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Numbers 23:17 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" 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 the LORD spoken?” "

Numbers 23:17

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15 He said to Balak, “Stand here by your burnt offering, while I meet God over there.”

16 The LORD 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 the LORD 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?

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Numbers 22:14

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"Then Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, arose and fought against Israel. He sent and called Balaam the son of Beor to curse you,"

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2 Kings 6:33

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"While he was still talking with them, behold, the messenger came down to him. Then he said, “Behold, this evil is from the LORD. Why should I wait for the LORD any longer?”"

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2 Kings 5:15

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"He returned to the man of God, he and all his company, and came, and stood before him; and he said, “See now, I know that there is no God in all the earth, but in Israel. Now therefore, please take a gift from your servant.”"

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Numbers 23:1

"Balaam said to Balak, “Build here seven altars for me, and prepare here seven bulls and seven rams for me.”"

Numbers 23:2

"Balak did as Balaam had spoken; and Balak and Balaam offered on every altar a bull and a ram."

Numbers 23:3

"Balaam said to Balak, “Stand by your burnt offering, and I will go. Perhaps the LORD will come to meet me. Whatever he shows me I will tell you.” He went to a bare height."

Numbers 23:4

"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.”"

Numbers 23:5

"The LORD put a word in Balaam’s mouth, and said, “Return to Balak, and thus you shall speak.”"

Numbers 23:6

"He returned to him, and behold, he was standing by his burnt offering, he, and all the princes of Moab."

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