Numbers 24:1
And when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he went not, as at other times, to seek for enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness.
KJV
Cumque vidisset Balaam quod placeret Domino ut benediceret Israëli, nequaquam abiit ut ante perrexerat, ut augurium quæreret : sed dirigens contra desertum vultum suum,
Vulgate
Καὶ ἰδὼν Βαλαὰμ ὅτι καλόν ἐστιν ἔναντι Κυρίου εὐλογεῖν τὸν Ἰσραήλ, οὐκ ἐπορεύθη κατὰ τὸ εἰωθὸς εἰς συνάντησιν τοῖς οἰωνοῖς, καὶ ἀπέστρεψεν τὸ πρόσωπον εἰς τὴν ἔρημον.
LXX
And when Balaam saw that it pleased Jehovah to bless Israel, he went not, as at the other times, to meet with enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness.
ASV
וַ/יַּ֣רְא בִּלְעָ֗ם כִּ֣י ט֞וֹב בְּ/עֵינֵ֤י יְהוָה֙ לְ/בָרֵ֣ךְ אֶת יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְ/לֹא הָלַ֥ךְ כְּ/פַֽעַם בְּ/פַ֖עַם לִ/קְרַ֣את נְחָשִׁ֑ים וַ/יָּ֥שֶׁת אֶל הַ/מִּדְבָּ֖ר פָּנָֽי/ו
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
18 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Covers the rebellion of Korah, the spies sent to Canaan, the 40 years of wandering, Balaam's oracles, the conquest of Transjordan, and the death of Moses. Josephus portrays Moses as one of the greatest legislators in human history.
Cross-references
- Gen 31:21 — So he fled with all that he had; and he rose up, and passed over the river, and set his face toward the mount Gilead.
- Josh 13:22 — Balaam also the son of Beor, the soothsayer, did the children of Israel slay with the sword among them that were slain by them.
- Num 22:13 — And Balaam rose up in the morning, and said unto the princes of Balak, Get you into your land: for the LORD refuseth to give me leave to go with you.
- Num 23:3 — And Balaam said unto Balak, Stand by thy burnt offering, and I will go: peradventure the LORD will come to meet me: and whatsoever he sheweth me I will tell thee. And he went to an high place.
- Num 23:3 — And Balaam said unto Balak, Stand by thy burnt offering, and I will go: peradventure the LORD will come to meet me: and whatsoever he sheweth me I will tell thee. And he went to an high place.
- Num 23:15 — And he said unto Balak, Stand here by thy burnt offering, while I meet the LORD yonder.
- Num 23:20 — Behold, I have received commandment to bless: and he hath blessed; and I cannot reverse it.
- Num 23:23 — Surely there is no enchantment against Jacob, neither is there any divination against Israel: according to this time it shall be said of Jacob and of Israel, What hath God wrought!
- Num 23:23 — Surely there is no enchantment against Jacob, neither is there any divination against Israel: according to this time it shall be said of Jacob and of Israel, What hath God wrought!
- Num 23:28 — And Balak brought Balaam unto the top of Peor, that looketh toward Jeshimon.
- Num 31:16 — Behold, these caused the children of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to commit trespass against the LORD in the matter of Peor, and there was a plague among the congregation of the LORD.
- Rev 2:14 — But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed u