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Contemporary English Version

Numbers 23:2

After Balak had done this, they sacrificed a bull and a ram on each altar.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Thompson Chain Reference - Balaam;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Desert, Journey of Israel through the;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Camp, Encampments;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Balaam;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Priest;   Sacrifice;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Balaam;   Balak;   Kibroth-Hattaavah;   Moab, Moabites;   Prophecy, Prophets;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Offering, Offering up;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - On to Canaan;   Moses, the Man of God;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
Balak did as Bil`am had spoken; and Balak and Bil`am offered on every altar a bull and a ram.
King James Version
And Balak did as Balaam had spoken; and Balak and Balaam offered on every altar a bullock and a ram.
Lexham English Bible
And Balak did just as Balaam spoke, and Balak offered Balaam a bull and a ram on the altar.
English Standard Version
Balak did as Balaam had said. And Balak and Balaam offered on each altar a bull and a ram.
New Century Version
Balak did what Balaam asked, and they offered a bull and a male sheep on each of the altars.
New English Translation
So Balak did just as Balaam had said. Balak and Balaam then offered on each altar a bull and a ram.
Amplified Bible
Balak did just as Balaam had said, and Balak and Balaam offered a bull and a ram on each altar.
New American Standard Bible
Balak did just as Balaam had spoken, and Balak and Balaam offered up a bull and a ram on each altar.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And Balak did as Balaam sayd, and Balak and Balaam offred on euery altar a bullocke and a ramme.
Legacy Standard Bible
So Balak did just as Balaam had spoken, and Balak and Balaam offered up a bull and a ram on each altar.
Complete Jewish Bible
Balak did as Bil‘am said; then Balak and Bil‘am offered a bull and a ram on each altar.
Darby Translation
And Balak did as Balaam had said; and Balak and Balaam offered up a bullock and a ram on [each] altar.
Easy-to-Read Version
Balak did what Balaam asked. Then Balak and Balaam killed a ram and a bull on each of the altars.
George Lamsa Translation
And Balak did as Balaam had told him; and Balak and Balaam offered on every altar a bullock and a ram.
Good News Translation
Balak did as he was told, and he and Balaam offered a bull and a ram on each altar.
Christian Standard Bible®
So Balak did as Balaam directed, and they offered a bull and a ram on each altar.
Literal Translation
And Balak did as Balaam had spoken. And Balak and Balaam offered a bull and a ram on the altar.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Balac dyd as Balaam sayde. And both Balac and Balaam offred, on euery altare a bullocke & a ramme.
American Standard Version
And Balak did as Balaam had spoken; and Balak and Balaam offered on every altar a bullock and a ram.
Bible in Basic English
And Balak did as Balaam had said; and Balak and Balaam made an offering on every altar of an ox and a male sheep.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Balac dyd as Balaam sayde: And Balac and Balaam offred on euery aulter an oxe and a ramme.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Balak did as Balaam had spoken; and Balak and Balaam offered on every altar a bullock and a ram.
King James Version (1611)
And Balak did as Balaam had spoken, and Balak & Balaam offered on euery altar a bullocke and a ramme.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Balac did as Balaam told him; and he offered up a calf and a ram on every altar.
English Revised Version
And Balak did as Balaam had spoken; and Balak and Balaam offered on every altar a bullock and a ram.
Berean Standard Bible
So Balak did as Balaam had directed, and Balak and Balaam offered a bull and a ram on each altar.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And whanne he hadde do bi the word of Balaam, thei puttiden a calf and a ram to gidere on the auter.
Young's Literal Translation
And Balak doth as Balaam hath spoken, and Balak -- Balaam also -- offereth a bullock and a ram on the altar,
Update Bible Version
And Balak did as Balaam had spoken; and Balak and Balaam offered on every altar a bull and a ram.
Webster's Bible Translation
And Balak did as Balaam had spoken; and Balak and Balaam offered on [every] altar a bullock and a ram.
World English Bible
Balak did as Balaam had spoken; and Balak and Balaam offered on every altar a bull and a ram.
New King James Version
And Balak did just as Balaam had spoken, and Balak and Balaam offered a bull and a ram on each altar.
New Living Translation
Balak followed his instructions, and the two of them sacrificed a young bull and a ram on each altar.
New Life Bible
Balak did as Balaam had said. Balak and Balaam gave a bull and a ram on each altar in worship.
New Revised Standard
Balak did as Balaam had said; and Balak and Balaam offered a bull and a ram on each altar.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And Balak did as Balaam had spoken, - and Balak and Balaam caused to ascend a bullock and a ram on each altar.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And when he had done according to the word of Balaam, they laid together a calf and a ram upon every altar.
Revised Standard Version
Balak did as Balaam had said; and Balak and Balaam offered on each altar a bull and a ram.
THE MESSAGE
Balak did it. Then Balaam and Balak sacrificed a bull and a ram on each of the altars.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Balak did just as Balaam had spoken, and Balak and Balaam offered up a bull and a ram on each altar.

Contextual Overview

1 Balaam said to Balak, "Build seven altars here, then bring seven bulls and seven rams." 2 After Balak had done this, they sacrificed a bull and a ram on each altar. 3 Then Balaam said, "Wait here beside your offerings, and I'll go somewhere to be alone. Maybe the Lord will appear to me. If he does, I will tell you everything he says." And he left. 4 When God appeared to him, Balaam said, "I have built seven altars and have sacrificed a bull and a ram on each one." 5 The Lord gave Balaam a message, then sent him back to tell Balak. 6 When Balaam returned, he found Balak and his officials standing beside the offerings. 7 Balaam said: "King Balak of Moab brought me from the hills of Syria to curse Israel and announce its doom. 8 But I can't go against God! He did not curse or condemn Israel. 9 "From the mountain peaks, I look down and see Israel, the obedient people of God. 10 They are living alone in peace. And though they are many, they don't bother the other nations. "I hope to obey God for as long as I live and to die in such peace."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

offered: Numbers 23:14, Numbers 23:30

Reciprocal: Numbers 22:17 - and I will do Numbers 22:40 - General Numbers 23:29 - General 1 Chronicles 15:26 - bullocks Ezekiel 45:23 - seven bullocks

Cross-References

Genesis 13:18
Abram took down his tents and went to live near the sacred trees of Mamre at Hebron, where he built an altar in honor of the Lord .
Genesis 23:14
"But sir," the man replied, "the property is worth only four hundred pieces of silver. Why should we haggle over such a small amount? Take the land. It's yours."
Genesis 23:16
Abraham accepted Ephron's offer and paid him the four hundred pieces of silver in front of everyone at the city gate. That's how Abraham got Ephron's property east of Hebron, which included the field with all of its trees, as well as Machpelah Cave at the end of the field.
Genesis 23:19
So Abraham buried his wife Sarah in Machpelah Cave that was in the field
Genesis 27:41
Esau hated his brother Jacob because he had stolen the blessing that was supposed to be his. So he said to himself, "Just as soon as my father dies, I'll kill Jacob."
Genesis 50:10
After crossing the Jordan River and reaching Atad's threshing place, Joseph had everyone mourn and weep seven days for his father.
Numbers 13:22
As they went through the Southern Desert, they came to the town of Hebron, which was seven years older than the Egyptian town of Zoan. In Hebron, they saw the three Anakim clans of Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai.
Numbers 20:29
the people knew that Aaron had died, and they mourned his death for thirty days.
Deuteronomy 34:8
The people of Israel stayed in the lowlands of Moab, where they mourned and grieved thirty days for Moses, as was their custom.
Joshua 10:39
They captured the town, and its nearby villages. Then they destroyed Debir and killed its king, together with everyone else, just as they had done with Hebron and Libnah.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Balak did as Balaam had spoken,.... Ordered seven altars to be built, and prepared seven bullocks and rams for sacrifice:

and Balak and Balsam offered on every altar a bullock and a ram; both seem to be concerned in offering the sacrifices; Balak, though a king, it being usual for kings to be priests also, as Melchizedek was, and Balaam as a prophet; and these sacrifices were offered to the true God, as seems clear from Numbers 23:4 and to which Balak, at the direction of Balaam, agreed, in order to gain the Lord on his side, that he might prevail over the people of Israel.


 
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