Numbers 23:7
And he took up his parable, and said: Balak, king of Moab, hath brought me from Aram, From the mountains of the east: Come, curse me, Jakob, Come, hunt down Israel for me.
Targum Onkelos
In The King James Version
In Context
8How shall I curse whom God hath not cursed? How shall I persecute whom God hath not?
Cross References
Genesis 28:2Arise, go to Padan Aram to the house of Bethuel the father of thy mother, and take to thee from thence a wife of the daughters of Laban, the brother of thy mother.
Numbers 22:5And he sent messengers to Bileam bar Beor unto Pethor Aram which is upon the Phrat, the land of the sons of his people, to call him, saying: Behold, a people hath come out of Mizraim; lo, they cover the sunshine from the earth, and they are dwelling over against me.
Numbers 22:11Behold, a people are come out of Mizraim, and hide the glance of the sun from the earth. Now come, curse him for me, that I may be able to fight him, and drive him away.
Numbers 23:18And he took up his parable, and said: Arise, Balak, and hear, Listen to my words, Bar Zippor:
Numbers 24:15And he took up his parable, and said: Bileam, the son of Beor, speaketh, The man who saw the Beautiful speaketh,
Numbers 24:23And he took up his parable, and said: Woe to the wicked who may live when God doeth this!
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 →