Numbers 23:15

THE MESSAGE

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

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

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."

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 Balak said to him, "Go with me to another place from which you can only see the outskirts of their camp—you won't be able to see the whole camp. From there, curse them for my sake." ¹⁴ So he took him to Watchmen's Meadow at the top of Pisgah. He built seven altars there and offered a bull and a ram on each altar. ¹⁵ Balaam said to Balak, "Take up your station here beside your Whole-Burnt-Offering while I meet with him over there." ¹⁶ God met with Balaam and gave him a message. He said, "Return to Balak and give him the message." ¹⁷Balaam returned and found him stationed beside his Whole-Burnt-Offering and the nobles of Moab with him. Balak said to him, "What did God say?" Then Balaam spoke his message-oracle: On your feet, Balak. Listen, listen carefully son of Zippor: God is not man, one given to lies, and not a son of man changing his mind. Does he speak and not do what he says? Does he promise and not come through? I was brought here to bless; and now he's blessed—how can I change that? He has no bone to pick with Jacob, he sees nothing wrong with Israel. God is with them, and they're with him, shouting praises to their King. God brought them out of Egypt, rampaging like a wild ox. No magic spells can bind Jacob, no incantations can hold back Israel. People will look at Jacob and Israel and say, "What a great thing has God done!" Look, a people rising to its feet, stretching like a lion, a king-of-the-beasts, aroused, Unsleeping, unresting until its hunt is over and it's eaten and drunk its fill. ²⁵ Balak said to Balaam, "Well, if you can't curse them, at least don't bless them." ²⁶ Balaam replied to Balak, "Didn't I tell you earlier: ‘All God speaks, and only what he speaks, I speak'?" ²⁷Balak said to Balaam, "Please, let me take you to another place; maybe we can find the right place in God's eyes where you'll be able to curse them for me." So Balak took Balaam to the top of Peor, with a vista over the Jeshimon (Wasteland). ²⁹ Balaam said to Balak, "Build seven altars for me here and prepare seven bulls and seven rams for sacrifice." ³⁰ Balak did it and presented an offering of a bull and a ram on each of the altars.

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

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.