When he came to him, he was standing beside his burnt offerings with the officials of Moab. Balak said to him, “What has the Lord said?”
Numbers 23:18 - New Revised Standard Version Catholic Interconfessional Then Balaam uttered his oracle, saying: “Rise, Balak, and hear; listen to me, O son of Zippor: Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; Hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Balaam took up his [figurative] discourse and said: Rise up, Balak, and hear; listen [closely] to me, son of Zippor. American Standard Version (1901) And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; Hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor: Common English Bible Then Balaam raised his voice and made his address: “Arise, Balak, and listen; hear me out, Zippor’s son. Catholic Public Domain Version But, taking up his parable, he said: "Stand, Balak, and pay attention. Listen, you son of Zippor. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But he taking up his parable said: Stand, O Balac, and give ear: hear, thou son of Sephor. |
When he came to him, he was standing beside his burnt offerings with the officials of Moab. Balak said to him, “What has the Lord said?”
God is not a human being, that he should lie, or a mortal, that he should change his mind. Has he promised, and will he not do it? Has he spoken, and will he not fulfill it?
Ehud came to him, while he was sitting alone in his cool roof chamber, and said, “I have a message from God for you.” So he rose from his seat.