Then Balaam said unto Balak, Stand by thy burnt offering, and I will go, if so be that the Lord will come and meet me: and whatsoever he showeth me, I will tell thee: so he [a]went forth alone.

And God [b]met Balaam, and Balaam said unto him, I have prepared seven altars, and have offered upon every altar a bullock and a ram.

And the Lord [c]put an answer in Balaam’s mouth, and said, Go again to Balak, and say on this wise.

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 23:3 Or, went up higher.
  2. Numbers 23:4 Appeared unto him.
  3. Numbers 23:5 Taught him what to say.

Then Balaam said to Balak, “Stay here beside your offering while I go aside. Perhaps the Lord will come to meet with me.(A) Whatever he reveals to me I will tell you.” Then he went off to a barren height.

God met with him,(B) and Balaam said, “I have prepared seven altars, and on each altar I have offered a bull and a ram.”

The Lord put a word in Balaam’s mouth(C) and said, “Go back to Balak and give him this word.”(D)

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