Numbers 22:40

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“Balak sacrificed cattle and sheep, and he gave portions to Balaam and the princes who were with him.”

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BSBPD

“Balak sacrificed cattle and sheep, and he gave portions to Balaam and the princes who were with him.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And Balak offered oxen and sheep, and sent to Balaam, and to the princes that were with him.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And Balak sacrificed oxen and sheep, and sent to Balaam, and to the princes that were with him.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and Balak sacrificeth oxen and sheep, and sendeth to Balaam, and to the princes who <FI>are<Fi> with him;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Numbers 22:40 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 31:54Then Jacob offered a sacrifice on the mountain and invited his relatives to eat a meal. And after they had eaten, they spent the night on the mountain.
  2. Numbers 23:2So Balak did as Balaam had instructed, and Balak and Balaam offered a bull and a ram on each altar.
  3. Numbers 23:14So Balak took him to the field of Zophim, to the top of Pisgah, where he built seven altars and offered a bull and a ram on each altar.
  4. Numbers 23:30So Balak did as Balaam had instructed, and he offered a bull and a ram on each altar.
  5. Proverbs 1:16For their feet run to evil, and they are swift to shed blood.

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