God came to Balaam at night and said to him, ‘Since these men have come to summon you, get up and go with them, but you must only do what I tell you.’
Numbers 23:4 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised God met with him and Balaam said to him, ‘I have arranged seven altars and offered a bull and a ram on each altar.’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And God met Balaam: and he said unto him, I have prepared seven altars, and I have offered upon every altar a bullock and a ram. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition God met Balaam, who said to Him, I have prepared seven altars, and I have offered on each altar a bull and a ram. American Standard Version (1901) And God met Balaam: and he said unto him, I have prepared the seven altars, and I have offered up a bullock and a ram on every altar. Common English Bible God granted Balaam an appearance. Balaam said to him, “I have arranged seven altars and I have sacrificed a bull and a ram on each altar.” Catholic Public Domain Version And after he had quickly departed, God met with him. And Balaam, speaking to him, said: "I have set up seven altars, and I have placed a calf and a ram on each." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And when he was gone with speed, God met him. And Balaam speaking to him, said: I have erected seven altars, and have laid on every one a calf and a ram. |
God came to Balaam at night and said to him, ‘Since these men have come to summon you, get up and go with them, but you must only do what I tell you.’
Then Balaam said to Balak, ‘Build me seven altars here and prepare seven bulls and seven rams for me.’
The Lord met with Balaam and put a message in his mouth. Then he said, ‘Return to Balak and say what I tell you.’
Balaam said to Balak, ‘Stay here by your burnt offering while I am gone. Maybe the Lord will meet with me. I will tell you whatever he reveals to me.’ So he went to a barren hill.
Then the Lord put a message in Balaam’s mouth and said, ‘Return to Balak and say what I tell you.’
“These last men put in one hour, and you made them equal to us who bore the burden of the day’s work and the burning heat.”
They will ban you from the synagogues. In fact, a time is coming when anyone who kills you will think he is offering service to God.
Where, then, is boasting? It is excluded. By what kind of law? , By one of works? No, on the contrary, by a law of faith.