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King James Version (1611 Edition)
Numbers 23:18
And he tooke vp his parable, and said, Rise vp Balak, & heare; hearken vnto me, thou sonne of Zippor:
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Hebrew Names Version
He took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; Listen to me, you son of Tzippor:
He took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; Listen to me, you son of Tzippor:
King James Version
And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor:
And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor:
Lexham English Bible
Then he uttered his oracle, and said, "Stand up, Balak, and hear; listen to me, son of Zippor!
Then he uttered his oracle, and said, "Stand up, Balak, and hear; listen to me, son of Zippor!
English Standard Version
And Balaam took up his discourse and said, "Rise, Balak, and hear; give ear to me, O son of Zippor:
And Balaam took up his discourse and said, "Rise, Balak, and hear; give ear to me, O son of Zippor:
New Century Version
Then Balaam gave this message: "Stand up, Balak, and listen. Hear me, son of Zippor.
Then Balaam gave this message: "Stand up, Balak, and listen. Hear me, son of Zippor.
New English Translation
Balaam uttered his oracle, and said, "Rise up, Balak, and hear; Listen to me, son of Zippor:
Balaam uttered his oracle, and said, "Rise up, Balak, and hear; Listen to me, son of Zippor:
Amplified Bible
Balaam took up his [second] discourse (oracle) and said: "Rise up, O Balak, and hear; Listen [closely] to me, son of Zippor.
Balaam took up his [second] discourse (oracle) and said: "Rise up, O Balak, and hear; Listen [closely] to me, son of Zippor.
New American Standard Bible
Then he took up his discourse and said, "Arise, Balak, and hear; Listen to me, son of Zippor!
Then he took up his discourse and said, "Arise, Balak, and hear; Listen to me, son of Zippor!
Geneva Bible (1587)
And he vttered his parable, and sayde, Rise vp, Balak, and heare: hearken vnto me, thou sonne of Zippor.
And he vttered his parable, and sayde, Rise vp, Balak, and heare: hearken vnto me, thou sonne of Zippor.
Legacy Standard Bible
Then he took up his discourse and said,"Arise, O Balak, and hear;Give ear to me, O son of Zippor!
Then he took up his discourse and said,"Arise, O Balak, and hear;Give ear to me, O son of Zippor!
Contemporary English Version
Balaam answered: "Pay close attention to my words—
Balaam answered: "Pay close attention to my words—
Complete Jewish Bible
Then Bil‘am made his pronouncement: "Get up, Balak, and listen! Turn your ears to me, son of Tzippor!
Then Bil‘am made his pronouncement: "Get up, Balak, and listen! Turn your ears to me, son of Tzippor!
Darby Translation
Then he took up his parable and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear! hearken unto me, son of Zippor!
Then he took up his parable and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear! hearken unto me, son of Zippor!
Easy-to-Read Version
Then Balaam said this: "Stand up, Balak, and listen to me. Hear me, Balak son of Zippor.
Then Balaam said this: "Stand up, Balak, and listen to me. Hear me, Balak son of Zippor.
George Lamsa Translation
And he took up his parable and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; and give ear to my testimony, O son of Zippor;
And he took up his parable and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; and give ear to my testimony, O son of Zippor;
Good News Translation
and Balaam uttered this prophecy: "Come, Balak son of Zippor, And listen to what I have to say.
and Balaam uttered this prophecy: "Come, Balak son of Zippor, And listen to what I have to say.
Christian Standard Bible®
Balaam proclaimed his poem:
Balaam proclaimed his poem:
Literal Translation
And he took up his parable and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; give ear to me, son of Zippor.
And he took up his parable and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; give ear to me, son of Zippor.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And he toke vp his parable, & sayde: Ryse vp Balac & heare, marke my testimony wt thine eares thou sonne of Ziphor.
And he toke vp his parable, & sayde: Ryse vp Balac & heare, marke my testimony wt thine eares thou sonne of Ziphor.
American Standard Version
And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; Hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor:
And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; Hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor:
Bible in Basic English
And in the words which the Lord had given him he said, Up! Balak, and give ear; give attention to me, O son of Zippor:
And in the words which the Lord had given him he said, Up! Balak, and give ear; give attention to me, O son of Zippor:
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And he toke vp his parable, and aunswered: Rise vp Balac, and heare, and hearke vnto me thou sonne of Ziphor.
And he toke vp his parable, and aunswered: Rise vp Balac, and heare, and hearke vnto me thou sonne of Ziphor.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And he took up his parable, and said: Arise, Balak, and hear; give ear unto me, thou son of Zippor:
And he took up his parable, and said: Arise, Balak, and hear; give ear unto me, thou son of Zippor:
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And he took up his parable, and said, rise up, Balac, and hear; hearken as a witness, thou son of Sepphor.
And he took up his parable, and said, rise up, Balac, and hear; hearken as a witness, thou son of Sepphor.
English Revised Version
And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; Hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor:
And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; Hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor:
Berean Standard Bible
Then Balaam lifted up an oracle, saying: "Arise, O Balak, and listen; give ear to me, O son of Zippor.
Then Balaam lifted up an oracle, saying: "Arise, O Balak, and listen; give ear to me, O son of Zippor.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And whanne his parable `was takun, he seide, Stonde, Balach, and herkene; here, thou sone of Sephor. God is not `as a man,
And whanne his parable `was takun, he seide, Stonde, Balach, and herkene; here, thou sone of Sephor. God is not `as a man,
Young's Literal Translation
And he taketh up his simile, and saith: `Rise, Balak, and hear; Give ear unto me, son of Zippor!
And he taketh up his simile, and saith: `Rise, Balak, and hear; Give ear unto me, son of Zippor!
Update Bible Version
And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; Listen to me, you son of Zippor:
And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; Listen to me, you son of Zippor:
Webster's Bible Translation
And he took up his parable, and said, Rise, Balak, and hear; hearken to me, thou son of Zippor:
And he took up his parable, and said, Rise, Balak, and hear; hearken to me, thou son of Zippor:
World English Bible
He took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; Listen to me, you son of Zippor:
He took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; Listen to me, you son of Zippor:
New King James Version
Then he took up his oracle and said: "Rise up, Balak, and hear! Listen to me, son of Zippor!
Then he took up his oracle and said: "Rise up, Balak, and hear! Listen to me, son of Zippor!
New Living Translation
This was the message Balaam delivered: "Rise up, Balak, and listen! Hear me, son of Zippor.
This was the message Balaam delivered: "Rise up, Balak, and listen! Hear me, son of Zippor.
New Life Bible
Then Balaam began speaking and said, "Rise, O Balak, and hear! Listen to me, O son of Zippor!
Then Balaam began speaking and said, "Rise, O Balak, and hear! Listen to me, O son of Zippor!
New Revised Standard
Then Balaam uttered his oracle, saying: "Rise, Balak, and hear; listen to me, O son of Zippor:
Then Balaam uttered his oracle, saying: "Rise, Balak, and hear; listen to me, O son of Zippor:
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then took he up his parable and said, - Rise, Balak, and hear, Give ear unto me son of Zippor!
Then took he up his parable and said, - Rise, Balak, and hear, Give ear unto me son of Zippor!
Douay-Rheims Bible
But he taking up his parable, said: Stand, O Balac, and give ear: hear, thou son of Sephor:
But he taking up his parable, said: Stand, O Balac, and give ear: hear, thou son of Sephor:
Revised Standard Version
And Balaam took up his discourse, and said, "Rise, Balak, and hear; hearken to me, O son of Zippor:
And Balaam took up his discourse, and said, "Rise, Balak, and hear; hearken to me, O son of Zippor:
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then he took up his discourse and said, "Arise, O Balak, and hear; Give ear to me, O son of Zippor!
Then he took up his discourse and said, "Arise, O Balak, and hear; Give ear to me, O son of Zippor!
Contextual Overview
13 And Balak said vnto him, Come, I pray thee, with me, vnto another place, from whence thou mayest see them: thou shalt see but the vtmost part of them, and shalt not see them all: and curse me them from thence. 14 And hee brought him into the fielde of Zophim, to the toppe of Pisgah, and built seuen altars, and offered a bullocke and a ramme on euery altar. 15 And he said vnto Balak, Stand here by thy burnt offering, while I meete the Lord yonder. 16 And the Lord met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and saide, Goe againe vnto Balak, and say thus. 17 And when hee came to him, behold, he stood by his burnt offring, and the Princes of Moab with him. And Balak said vnto him, What hath the Lord spoken? 18 And he tooke vp his parable, and said, Rise vp Balak, & heare; hearken vnto me, thou sonne of Zippor: 19 God is not a man that he should lie, neither the sonne of man, that hee should repent: hath he said, and shall he not doe it? or, hath hee spoken, and shall he not make it good? 20 Behold, I haue receiued commandement to blesse: and hee hath blessed, and I cannot reuerse it. 21 Hee hath not beheld iniquitie in Iacob, neither hath he seene peruersenesse in Israel: the Lord his God is with him, and the shoute of a King is among them. 22 God brought them out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an Unicorne.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Rise up: Judges 3:20
Reciprocal: Genesis 4:23 - hear Numbers 23:7 - he took Numbers 24:3 - he took up Numbers 24:15 - General Nehemiah 13:2 - our God Micah 2:4 - shall Habakkuk 2:6 - take
Cross-References
Genesis 34:20
And Hamor and Shechem his sonne came vnto the gate of their citie, and communed with the men of their citie, saying:
And Hamor and Shechem his sonne came vnto the gate of their citie, and communed with the men of their citie, saying:
Ruth 4:1
Then went Boaz vp to the gate, and sate him downe there: and beholde, the kinseman of whome Boaz spake, came by, vnto whom he said, Ho, such a one: turne aside, sit downe here. And hee turned aside, and sate downe.
Then went Boaz vp to the gate, and sate him downe there: and beholde, the kinseman of whome Boaz spake, came by, vnto whom he said, Ho, such a one: turne aside, sit downe here. And hee turned aside, and sate downe.
Jeremiah 32:12
And I gaue the euidence of the purchase vnto Baruch the sonne of Neriah, the sonne of Maaseiah, in the sight of Hanameel mine vncles sonne, and in the presence of the witnesses, that subscribed the booke of the purchase, before all the Iewes that sate in the court of the prison.
And I gaue the euidence of the purchase vnto Baruch the sonne of Neriah, the sonne of Maaseiah, in the sight of Hanameel mine vncles sonne, and in the presence of the witnesses, that subscribed the booke of the purchase, before all the Iewes that sate in the court of the prison.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And he took up his parable,.... Pronounced the word put into his mouth,
and said, rise up Balak, and hear; not from his seat, as Eglon a successor of his did, Judges 3:20 for he was now standing by his burnt offering; but the sense is, that he would raise his attention, and stir up himself with all diligence to hear what he was about to say:
hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor; or to his word, as the Targums of Onkelos and Jonathan, which follow.
