Numbers 22:40
and Balak sacrificeth oxen and sheep, and sendeth to Balaam, and to the princes who [are] with him;
Young's Literal Translation
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 goeth with Balak, and they come to Kirjath-Huzoth,
Cross References
Genesis 31:54And Jacob sacrificeth a sacrifice in the mount, and calleth to his brethren to eat bread, and they eat bread, and lodge in the mount;
Numbers 23:14and he taketh him [to] the field of Zophim, unto the top of Pisgah, and buildeth seven altars, and offereth a bullock and a ram on the altar.
Proverbs 1:16For their feet to evil do run, And they haste to shed blood.
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 →