Numbers 23:7
“And he took up his parable, and said, Balak the king of Moab hath brought me from Aram, out of the mountains of the east, saying, Come, curse me Jacob, and come, defy Israel.”
Numbers 23:7 — King James Version
Verse 7 of 30 in Numbers chapter 23 — King James Version. Read it in context below, with maps, timelines and thematic connections beside the text.
Numbers 23:7 in other translations
- World English Bible
- “He took up his parable, and said, “From Aram has Balak brought me, the king of Moab from the mountains of the East. Come, curse Jacob for me. Come, defy Israel.”
- American Standard Version
- “And he took up his parable, and said, From Aram hath Balak brought me, The king of Moab from the mountains of the East: Come, curse me Jacob, And come, defy Israel.”
Numbers 23 — full chapter (King James Version)
And said unto , Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven oxen and seven rams. And did as had spoken; and and offered every altar a bullock and a . And said unto , Stand by thy , 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. And God met : and he said unto him, I have prepared seven altars, and I have offered upon every altar a bullock and a . And the LORD a word in ’s mouth, and said, Return unto , and thus thou shalt speak. And he returned unto him, and, lo, he stood by his burnt sacrifice, he, and all the princes of . And he took up his , and said, the king of hath brought me from , out of the mountains of the east, saying, Come, curse me , and come, defy . How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? or how shall I defy, whom the LORD hath not defied? For from the top of the rocks I see him, and from the hills I behold him: lo, the people shall dwell alone, and shall not be reckoned among the nations. Who can count the dust of , and the number of the fourth part of ? Let me die the death of the righteous, and let my last end be like his! And said unto , What hast thou done unto me? I took thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast blessed them altogether. And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which the LORD hath in my mouth? And said unto him, Come, I pray thee, with me unto another place, from whence thou mayest see them: thou shalt see but the utmost part of them, and shalt not see them all: and curse me them from thence. And he brought him into the field of , to the top of , and built seven altars, and offered a bullock and a every altar. And he said unto , Stand here by thy , while I meet the LORD yonder. And the LORD met , and a word in his mouth, and said, Go again unto , and say thus. And when he came to him, behold, he stood by his , and the princes of with him. And said unto him, What hath the LORD spoken? And he took up his , and said, Rise up, , and hear; hearken unto me, thou son of : God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the , that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good? Behold, I have received commandment to bless: and he hath blessed; and I cannot reverse it. He hath not beheld iniquity in , neither hath he seen perverseness in : the LORD his God is with him, and the shout of a king is among them. God brought them out of ; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn. Surely there is no enchantment against , neither is there any divination against : according to this time it shall be said of and of , What hath God wrought! Behold, the people shall rise up as a great , and lift up himself as a young : he shall not lie down until he eat of the prey, and drink the blood of the slain. And said unto , Neither curse them at all, nor bless them at all. But answered and said unto , Told not I thee, saying, All that the LORD speaketh, that I must do? And said unto , Come, I pray thee, I will bring thee unto another place; peradventure it will please God that thou mayest curse me them from thence. And brought unto the top of , that looketh toward . And said unto , Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven bullocks and seven rams. And did as had said, and offered a bullock and a every altar.