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Numbers 23:15
And Balaam said to Balak, "Station yourself here by your burnt offering, while I meet the Lord there."
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Hebrew Names Version
He said to Balak, Stand here by your burnt offering, while I meet [the LORD] yonder.
He said to Balak, Stand here by your burnt offering, while I meet [the LORD] yonder.
King James Version
And he said unto Balak, Stand here by thy burnt offering, while I meet the Lord yonder.
And he said unto Balak, Stand here by thy burnt offering, while I meet the Lord yonder.
Lexham English Bible
Balaam said to Balak, "Station yourself here at the burnt offering while I myself meet with Yahweh there."
Balaam said to Balak, "Station yourself here at the burnt offering while I myself meet with Yahweh there."
English Standard Version
Balaam said to Balak, "Stand here beside your burnt offering, while I meet the Lord over there."
Balaam said to Balak, "Stand here beside your burnt offering, while I meet the Lord over there."
New Century Version
So Balaam said to Balak, "Stay here by your burnt offering, and I will meet with God over there."
So Balaam said to Balak, "Stay here by your burnt offering, and I will meet with God over there."
Amplified Bible
Balaam said to Balak, "Stand here beside your burnt offering while I go to meet the LORD over there."
Balaam said to Balak, "Stand here beside your burnt offering while I go to meet the LORD over there."
New American Standard Bible
Then he said to Balak, "Stand here beside your burnt offering while I myself meet the LORD over there."
Then he said to Balak, "Stand here beside your burnt offering while I myself meet the LORD over there."
Geneva Bible (1587)
After, he sayde vnto Balak, Stande here by thy burnt offring, & I wil meete the Lord yonder.
After, he sayde vnto Balak, Stande here by thy burnt offring, & I wil meete the Lord yonder.
Legacy Standard Bible
And he said to Balak, "Stand here beside your burnt offering while I myself meet Yahweh over there."
And he said to Balak, "Stand here beside your burnt offering while I myself meet Yahweh over there."
Contemporary English Version
"Wait here beside your offerings," Balaam said. "The Lord will appear to me over there."
"Wait here beside your offerings," Balaam said. "The Lord will appear to me over there."
Complete Jewish Bible
Bil‘am said to Balak, "Stand here by your burnt offering, while I go over there for a meeting."
Bil‘am said to Balak, "Stand here by your burnt offering, while I go over there for a meeting."
Darby Translation
And [Balaam] said to Balak, Stand here by thy burnt-offering, and I will go to meet yonder.
And [Balaam] said to Balak, Stand here by thy burnt-offering, and I will go to meet yonder.
Easy-to-Read Version
Then Balaam said to Balak, "Stay here by this altar while I go meet with God over there."
Then Balaam said to Balak, "Stay here by this altar while I go meet with God over there."
George Lamsa Translation
And Balaam said to Balak, Stand here by your burnt offerings while I go yonder.
And Balaam said to Balak, Stand here by your burnt offerings while I go yonder.
Good News Translation
Balaam said to Balak, "Stand here by your burnt offering, and I will meet God over there."
Balaam said to Balak, "Stand here by your burnt offering, and I will meet God over there."
Christian Standard Bible®
Balaam said to Balak, “Stay here by your burnt offering while I seek the Lord over there.”
Balaam said to Balak, “Stay here by your burnt offering while I seek the Lord over there.”
Literal Translation
And he said to Balak, Station yourself by the burnt offering while I go to meet Him over there.
And he said to Balak, Station yourself by the burnt offering while I go to meet Him over there.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And he sayde vnto Balac: Stonde so by thy burntoffrynge, whyle I go yonder.
And he sayde vnto Balac: Stonde so by thy burntoffrynge, whyle I go yonder.
American Standard Version
And he said unto Balak, Stand here by thy burnt-offering, while I meet Jehovah yonder.
And he said unto Balak, Stand here by thy burnt-offering, while I meet Jehovah yonder.
Bible in Basic English
Then he said to Balak, Take your place here by your burned offering, while I go over there to the Lord.
Then he said to Balak, Take your place here by your burned offering, while I go over there to the Lord.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And he said vnto Balac: Stande here by thy burnt sacrifice, whyle I meete [the Lorde] yonder.
And he said vnto Balac: Stande here by thy burnt sacrifice, whyle I meete [the Lorde] yonder.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And he said unto Balak: 'Stand here by thy burnt-offering, while I go toward a meeting yonder.'
And he said unto Balak: 'Stand here by thy burnt-offering, while I go toward a meeting yonder.'
King James Version (1611)
And he said vnto Balak, Stand here by thy burnt offering, while I meete the Lord yonder.
And he said vnto Balak, Stand here by thy burnt offering, while I meete the Lord yonder.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Balaam said to Balac, Stand by thy sacrifice, and I will go to enquire of God.
And Balaam said to Balac, Stand by thy sacrifice, and I will go to enquire of God.
English Revised Version
And he said unto Balak, Stand here by thy burnt offering, while I meet the LORD yonder.
And he said unto Balak, Stand here by thy burnt offering, while I meet the LORD yonder.
Berean Standard Bible
Balaam said to Balak, "Stay here beside your burnt offering while I meet the LORD over there."
Balaam said to Balak, "Stay here beside your burnt offering while I meet the LORD over there."
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
he seide to Balaach, Stonde here bisidis thi brent sacrifice, while Y go.
he seide to Balaach, Stonde here bisidis thi brent sacrifice, while Y go.
Young's Literal Translation
And he saith unto Balak, `Station thyself here by thy burnt-offering, and I -- I meet [Him] there;'
And he saith unto Balak, `Station thyself here by thy burnt-offering, and I -- I meet [Him] there;'
Update Bible Version
And he said to Balak, Stand here by your burnt-offering, while I meet [Yahweh] yonder.
And he said to Balak, Stand here by your burnt-offering, while I meet [Yahweh] yonder.
Webster's Bible Translation
And he said to Balak, Stand here by thy burnt-offering, while I meet [the LORD] yonder.
And he said to Balak, Stand here by thy burnt-offering, while I meet [the LORD] yonder.
World English Bible
He said to Balak, Stand here by your burnt offering, while I meet [Yahweh] yonder.
He said to Balak, Stand here by your burnt offering, while I meet [Yahweh] yonder.
New King James Version
And he said to Balak, "Stand here by your burnt offering while I meet [fn] the Lord over there."
And he said to Balak, "Stand here by your burnt offering while I meet [fn] the Lord over there."
New Living Translation
Then Balaam said to the king, "Stand here by your burnt offerings while I go over there to meet the Lord ."
Then Balaam said to the king, "Stand here by your burnt offerings while I go over there to meet the Lord ."
New Life Bible
Balaam said to Balak, "Stand here beside your burnt gift, while I meet the Lord over there."
Balaam said to Balak, "Stand here beside your burnt gift, while I meet the Lord over there."
New Revised Standard
Balaam said to Balak, "Stand here beside your burnt offerings, while I meet the Lord over there."
Balaam said to Balak, "Stand here beside your burnt offerings, while I meet the Lord over there."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then said he to Balak, Station thyself here by thine ascending-sacrifice, - while, I, meet him yonder.
Then said he to Balak, Station thyself here by thine ascending-sacrifice, - while, I, meet him yonder.
Douay-Rheims Bible
He said to Balac: Stand here by thy burnt offering while I go to meet him.
He said to Balac: Stand here by thy burnt offering while I go to meet him.
Revised Standard Version
Balaam said to Balak, "Stand here beside your burnt offering, while I meet the LORD yonder."
Balaam said to Balak, "Stand here beside your burnt offering, while I meet the LORD yonder."
THE MESSAGE
Balaam said to Balak, "Take up your station here beside your Whole-Burnt-Offering while I meet with him over there."
Balaam said to Balak, "Take up your station here beside your Whole-Burnt-Offering while I meet with him over there."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
And he said to Balak, "Stand here beside your burnt offering while I myself meet the LORD over there."
And he said to Balak, "Stand here beside your burnt offering while I myself meet the LORD over there."
Contextual Overview
13 Balak said to him, "Please come with me to another place from which you can observe them. You will see only a part of them, but you will not see all of them. Curse them for me from there." 14 So Balak brought Balaam to the field of Zophim, to the top of Pisgah, where he built seven altars and offered a bull and a ram on each altar. 15 And Balaam said to Balak, "Station yourself here by your burnt offering, while I meet the Lord there." 16 Then the Lord met Balaam and put a message in his mouth and said, "Return to Balak, and speak what I tell you." 17 When Balaam came to him, he was still standing by his burnt offering, along with the princes of Moab. And Balak said to him, "What has the Lord spoken?" 18 Balaam uttered his oracle, and said, "Rise up, Balak, and hear; Listen to me, son of Zippor: 19 God is not a man, that he should lie, nor a human being, that he should change his mind. Has he said, and will he not do it? Or has he spoken, and will he not make it happen? 20 Indeed, I have received a command to bless; he has blessed, and I cannot reverse it. 21 He has not looked on iniquity in Jacob, nor has he seen trouble in Israel. The Lord their God is with them; his acclamation as king is among them. 22 God brought them out of Egypt. They have, as it were, the strength of a wild bull.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Numbers 23:3, Numbers 22:8
Reciprocal: Exodus 3:18 - met Numbers 24:1 - at other times Joshua 24:10 - General Micah 6:6 - with
Cross-References
Exodus 30:13
Everyone who crosses over to those who are numbered is to pay this: a half shekel according to the shekel of the sanctuary (a shekel weighs twenty gerahs). The half shekel is to be an offering to the Lord .
Everyone who crosses over to those who are numbered is to pay this: a half shekel according to the shekel of the sanctuary (a shekel weighs twenty gerahs). The half shekel is to be an offering to the Lord .
Exodus 30:15
The rich are not to increase it, and the poor are not to pay less than the half shekel when giving the offering of the Lord , to make atonement for your lives.
The rich are not to increase it, and the poor are not to pay less than the half shekel when giving the offering of the Lord , to make atonement for your lives.
Ezekiel 45:12
The shekel will be twenty gerahs. Sixty shekels will be a mina for you.
The shekel will be twenty gerahs. Sixty shekels will be a mina for you.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And he said unto Balak, stand here by thy burnt offering,.... As he had before directed him, Numbers 23:3
while I meet the Lord yonder; pointing to some place at a little distance, where he expected to meet the Lord, and have some instructions from him, which he seemed confident of, having met with him once already.
