Numbers 23:3New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— Then Balaam said to Balak, “Stand beside your burnt offering, and I will go; perhaps the LORD will come to meet me, and whatever He shows me I will tell you.” So he went to a bare hill.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— And Balaam said unto Balak, Stand by thy burnt offering, and I will go: peradventure the LORD will come to meet me: and whatsoever he sheweth me I will tell thee. And he went to an high place.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— And Balaam said unto Balak, Stand by thy burnt offering, and I will go; peradventure the LORD will come to meet me: and whatsoever he sheweth me I will tell thee. And he went to a bare height.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— And Balaam said unto Balak, Stand by thy burnt-offering, and I will go: peradventure Jehovah will come to meet me; and whatsoever he showeth me I will tell thee. And he went to a bare height.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— And Balaam said to Balak, Stand by thy burnt-offering, and I will go: it may be the LORD will come to meet me: and whatever he showeth me I will tell thee. And he went to a high place.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— And Balaam said to Balak, Stand by thy burnt-offering, and I will go; perhaps Jehovah will come to meet me; and whatever he shews me I will tell thee. And he went to a hill.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— Then said Balaam unto Balak: Station thyself by thine ascending-sacrifice, and let me go my way—peradventure, Yahweh may come and meet me, and, what thing soever he may show me, I will tell thee. So he went his way to a bare height.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— and Balaam saith to Balak, 'Station thyself by thy burnt-offering and I go on, it may be Jehovah doth come to meet me, and the thing which He sheweth me—I have declared to thee;' and he goeth [to] a high place.
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— And Balaam said to Balac: Stand a while by thy burnt offering, until I go, to see if perhaps the Lord will meet me, and whatsoever he shall command, I will speak to thee.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— Then Balaam sayde vnto Balak, Stande by the burnt offring, and I will goe, if so be that the Lorde will come and meete me: and whatsoeuer he sheweth me, I will tell thee: so he went forth alone.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— And Balaam said vnto Balak, Stand by thy burnt offring, and I wil goe: peraduenture the LORD will come to meete mee; and whatsoeuer he sheweth me, I will tell thee. And he went [to] an high place.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— And Balaam said to Balak, Stand here by your burnt offerings, and I will go. Perhaps the LORD will come to meet me; and whatever he shows me I will tell you. So he went away quietly.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— And Balaam said to Bela{gr.Balac}, Stand by thy sacrifice, and I will go and see if God will appear to me and meet me, and the word which he shall shew me, I will report to thee. And Bela{gr.Balac} stood by his sacrifice.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— And Bilam said unto Balaq, Stand by thy burnt offering, and I will go: peradventure Yahweh will come to meet me: and whatsoever he sheweth me I will tell thee. And he went to an high place. |
And
Bil`äm
בִּלעָם
1109 {1109} PrimeבִּלְעָםBil`am{bil-awm'}
Probably from H1077 and H5971; not (of the) people, that is, foreigner; Bilam, a Mesopotamian prophet; also a place in Palestine.
said
559 {0559} Primeאָמַר'amar{aw-mar'}
A primitive root; to say (used with great latitude).
z8799 <8799> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851) Mood - Imperfect (See H8811) Count - 19885
unto
Bäläk
בָּלָק,
1111 {1111} PrimeבָּלָקBalaq{baw-lawk'}
From H1110; waster; Balak, a Moabitish king.
Stand
3320 {3320} Primeיָצַבyatsab{yaw-tsab'}
A primitive root; to place (any thing so as to stay); reflexively to station, offer, continue.
z8690 <8690> Grammar
Stem - Hithpael (See H8819) Mood - Imperative (See H8810) Count - 71
by
x5921 (5921) Complementעַל`al{al}
Properly the same as H5920 used as a preposition (in the singular or plural, often with prefix, or as conjugation with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications.
thy burnt offering,
5930 {5930} Primeעֹלָה`olah{o-law'}
Feminine active participle of H5927; a step or (collectively stairs, as ascending); usually a holocaust (as going up in smoke).
and I will go:
y3212 [3212] Standardיָלַךyalak{yaw-lak'}
A primitive root (compare H1980); to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively to carry (in various senses).
z8799 <8799> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851) Mood - Imperfect (See H8811) Count - 19885
x1980 (1980) Complementהָלַךְhalak{haw-lak'}
Akin to H3212; a primitive root; to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively).
peradventure
x194 (0194) Complementאוּלַי'uwlay{oo-lah'ee}
From H0176; if not; hence perhaps.
Yähwè
יָהוֶה
3068 {3068} PrimeיְהֹוָהY@hovah{yeh-ho-vaw'}
From H1961; (the) self Existent or eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.
will come
7136 {7136} Primeקָרָהqarah{kaw-raw'}
A primitive root; to light upon (chiefly by accident); causatively to bring about; specifically to impose timbers (for roof or floor).
z8735 <8735> Grammar
Stem - Niphal (See H8833) Mood - Imperfect (See H8811) Count - 1602
to meet
7125 {7125} Primeקִרָאqir'ah{keer-aw'}
From H7122; an encountering, accidental, friendly or hostile (also adverbially opposite).
z8800 <8800> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851) Mood - Infinitive (See H8812) Count - 4888
me: and whatsoever
1697 {1697} Primeדָּבָרdabar{daw-baw'}
From H1696; a word; by implication a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially a cause.
x4100 (4100) Complementמָּהmah{maw}
A primitive particle; properly interrogitive what? (including how?, why? and when?); but also exclamations like what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjugational senses.
he sheweth
7200 {7200} Primeרָאָהra'ah{raw-aw'}
A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitively, intransitively and causatively).
z8686 <8686> Grammar
Stem - Hiphil (See H8818) Mood - Imperfect (See H8811) Count - 4046
me I will tell
5046 {5046} Primeנָגַדnagad{naw-gad'}
A primitive root; properly to front, that is, stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively to announce (always by word of mouth to one present); specifically to expose, predict, explain, praise.
z8689 <8689> Grammar
Stem - Hiphil (See H8818) Mood - Perfect (See H8816) Count - 2675
thee. And he went
y3212 [3212] Standardיָלַךyalak{yaw-lak'}
A primitive root (compare H1980); to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively to carry (in various senses).
z8799 <8799> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851) Mood - Imperfect (See H8811) Count - 19885
x1980 (1980) Complementהָלַךְhalak{haw-lak'}
Akin to H3212; a primitive root; to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively).
to an high place.
8205 {8205} Primeשְׁפִיsh@phiy{shef-ee'}
From H8192; bareness; concretely a bare hill or plain. |
Numbers 23:3
_ _ Stand by thy burnt offering — as one in expectation of an important favor.
_ _ peradventure the Lord will come to meet me: and whatsoever he showeth me — that is, makes known to me by word or sign.
_ _ he went to an high place — apart by himself, where he might practise rites and ceremonies, with a view to obtain a response of the oracle. |
Numbers 23:3
Stand by thy burnt — offering — As in God's presence, as one that offers thyself as well as thy sacrifices to obtain his favour. I will go — To some solitary and convenient place, where I may prevail with God to appear to me. Sheweth me — Reveals to me, either by word or sign. An high place — Or, into the plain, as that word properly signifies. |
- Stand:
Numbers 23:15 And he said unto Balak, Stand here by thy burnt offering, while I meet [the LORD] yonder.
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- burnt:
Genesis 8:20 And Noah builded an altar unto the LORD; and took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.
Genesis 22:2 And he said, Take now thy son, thine only [son] Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.
Genesis 22:7-8 And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here [am] I, my son. And he said, Behold the fire and the wood: but where [is] the lamb for a burnt offering? ... And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together.
Genesis 22:13 And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind [him] a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son.
Exodus 18:12 And Jethro, Moses' father in law, took a burnt offering and sacrifices for God: and Aaron came, and all the elders of Israel, to eat bread with Moses' father in law before God.
Leviticus 1:1 And the LORD called unto Moses, and spake unto him out of the tabernacle of the congregation, saying,
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- peradventure:
Numbers 23:15 And he said unto Balak, Stand here by thy burnt offering, while I meet [the LORD] yonder.
Numbers 22:8-9 And he said unto them, Lodge here this night, and I will bring you word again, as the LORD shall speak unto me: and the princes of Moab abode with Balaam. ... And God came unto Balaam, and said, What men [are] these with thee?
Numbers 22:31-35 Then the LORD opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel of the LORD standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand: and he bowed down his head, and fell flat on his face. ... And the angel of the LORD said unto Balaam, Go with the men: but only the word that I shall speak unto thee, that thou shalt speak. So Balaam went with the princes of Balak.
Numbers 24:1 And when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he went not, as at other times, to seek for enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness.
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- went to an high place:
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