Numbers 23:7

And he took up his parable, and said, 1 Balak king of Moab sent for me out of Mesopotamia, 1 Out of the mountains of the east, saying, 1 Come, curse me Jacob, 1 And Come, call for a curse for me upon Israel. 1

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

And he took up his parable, and said, Balak the king of Moab hath brought me from Aram, out of the mountains of the east, saying, Come, curse me Jacob, and come, defy Israel.

In Context

6And he returned to him, and moreover he stood over his whole burnt offerings, and all the princes of Moab with him; and the Spirit of God came upon him.

8How can I curse whom the Lord curses not? 1 Or how can I devote whom God devotes not? 1

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Cross References

Genesis 28:2Rise and depart quickly into Mesopotamia, to the house of Bethuel the father of thy mother, and take to thyself thence a wife of the daughters of Laban thy mother’s brother.

Numbers 22:5And he sent ambassadors to Balaam the son of Beor, to Pethor, which is on a river of the land of the sons of his people, to call him, saying, Behold, a people is come out of Egypt, and behold it has covered the face of the earth, and it has encamped close to me.

Numbers 22:11Behold, a people has come forth out of Egypt, and has covered the face of the land, and it has encamped near to me; and now come, curse it for me, if indeed I shall be able to smite it, and cast it out of the land.

Numbers 23:18And he took up his parable, and said, 1 Rise up, Balak, and hear; 1 Hearken as a witness, thou son of Zippor. 1

Numbers 24:15And he took up his parable and said, 1 Balaam the son of Beor says, 1 The man who sees truly says, 1

Numbers 24:23And he looked upon Og, and took up his parable and said, 1 Oh, oh, who shall live, when God shall do these things? 1

Matthew Henry on Numbers 23:2-13

Balaam Constrained to Bless Israel; The Blessing Pronounced on Israel. ( b. c. 1452.) 1 And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven oxen and seven rams. 2 And Balak did as Balaam had spoken; and Balak and Balaam offered on every altar a bullock and a ram. 3 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 showeth me I will tell thee. And he went to an high place. 4 And God met Balaam: and he… Read the whole commentary →

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