Numbers 23:15

Easy-to-Read Version

Then Balaam said to Balak, "Stay here by this altar while I go meet with God over there."

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
He said to Balak, Stand here by your burnt offering, while I meet [the LORD] yonder.

King James Version
And he said unto Balak, Stand here by thy burnt offering, while I meet the Lord yonder.

Lexham English Bible
Balaam said to Balak, "Station yourself here at the burnt offering while I myself meet with Yahweh there."

English Standard Version
Balaam said to Balak, "Stand here beside your burnt offering, while I meet the Lord over there."

New Century Version
So Balaam said to Balak, "Stay here by your burnt offering, and I will meet with God over there."

New English Translation
And Balaam said to Balak, "Station yourself here by your burnt offering, while I meet the Lord there."

Amplified Bible
Balaam said to Balak, "Stand here beside your burnt offering while I go to meet the LORD over there."

New American Standard Bible
Then he said to Balak, "Stand here beside your burnt offering while I myself meet the LORD over there."

Geneva Bible (1587)
After, he sayde vnto Balak, Stande here by thy burnt offring, & I wil meete the Lord yonder.

Legacy Standard Bible
And he said to Balak, "Stand here beside your burnt offering while I myself meet Yahweh over there."

Contemporary English Version
"Wait here beside your offerings," Balaam said. "The Lord will appear to me over there."

Complete Jewish Bible
Bil‘am said to Balak, "Stand here by your burnt offering, while I go over there for a meeting."

Darby Translation
And [Balaam] said to Balak, Stand here by thy burnt-offering, and I will go to meet yonder.

George Lamsa Translation
And Balaam said to Balak, Stand here by your burnt offerings while I go yonder.

Good News Translation
Balaam said to Balak, "Stand here by your burnt offering, and I will meet God over there."

Christian Standard Bible®
Balaam said to Balak, “Stay here by your burnt offering while I seek the Lord over there.”

Literal Translation
And he said to Balak, Station yourself by the burnt offering while I go to meet Him over there.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And he sayde vnto Balac: Stonde so by thy burntoffrynge, whyle I go yonder.

American Standard Version
And he said unto Balak, Stand here by thy burnt-offering, while I meet Jehovah yonder.

Bible in Basic English
Then he said to Balak, Take your place here by your burned offering, while I go over there to the Lord.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And he said vnto Balac: Stande here by thy burnt sacrifice, whyle I meete [the Lorde] yonder.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And he said unto Balak: 'Stand here by thy burnt-offering, while I go toward a meeting yonder.'

King James Version (1611)
And he said vnto Balak, Stand here by thy burnt offering, while I meete the Lord yonder.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Balaam said to Balac, Stand by thy sacrifice, and I will go to enquire of God.

English Revised Version
And he said unto Balak, Stand here by thy burnt offering, while I meet the LORD yonder.

Berean Standard Bible
Balaam said to Balak, "Stay here beside your burnt offering while I meet the LORD over there."

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
he seide to Balaach, Stonde here bisidis thi brent sacrifice, while Y go.

Young's Literal Translation
And he saith unto Balak, `Station thyself here by thy burnt-offering, and I -- I meet [Him] there;'

Update Bible Version
And he said to Balak, Stand here by your burnt-offering, while I meet [Yahweh] yonder.

Webster's Bible Translation
And he said to Balak, Stand here by thy burnt-offering, while I meet [the LORD] yonder.

World English Bible
He said to Balak, Stand here by your burnt offering, while I meet [Yahweh] yonder.

New King James Version
And he said to Balak, "Stand here by your burnt offering while I meet [fn] the Lord over there."

New Living Translation
Then Balaam said to the king, "Stand here by your burnt offerings while I go over there to meet the Lord ."

New Life Bible
Balaam said to Balak, "Stand here beside your burnt gift, while I meet the Lord over there."

New Revised Standard
Balaam said to Balak, "Stand here beside your burnt offerings, while I meet the Lord over there."

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then said he to Balak, Station thyself here by thine ascending-sacrifice, - while, I, meet him yonder.

Douay-Rheims Bible
He said to Balac: Stand here by thy burnt offering while I go to meet him.

Revised Standard Version
Balaam said to Balak, "Stand here beside your burnt offering, while I meet the LORD yonder."

THE MESSAGE
Balaam said to Balak, "Take up your station here beside your Whole-Burnt-Offering while I meet with him over there."

New American Standard Bible (1995)
And he said to Balak, "Stand here beside your burnt offering while I myself meet the LORD over there."

Contextual Overview

¹³ Then Balak said to him, "So come with me to another place. At that place you can see more of these people. You cannot see all of them—you can only see part of them. Maybe from that place you can curse them for me." ¹⁴ So Balak led Balaam to Watchmen Hills. This was on top of Mount Pisgah. There Balak built seven altars and killed a bull and a ram on each altar as a sacrifice. ¹⁵ Then Balaam said to Balak, "Stay here by this altar while I go meet with God over there." ¹⁶ So the Lord came to Balaam and told Balaam what to say. Then he told Balaam to go back to Balak and say these things. ¹⁷ So Balaam went to Balak. Balak was still standing near the altar. The leaders of Moab were there with him. Balak saw Balaam coming and said, "What did the Lord say?" ¹⁸ Then Balaam said this: "Stand up, Balak, and listen to me. Hear me, Balak son of Zippor. ¹⁹ God is not a man; he will not lie. God is not a human being; his decisions will not change. If he says he will do something, then he will do it. If he makes a promise, then he will do what he promised. ²⁰ He told me to bless them. He blessed them, so I cannot change that. ²¹ God saw no wrong in Jacob's people. He saw no sin in the Israelites. The Lord is their God, and he is with them. The Great King is with them! ²² God brought them out of Egypt. They are as strong as a wild ox.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Numbers 23:3, Numbers 22:8

Reciprocal: Exodus 3:18 - met Numbers 24:1 - at other times Joshua 24:10 - General Micah 6:6 - with

Cross-References

Exodus 30:13
Each man who is counted must pay 1/2 shekel of silver. (That is 1/2 shekel by the official measure. This shekel weighs 20 gerahs.) This half shekel is an offering to the Lord .

Exodus 30:15
The rich must not give more than 1/2 shekel, and the poor must not give less than 1/2 shekel. All people will make the same offering to the Lord . This will be a payment for your life.

Ezekiel 45:12
A shekel must equal 20 gerahs. A mina must equal 60 shekels. It must be equal to 20 shekels plus 25 shekels plus 15 shekels.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And he said unto Balak, stand here by thy burnt offering,.... As he had before directed him, Numbers 23:3

while I meet the Lord yonder; pointing to some place at a little distance, where he expected to meet the Lord, and have some instructions from him, which he seemed confident of, having met with him once already.