Numbers 23:17

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“So he returned to Balak, who was standing there by his burnt offering with the princes of Moab. “What did the LORD say?” Balak asked.”

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BSBPD

“So he returned to Balak, who was standing there by his burnt offering with the princes of Moab. “What did the LORD say?” Balak asked.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And when he came to him, behold, he stood by his burnt offering, and the princes of Moab with him. And Balak said unto him, What hath the Lord spoken?”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And he came to him, and, lo, he was standing by his burnt-offering, and the princes of Moab with him. And Balak said unto him, What hath Jehovah spoken?”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And he cometh unto him, and lo, he is standing by his burnt-offering, and the princes of Moab with him, and Balak saith to him: `What hath Jehovah spoken?'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Numbers 23:17 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Numbers 23:26But Balaam replied, “Did I not tell you that whatever the LORD says, I must do?”
  2. 1 Samuel 3:17“What was the message He gave you?” Eli asked. “Do not hide it from me. May God punish you, and ever so severely, if you hide from me anything He said to you.”
  3. Jeremiah 37:17Later, King Zedekiah sent for Jeremiah and received him in his palace, where he asked him privately, “Is there a word from the LORD?” “There is,” Jeremiah replied. “You will be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon.”

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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