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World English Bible

Numbers 23 (WEBP)

[1] Balaam said to Balak, “Build here seven altars for me, and prepare here seven bulls and seven rams for me.”
[2] Balak did as Balaam had spoken; and Balak and Balaam offered on every altar a bull and a ram.
[3] Balaam said to Balak, “Stand by your burnt offering, and I will go. Perhaps Yahweh will come to meet me. Whatever he shows me I will tell you.” He went to a bare height.
[4] God met Balaam, and he said to him, “I have prepared the seven altars, and I have offered up a bull and a ram on every altar.”
[5] Yahweh put a word in Balaam’s mouth, and said, “Return to Balak, and thus you shall speak.”
[6] He returned to him, and behold, he was standing by his burnt offering, he, and all the princes of Moab.
[7] He took up his parable, and said, “From Aram has Balak brought me, the king of Moab from the mountains of the East. Come, curse Jacob for me. Come, defy Israel.
[8] How shall I curse whom God has not cursed? How shall I defy whom Yahweh has not defied?
[9] For from the top of the rocks I see him. From the hills I see him. Behold, it is a people that dwells alone, and shall not be listed among the nations.
[10] Who can count the dust of Jacob, or count the fourth part of Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous! Let my last end be like his!”
[11] Balak said to Balaam, “What have you done to me? I took you to curse my enemies, and behold, you have blessed them altogether.”
[12] He answered and said, “Must I not take heed to speak that which Yahweh puts in my mouth?”
[13] Balak said to him, “Please come with me to another place, where you may see them. You shall see just part of them, and shall not see them all. Curse them from there for me.”
[14] He took him into the field of Zophim, to the top of Pisgah, and built seven altars, and offered up a bull and a ram on every altar.
[15] He said to Balak, “Stand here by your burnt offering, while I meet God over there.”
[16] Yahweh met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, “Return to Balak, and say this.”
[17] He came to him, and behold, he was standing by his burnt offering, and the princes of Moab with him. Balak said to him, “What has Yahweh spoken?”
[18] He took up his parable, and said, “Rise up, Balak, and hear! Listen to me, you son of Zippor.
[19] God is not a man, that he should lie, nor a son of man, that he should repent. Has he said, and he won’t do it? Or has he spoken, and he won’t make it good?
[20] Behold, I have received a command to bless. He has blessed, and I can’t reverse it.
[21] He has not seen iniquity in Jacob. Neither has he seen perverseness in Israel. Yahweh his God is with him. The shout of a king is among them.
[22] God brings them out of Egypt. He has as it were the strength of the wild ox.
[23] Surely there is no enchantment with Jacob; neither is there any divination with Israel. Now it shall be said of Jacob and of Israel, ‘What has God done!’
[24] Behold, a people rises up as a lioness. As a lion he lifts himself up. He shall not lie down until he eats of the prey, and drinks the blood of the slain.”
[25] Balak said to Balaam, “Neither curse them at all, nor bless them at all.”
[26] But Balaam answered Balak, “Didn’t I tell you, saying, ‘All that Yahweh speaks, that I must do’?”
[27] Balak said to Balaam, “Come now, I will take you to another place; perhaps it will please God that you may curse them for me from there.”
[28] Balak took Balaam to the top of Peor, that looks down on the desert.
[29] Balaam said to Balak, “Build seven altars for me here, and prepare seven bulls and seven rams for me here.”
[30] Balak did as Balaam had said, and offered up a bull and a ram on every altar.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Numbers 23 (KJVS)

[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 sheweth () me I will tell () thee. And he went () to an high place.
[4] And God met () Balaam: and he said () unto him, I have prepared () seven altars, and I have offered () upon every altar a bullock and a ram.
[5] And the Lord put () a word in Balaam’s mouth, and said, () Return () unto Balak, and thus thou shalt speak. ()
[6] And he returned () unto him, and, lo, he stood () by his burnt sacrifice, he, and all the princes of Moab.
[7] 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.
[8] How shall I curse, () whom God hath not cursed? () Or how shall I defy, () whom the Lord hath not defied? ()
[9] For from the top of the rocks I see () him, And from the hills I behold () him: Lo, the people shall dwell () alone, And shall not be reckoned () among the nations.
[10] Who can count () the dust of Jacob, And the number of the fourth part of Israel? Let me die () the death of the righteous, And let my last end be like his!
[11] And Balak said () unto Balaam, What hast thou done () unto me? I took () thee to curse () mine enemies, () and, behold, thou hast blessed () them altogether. ()
[12] And he answered () and said, () Must I not take heed () to speak () that which the Lord hath put () in my mouth?
[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, and put () a word in his mouth, and said, () Go again () unto Balak, and say () thus.
[17] And when he came () to him, behold, he stood () by his burnt offering, and the princes of Moab with him. And Balak said () unto him, What hath the Lord spoken? ()
[18] And he took up () his parable, and said, () Rise up, () Balak, and hear; () Hearken () unto me, thou son of Zippor:
[19] God is not a man, that he should lie; () Neither the son of man, that he should repent: () Hath he said, () and shall he not do () it? Or hath he spoken, () and shall he not make it good? ()
[20] Behold, I have received () commandment to bless: () And he hath blessed; () and I cannot reverse () it.
[21] He hath not beheld () iniquity in Jacob, Neither hath he seen () perverseness in Israel: The Lord his God is with him, And the shout of a king is among them.
[22] God brought them out () of Egypt; He hath as it were the strength of an unicorn.
[23] Surely there is no enchantment against Jacob, Neither is there any divination against Israel: According to this time it shall be said () of Jacob and of Israel, What hath God wrought! ()
[24] Behold, the people shall rise up () as a great lion, And lift up () himself as a young lion: He shall not lie down () until he eat () of the prey, And drink () the blood of the slain.
[25] And Balak said () unto Balaam, Neither curse () them at all, () nor bless () them at all. ()
[26] But Balaam answered () and said () unto Balak, Told () not I thee, saying, () All that the Lord speaketh, () that I must do? ()
[27] And Balak said () unto Balaam, Come, () I pray thee, I will bring () thee unto another place; peradventure it will please () God that thou mayest curse () me them from thence.
[28] And Balak brought () Balaam unto the top of Peor, that looketh () toward Jeshimon.
[29] And Balaam said () unto Balak, Build () me here seven altars, and prepare () me here seven bullocks and seven rams.
[30] And Balak did () as Balaam had said, () and offered () a bullock and a ram on every altar.

Numbers 23:3 Or, he went solitary
Numbers 23:10 Heb. my soul, or my life
Numbers 23:14 Or, the hill
Numbers 23:23 Or, in

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Numbers 23 (BYZ)

[1] και ειπεν βαλααμ τω βαλακ οικοδομησον μοι ενταυθα επτα βωμους και ετοιμασον μοι ενταυθα επτα μοσχους και επτα κριους
[2] και εποιησεν βαλακ ον τροπον ειπεν αυτω βαλααμ και ανηνεγκεν μοσχον και κριον επι τον βωμον
[3] και ειπεν βαλααμ προς βαλακ παραστηθι επι της θυσιας σου και πορευσομαι ει μοι φανειται ο θεος εν συναντησει και ρημα ο εαν μοι δειξη αναγγελω σοι και παρεστη βαλακ επι της θυσιας αυτου και βαλααμ επορευθη επερωτησαι τον θεον και επορευθη ευθειαν
[4] και εφανη ο θεος τω βαλααμ και ειπεν προς αυτον βαλααμ τους επτα βωμους ητοιμασα και ανεβιβασα μοσχον και κριον επι τον βωμον
[5] και ενεβαλεν ο θεος ρημα εις το στομα βαλααμ και ειπεν επιστραφεις προς βαλακ ουτως λαλησεις
[6] και απεστραφη προς αυτον και οδε εφειστηκει επι των ολοκαυτωματων αυτου και παντες οι αρχοντες μωαβ μετ αυτου
[7] και εγενηθη πνευμα θεου επ αυτω και αναλαβων την παραβολην αυτου ειπεν εκ μεσοποταμιας μετεπεμψατο με βαλακ βασιλευς μωαβ εξ ορεων απ ανατολων λεγων δευρο αρασαι μοι τον ιακωβ και δευρο επικαταρασαι μοι τον ισραηλ
[8] τι αρασωμαι ον μη καταραται κυριος η τι καταρασωμαι ον μη καταραται ο θεος
[9] οτι απο κορυφης ορεων οψομαι αυτον και απο βουνων προσνοησω αυτον ιδου λαος μονος κατοικησει και εν εθνεσιν ου συλλογισθησεται
[10] τις εξηκριβασατο το σπερμα ιακωβ και τις εξαριθμησεται δημους ισραηλ αποθανοι η ψυχη μου εν ψυχαις δικαιων και γενοιτο το σπερμα μου ως το σπερμα τουτων
[11] και ειπεν βαλακ προς βαλααμ τι πεποιηκας μοι εις καταρασιν εχθρων μου κεκληκα σε και ιδου ευλογηκας ευλογιαν
[12] και ειπεν βαλααμ προς βαλακ ουχι οσα εαν εμβαλη ο θεος εις το στομα μου τουτο φυλαξω λαλησαι
[13] και ειπεν προς αυτον βαλακ δευρο ετι μετ εμου εις τοπον αλλον εξ ων ουκ οψη αυτον εκειθεν αλλ η μερος τι αυτου οψη παντας δε ου μη ιδης και καταρασαι μοι αυτον εκειθεν
[14] και παρελαβεν αυτον εις αγρου σκοπιαν επι κορυφην λελαξευμενου και ωκοδομησεν εκει επτα βωμους και ανεβιβασεν μοσχον και κριον επι τον βωμον
[15] και ειπεν βαλααμ προς βαλακ παραστηθι επι της θυσιας σου εγω δε πορευσομαι επερωτησαι τον θεον
[16] και συνηντησεν ο θεος τω βαλααμ και ενεβαλεν ρημα εις το στομα αυτου και ειπεν αποστραφητι προς βαλακ και ταδε λαλησεις
[17] και απεστραφη προς αυτον και οδε εφειστηκει επι της ολοκαυτωσεως αυτου και παντες οι αρχοντες μωαβ μετ αυτου και ειπεν αυτω βαλακ τι ελαλησεν κυριος
[18] και αναλαβων την παραβολην αυτου ειπεν αναστηθι βαλακ και ακουε ενωτισαι μαρτυς υιος σεπφωρ
[19] ουχ ως ανθρωπος ο θεος διαρτηθηναι ουδε ως υιος ανθρωπου απειληθηναι αυτος ειπας ουχι ποιησει λαλησει και ουχι εμμενει
[20] ιδου ευλογειν παρειλημμαι ευλογησω και ου μη αποστρεψω
[21] ουκ εσται μοχθος εν ιακωβ ουδε οφθησεται πονος εν ισραηλ κυριος ο θεος αυτου μετ αυτου τα ενδοξα αρχοντων εν αυτω
[22] θεος ο εξαγαγων αυτους εξ αιγυπτου ως δοξα μονοκερωτος αυτω
[23] ου γαρ εστιν οιωνισμος εν ιακωβ ουδε μαντεια εν ισραηλ κατα καιρον ρηθησεται ιακωβ και τω ισραηλ τι επιτελεσει ο θεος
[24] ιδου λαος ως σκυμνος αναστησεται και ως λεων γαυριωθησεται ου κοιμηθησεται εως φαγη θηραν και αιμα τραυματιων πιεται
[25] και ειπεν βαλακ προς βαλααμ ουτε καταραις καταραση μοι αυτον ουτε ευλογων μη ευλογησης αυτον
[26] και αποκριθεις βαλααμ ειπεν τω βαλακ ουκ ελαλησα σοι λεγων το ρημα ο εαν λαληση ο θεος τουτο ποιησω
[27] και ειπεν βαλακ προς βαλααμ δευρο παραλαβω σε εις τοπον αλλον ει αρεσει τω θεω και καταρασαι μοι αυτον εκειθεν
[28] και παρελαβεν βαλακ τον βαλααμ επι κορυφην του φογωρ το παρατεινον εις την ερημον
[29] και ειπεν βαλααμ προς βαλακ οικοδομησον μοι ωδε επτα βωμους και ετοιμασον μοι ωδε επτα μοσχους και επτα κριους
[30] και εποιησεν βαλακ καθαπερ ειπεν αυτω βαλααμ και ανηνεγκεν μοσχον και κριον επι τον βωμον