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Young's Literal Translation
Numbers 23:18
And he taketh up his simile, and saith: `Rise, Balak, and hear; Give ear unto me, son 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:
King James Version (1611)
And he tooke vp his parable, and said, Rise vp Balak, & heare; hearken vnto me, thou sonne of Zippor:
And he tooke vp his parable, and said, Rise vp Balak, & heare; hearken vnto me, thou sonne 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,
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 saith unto him, `Come, I pray thee, with me unto another place, whence thou dost see it, only its extremity thou dost see, and all of it thou dost not see, and pierce it for me thence;' 14 and he taketh him [to] the field of Zophim, unto the top of Pisgah, and buildeth seven altars, and offereth a bullock and a ram on the altar. 15 And he saith unto Balak, `Station thyself here by thy burnt-offering, and I -- I meet [Him] there;' 16 and Jehovah cometh unto Balaam, and setteth a word in his mouth, and saith, `Turn back unto Balak, and thus thou dost speak.' 17 And he cometh unto him, and lo, he is standing by his burnt-offering, and the princes of Moab with him, and Balak saith to him: `What hath Jehovah spoken?' 18 And he taketh up his simile, and saith: `Rise, Balak, and hear; Give ear unto me, son of Zippor! 19 God [is] not a man -- and lieth, And a son of man -- and repenteth! Hath He said -- and doth He not do [it]? And spoken -- and doth He not confirm it? 20 Lo, to bless I have received: Yea, He blesseth, and I [can]not reverse it. 21 He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob, Nor hath He seen perverseness in Israel; Jehovah his God [is] with him, And a shout of a king [is] in him. 22 God is bringing them out from Egypt, As the swiftness of a Reem is to him;
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 cometh -- Shechem his son also -- unto the gate of their city, and they speak unto the men of their city, saying,
And Hamor cometh -- Shechem his son also -- unto the gate of their city, and they speak unto the men of their city, saying,
Ruth 4:1
And Boaz hath gone up to the gate, and sitteth there, and lo, the redeemer is passing by of whom Boaz had spoken, and he saith, `Turn aside, sit down here, such a one, such a one;' and he turneth aside and sitteth down.
And Boaz hath gone up to the gate, and sitteth there, and lo, the redeemer is passing by of whom Boaz had spoken, and he saith, `Turn aside, sit down here, such a one, such a one;' and he turneth aside and sitteth down.
Jeremiah 32:12
And I give the purchase-book unto Baruch son of Neriah, son of Maaseiah, before the eyes of Hanameel, my uncle's son, and before the eyes of the witnesses, those writing in the purchase-book, before the eyes of all the Jews who are sitting in the court of the prison.
And I give the purchase-book unto Baruch son of Neriah, son of Maaseiah, before the eyes of Hanameel, my uncle's son, and before the eyes of the witnesses, those writing in the purchase-book, before the eyes of all the Jews who are sitting 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.
