Suppose you say to me, ‘We rely on the Lord our God.’ Isn’t he the one whose high places and altars Hezekiah has removed, saying to Judah and to Jerusalem, ‘You must worship at this altar in Jerusalem’ ? ”
Numbers 23:1 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Then Balaam said to Balak, ‘Build me seven altars here and prepare seven bulls and seven rams for me.’ Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven oxen and seven rams. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition AND BALAAM said to Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven oxen and seven rams. American Standard Version (1901) And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven bullocks and seven rams. Common English Bible Balaam said to Balak, “Build me seven altars here and prepare for me seven bulls and seven rams.” Catholic Public Domain Version And Balaam said to Balak, "Build seven altars here for me, and prepare as many calves, and the same number of rams." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Balaam said to Balac: Build me here seven altars, and prepare as many calves, and the same number of rams. |
Suppose you say to me, ‘We rely on the Lord our God.’ Isn’t he the one whose high places and altars Hezekiah has removed, saying to Judah and to Jerusalem, ‘You must worship at this altar in Jerusalem’ ? ”
Because God helped the Levites who were carrying the ark of the covenant of the Lord, with God’s help, they sacrificed seven bulls and seven rams.
They brought seven bulls, seven rams, seven lambs, and seven male goats as a sin offering for the kingdom, for the sanctuary, and for Judah. Then he told the descendants of Aaron, the priests, to offer them on the altar of the Lord.
Now take seven bulls and seven rams, go to my servant Job, and offer a burnt offering for yourselves. Then my servant Job will pray for you. I will surely accept his prayer and not deal with you as your folly deserves. For you have not spoken the truth about me, as my servant Job has.’
‘Make an earthen altar for me, and sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and fellowship offerings, your flocks and herds. I will come to you and bless you in every place where I cause my name to be remembered.
The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the Lord, but the prayer of the upright is his delight.
So my people come to you in crowds, sit in front of you, and hear your words, but they don’t obey them. Their mouths go on passionately, but their hearts pursue dishonest profit.
During the seven days of the festival, he will provide seven bulls and seven rams without blemish as a burnt offering to the Lord on each of the seven days, along with a male goat each day for a sin offering.
In the morning, Balak took Balaam and brought him to Bamoth-baal. From there he saw the outskirts of the people’s camp.
So Balak did as Balaam directed, and they offered a bull and a ram on each altar.
Balaam told Balak, ‘Build me seven altars here and prepare seven bulls and seven rams for me.’
So Balak did as Balaam said and offered a bull and a ram on each altar.
‘On the seventh day present seven bulls, two rams, and fourteen male lambs a year old #– #all unblemished #– #
‘Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You shut the door of the kingdom of heaven in people’s faces. For you don’t go in, and you don’t allow those entering to go in. ,
Woe to them! For they have gone the way of Cain, have plunged into Balaam’s error for profit, and have perished in Korah’s rebellion.
Then Samuel said: Does the Lord take pleasure in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obeying the Lord? Look: to obey is better than sacrifice, to pay attention is better than the fat of rams.