Balak sacrificed cattle, sheep, and goats and sent for Balaam and the officials who were with him.
Literal Translation
And Balak sacrificed oxen and sheep, and sent to Balaam and to the leaders who were with him.
And Balak sacrificed oxen and sheep, and sent to Balaam and to the leaders who were with him.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And Balac slewe oxen and shepe, and sent for Balaam, and for the prynces that were with him.
And Balac slewe oxen and shepe, and sent for Balaam, and for the prynces that were with him.
American Standard Version
And Balak sacrificed oxen and sheep, and sent to Balaam, and to the princes that were with him.
And Balak sacrificed oxen and sheep, and sent to Balaam, and to the princes that were with him.
Bible in Basic English
And Balak made offerings of oxen and sheep, and sent to Balaam and the chiefs who were with him.
And Balak made offerings of oxen and sheep, and sent to Balaam and the chiefs who were with him.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Balac offered oxen and sheepe, and sent [thereof] to Balaam, and to the lordes that were with hym.
And Balac offered oxen and sheepe, and sent [thereof] to Balaam, and to the lordes that were with hym.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Balak sacrificed oxen and sheep, and sent to Balaam, and to the princes that were with him.
And Balak sacrificed oxen and sheep, and sent to Balaam, and to the princes that were with him.
King James Version (1611)
And Balak offered oxen, and sheepe, and sent to Balaam, and to the princes that were with him.
And Balak offered oxen, and sheepe, and sent to Balaam, and to the princes that were with him.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Balac offered sheep and calves, and sent to Balaam and to his princes who were with him.
And Balac offered sheep and calves, and sent to Balaam and to his princes who were with him.
English Revised Version
And Balak sacrificed oxen and sheep, and sent to Balaam, and to the princes that were with him.
And Balak sacrificed oxen and sheep, and sent to Balaam, and to the princes that were with him.
Berean Standard Bible
Balak sacrificed cattle and sheep, and he gave portions to Balaam and the princes who were with him.
Balak sacrificed cattle and sheep, and he gave portions to Balaam and the princes who were with him.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And whanne Balaach hadde slayn scheep and oxun, he sente yiftis to Balaam and the princes that weren with hym.
And whanne Balaach hadde slayn scheep and oxun, he sente yiftis to Balaam and the princes that weren with hym.
Young's Literal Translation
and Balak sacrificeth oxen and sheep, and sendeth to Balaam, and to the princes who [are] with him;
and Balak sacrificeth oxen and sheep, and sendeth to Balaam, and to the princes who [are] with him;
Update Bible Version
And Balak sacrificed oxen and sheep, and sent to Balaam, and to the princes that were with him.
And Balak sacrificed oxen and sheep, and sent to Balaam, and to the princes that were with him.
Webster's Bible Translation
And Balak offered oxen and sheep, and sent to Balaam, and to the princes that [were] with him.
And Balak offered oxen and sheep, and sent to Balaam, and to the princes that [were] with him.
World English Bible
Balak sacrificed oxen and sheep, and sent to Balaam, and to the princes who were with him.
Balak sacrificed oxen and sheep, and sent to Balaam, and to the princes who were with him.
New King James Version
Then Balak offered oxen and sheep, and he sent some to Balaam and to the princes who were with him.
Then Balak offered oxen and sheep, and he sent some to Balaam and to the princes who were with him.
New Living Translation
where the king sacrificed cattle and sheep. He sent portions of the meat to Balaam and the officials who were with him.
where the king sacrificed cattle and sheep. He sent portions of the meat to Balaam and the officials who were with him.
New Life Bible
Balak killed bulls and sheep on the altar in worship, and sent some to Balaam and the leaders who were with him.
Balak killed bulls and sheep on the altar in worship, and sent some to Balaam and the leaders who were with him.
New Revised Standard
Balak sacrificed oxen and sheep, and sent them to Balaam and to the officials who were with him.
Balak sacrificed oxen and sheep, and sent them to Balaam and to the officials who were with him.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And Balak sacrificed herd and flock, - and sent unto Balaam, and unto the princes that were with him.
And Balak sacrificed herd and flock, - and sent unto Balaam, and unto the princes that were with him.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And when Balac had killed oxen and sheep, he sent presents to Balaam, and to the princes that were with him.
And when Balac had killed oxen and sheep, he sent presents to Balaam, and to the princes that were with him.
Revised Standard Version
And Balak sacrificed oxen and sheep, and sent to Balaam and to the princes who were with him.
And Balak sacrificed oxen and sheep, and sent to Balaam and to the princes who were with him.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Balak sacrificed oxen and sheep, and sent some to Balaam and the leaders who were with him.
Balak sacrificed oxen and sheep, and sent some to Balaam and the leaders who were with him.
Contextual Overview
36 When Balak heard that Balaam was coming, he went to meet him at the town of Ir, which is on the northern border of Moab. 37 Balak asked, "Why didn't you come when I invited you the first time? Did you think I wasn't going to pay you?" 38 "I'm here now," Balaam answered. "But I will say only what God tells me to say." 39 They left and went to the town of Kiriath-Huzoth, 40 where Balak sacrificed cattle and sheep and gave some of the meat to Balaam and the officials who were with him. 41 The next morning, Balak took Balaam to the town of Bamoth-Baal. From there, Balaam could see some of the Israelites.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Numbers 23:2, Numbers 23:14, Numbers 23:30, Genesis 31:54, Proverbs 1:16
Reciprocal: Jeremiah 48:35 - him that offereth
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And Balak offered oxen and sheep,.... Or "slew" w them, either for sacrifice; and if so Balak was the sacrificer, as it was common for kings to be priests; and then Balaam, who was sent for, was the prophet, that was to observe and explain any omen at the time of sacrificing, as Calchas did, when the chiefs of Greece sacrificed x: or rather for a feast, as the following words seem to show; though it might be for both, it being usual, when sacrifices were offered to idols, to eat part of them in a festival way, in imitation of the peace offerings of the Jews, see Numbers 25:2:
and sent to Balaam, and to the princes that were with him; either part of it to them, or he sent for them to come, and partake of the feast, he and the princes of Moab and Midian, that had been to fetch him, and still attended him; and this the king did in a way of rejoicing, being glad that Balaam was come, and as expressing his well pleasedness with the conduct of the princes, and their success, as well as to keep Balaam in high spirits, hoping to have his end answered by him.
w ויזבח "cuinque occidisset", V. L. x Homer. Iliad. 1.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Numbers 22:40. And Balak offered oxen, &c. — This was to gain the favour of his gods, and perhaps to propitiate Jehovah, that the end for which he had sent for Balaam might be accomplished.
