Numbers 23:15

Then he said to Balak, Take your place here by your burned offering, while I go over there to the Lord.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

And he said unto Balak, Stand here by thy burnt offering, while I meet the LORD yonder.

In Context

14So he took him into the country of Zophim, to the top of Pisgah, and there they made seven altars, offering an ox and a male sheep on every altar.

16And the Lord came to Balaam, and put words in his mouth, and said, Go back to Balak, and this is what you are to say.

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Cross References

Numbers 22:8And he said to them, Take your rest here tonight, and I will give you an answer after hearing what the Lord says; so the chiefs of Moab kept there with Balaam that night.

Joshua 24:10But I did not give ear to Balaam; and so he went on blessing you; and I kept you safe from him.

Matthew Henry on Numbers 23:14-30

Balaam Again Blesses Israel. ( b. c. 1452.) 13 And Balak said unto him, Come, I pray thee, with me unto another place, from whence thou mayest see them: thou shalt see but the utmost part of them, and shalt not see them all: and curse me them from thence. 14 And he brought him into the field of Zophim, to the top of Pisgah, and built seven altars, and offered a bullock and a ram on every altar. 15 And he said unto Balak, Stand here by thy burnt offering, while I meet the Lord yonder. 16 And the Lord met Balaam,… Read the whole commentary →

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