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Numbers 22:2
Now Balak son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites,
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Hebrew Names Version
Balak the son of Tzippor saw all that Yisra'el had done to the Amori.
Balak the son of Tzippor saw all that Yisra'el had done to the Amori.
King James Version
And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.
And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.
Lexham English Bible
Balak son of Zippor saw all that Israel did to the Amorites,
Balak son of Zippor saw all that Israel did to the Amorites,
English Standard Version
And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.
And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.
New Century Version
Balak son of Zippor saw everything the Israelites had done to the Amorites.
Balak son of Zippor saw everything the Israelites had done to the Amorites.
New English Translation
Balak son of Zippor saw all that the Israelites had done to the Amorites.
Balak son of Zippor saw all that the Israelites had done to the Amorites.
Amplified Bible
And Balak [the king of Moab] the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.
And Balak [the king of Moab] the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.
New American Standard Bible
Now Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.
Now Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Now Balak the sonne of Zippor sawe all that Israel had done to the Amorites.
Now Balak the sonne of Zippor sawe all that Israel had done to the Amorites.
Legacy Standard Bible
And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.
And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.
Contemporary English Version
When King Balak of Moab and his people heard how many Israelites there were and what they had done to the Amorites, he and the Moabites were terrified and panicked.
When King Balak of Moab and his people heard how many Israelites there were and what they had done to the Amorites, he and the Moabites were terrified and panicked.
Complete Jewish Bible
Then the people of Isra'el traveled on and camped in the plains of Mo'av beyond the Yarden River, opposite Yericho. Haftarah Hukkat: Shof'tim (Judges) 11:1–33 B'rit Hadashah suggested readings for Parashah Hukkat: Yochanan (John) 3:9–21; 4:3–30; 12:27–50 [In regular years read with Parashah 39, in leap years read separately] Now Balak the son of Tzippor saw all that Isra'el had done to the Emori.
Then the people of Isra'el traveled on and camped in the plains of Mo'av beyond the Yarden River, opposite Yericho. Haftarah Hukkat: Shof'tim (Judges) 11:1–33 B'rit Hadashah suggested readings for Parashah Hukkat: Yochanan (John) 3:9–21; 4:3–30; 12:27–50 [In regular years read with Parashah 39, in leap years read separately] Now Balak the son of Tzippor saw all that Isra'el had done to the Emori.
Darby Translation
And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.
And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.
Easy-to-Read Version
Balak son of Zippor saw everything the Israelites had done to the Amorites. The king of Moab was very frightened of the Israelites because there were so many of them. He was very afraid.
Balak son of Zippor saw everything the Israelites had done to the Amorites. The king of Moab was very frightened of the Israelites because there were so many of them. He was very afraid.
George Lamsa Translation
And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.
And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.
Good News Translation
When the king of Moab, Balak son of Zippor, heard what the Israelites had done to the Amorites and how many Israelites there were,
When the king of Moab, Balak son of Zippor, heard what the Israelites had done to the Amorites and how many Israelites there were,
Christian Standard Bible®
Now Balak son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.
Now Balak son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.
Literal Translation
And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.
And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And whan Balac ye sonne of Ziphor sawe all that Israel had done vnto the Amorites,
And whan Balac ye sonne of Ziphor sawe all that Israel had done vnto the Amorites,
American Standard Version
And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.
And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.
Bible in Basic English
Now Balak, the son of Zippor, saw what Israel had done to the Amorites.
Now Balak, the son of Zippor, saw what Israel had done to the Amorites.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Balac the sonne of Ziphor, sawe all that Israel had done to ye Amorites.
And Balac the sonne of Ziphor, sawe all that Israel had done to ye Amorites.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.
And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.
King James Version (1611)
And Balak the sonne of Zippor, saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.
And Balak the sonne of Zippor, saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And when Balac son of Sepphor saw all that Israel did to the Amorite,
And when Balac son of Sepphor saw all that Israel did to the Amorite,
English Revised Version
And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.
And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Forsothe Balach, the sone of Sephor, siy alle thingis whiche Israel hadde do to Ammorrei,
Forsothe Balach, the sone of Sephor, siy alle thingis whiche Israel hadde do to Ammorrei,
Young's Literal Translation
And Balak son of Zippor seeth all that Israel hath done to the Amorite,
And Balak son of Zippor seeth all that Israel hath done to the Amorite,
Update Bible Version
And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.
And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.
Webster's Bible Translation
And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.
And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.
World English Bible
Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.
Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.
New King James Version
Now Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.
Now Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.
New Living Translation
Balak son of Zippor, the Moabite king, had seen everything the Israelites did to the Amorites.
Balak son of Zippor, the Moabite king, had seen everything the Israelites did to the Amorites.
New Life Bible
Now Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.
Now Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.
New Revised Standard
Now Balak son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.
Now Balak son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And Balak son of Zipper saw all that Israel had done unto the Amorites;
And Balak son of Zipper saw all that Israel had done unto the Amorites;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Balac the son of Sephor, seeing all that Israel had done to the Amorrhite,
And Balac the son of Sephor, seeing all that Israel had done to the Amorrhite,
Revised Standard Version
And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.
And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.
THE MESSAGE
Balak son of Zippor learned of all that Israel had done to the Amorites. The people of Moab were in a total panic because of Israel. There were so many of them! They were terrorized.
Balak son of Zippor learned of all that Israel had done to the Amorites. The people of Moab were in a total panic because of Israel. There were so many of them! They were terrorized.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Now Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.
Now Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.
Contextual Overview
1Then the Israelites traveled on and camped in the plains of Moab near the Jordan, across from Jericho. 2Now Balak son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites,3and Moab was terrified of the people because they were numerous. Indeed, Moab dreaded the Israelites. 4So the Moabites said to the elders of Midian, "This horde will devour everything around us, as an ox licks up the grass of the field." Since Balak son of Zippor was king of Moab at that time, 5he sent messengers to Balaam son of Beor at Pethor, which is by the Euphrates in the land of his people. "Behold, a people has come out of Egypt," said Balak. "They cover the face of the land and have settled next to me. 6So please come now and put a curse on these people, because they are too mighty for me. Perhaps I may be able to defeat them and drive them out of the land; for I know that those you bless are blessed, and those you curse are cursed." 7The elders of Moab and Midian departed with the fees for divination in hand. They came to Balaam and relayed to him the words of Balak. 8"Spend the night here," Balaam replied, "and I will give you the answer that the LORD speaks to me." So the princes of Moab stayed with Balaam. 9Then God came to Balaam and asked, "Who are these men with you?" 10And Balaam said to God, "Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab, sent me this message:
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Numbers 21:3, Numbers 21:20-35, Judges 11:25
Reciprocal: Numbers 22:4 - And Balak
Cross-References
Genesis 17:19
But God replied, "Your wife Sarah will indeed bear you a son, and you are to name him Isaac. I will establish My covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his descendants after him.
But God replied, "Your wife Sarah will indeed bear you a son, and you are to name him Isaac. I will establish My covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his descendants after him.
Genesis 21:12
But God said to Abraham, "Do not be distressed about the boy and your maidservant. Listen to everything that Sarah tells you, for through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.
But God said to Abraham, "Do not be distressed about the boy and your maidservant. Listen to everything that Sarah tells you, for through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.
Genesis 22:9
When they arrived at the place God had designated, Abraham built the altar there and arranged the wood. He bound his son Isaac and placed him on the altar, atop the wood.
When they arrived at the place God had designated, Abraham built the altar there and arranged the wood. He bound his son Isaac and placed him on the altar, atop the wood.
Genesis 22:10
Then Abraham reached out his hand and took the knife to slaughter his son.
Then Abraham reached out his hand and took the knife to slaughter his son.
Genesis 22:12
"Do not lay a hand on the boy or do anything to him," said the Angel, "for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your only son from Me."
"Do not lay a hand on the boy or do anything to him," said the Angel, "for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your only son from Me."
Genesis 22:16
saying, "By Myself I have sworn, declares the LORD, that because you have done this and have not withheld your only son,
saying, "By Myself I have sworn, declares the LORD, that because you have done this and have not withheld your only son,
Judges 11:31
then whatever comes out of the door of my house to greet me on my triumphant return from the Ammonites will belong to the LORD, and I will offer it up as a burnt offering."
then whatever comes out of the door of my house to greet me on my triumphant return from the Ammonites will belong to the LORD, and I will offer it up as a burnt offering."
Judges 11:39
After two months, she returned to her father, and he did to her as he had vowed. And she had never had relations with a man. So it has become a custom in Israel
After two months, she returned to her father, and he did to her as he had vowed. And she had never had relations with a man. So it has become a custom in Israel
2 Kings 3:27
So he took his firstborn son, who was to succeed him, and offered him as a burnt offering on the city wall. And there was great fury against the Israelites, so they withdrew and returned to their own land.
So he took his firstborn son, who was to succeed him, and offered him as a burnt offering on the city wall. And there was great fury against the Israelites, so they withdrew and returned to their own land.
2 Chronicles 3:1
Then Solomon began to build the house of the LORD in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where the LORD had appeared to his father David. This was the place that David had prepared on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.
Then Solomon began to build the house of the LORD in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where the LORD had appeared to his father David. This was the place that David had prepared on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites. The word "Amorites" being particularly pointed, shows, as Aben Ezra observes, that Sihon and Og are both meant, and that there were not among the kings of the land of Canaan any so great as they; wherefore when Balak, who was the present king of Moab, saw what Israel had done to them, that they had conquered them, and seized upon their kingdoms: he reasoned within himself, and said, as Jarchi represents him, that if they could not stand before Israel, much less could he and his people; and the rather, since those kings Israel had subdued were too powerful for the king of Moab, and had taken part of his country from him, and yet Israel was too strong for them.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Balak the son of Zippor - The comparison of Numbers 22:4 with Numbers 21:26 suggests that Balak was not the hereditary king but a Midianite, and that a change of dynasty had taken place. His father’s name, Zippor, “Bird,” reminds us of those of other Midianites, e. g., Oreb, “Crow,” Zeeb, “Wolf.” Possibly the Midianite chieftains had taken advantage of the weakness of the Moabites after the Amorite victories to establish themselves as princes in the land.
