Numbers 22:40

And Balak sacrificed oxen and sheep, and sent to Balaam, and to the sarim that were with him.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

And Balak offered oxen and sheep, and sent to Balaam, and to the princes that were with him.

In Context

39And Balaam went with Balak, and they came unto Kiryat Chutzot.

41And it came to pass on the next day, that Balak took Balaam, and brought him up on the high places of Ba'al, that thence he might see a portion of HaAm.

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Cross References

Genesis 31:54Then Ya'akov offered zavach upon the har, and called his achim to eat lechem; and they did eat lechem, and tarried all night on the har.

Numbers 23:14And he brought him into the sadeh of Tzophim, to the top of Pisgah, and built shivah mizbechot, and offered a bull and a ram on each mizbe'ach.

Proverbs 1:16For their raglayim run to rah, 1 and make haste for shefach dahm (shedding of blood). 1

Matthew Henry on Numbers 22:37-41

Meeting between Balak and Balaam. ( b. c. 1452.) 36 And when Balak heard that Balaam was come, he went out to meet him unto a city of Moab, which is in the border of Arnon, which is in the utmost coast. 37 And Balak said unto Balaam, Did I not earnestly send unto thee to call thee? wherefore camest thou not unto me? am I not able indeed to promote thee to honour? 38 And Balaam said unto Balak, Lo, I am come unto thee: have I now any power at all to say any thing? the word that God putteth in my mouth, that shall I… Read the whole commentary →

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