Numbers 23:18

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“Then Balaam lifted up an oracle, saying: “Arise, O Balak, and listen; give ear to me, O son of Zippor.”

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BSBPD

“Then Balaam lifted up an oracle, saying: “Arise, O Balak, and listen; give ear to me, O son of Zippor.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor:”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; Hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor:”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And he taketh up his simile, and saith: `Rise, Balak, and hear; Give ear unto me, son of Zippor!”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Numbers 23:18 — 1 related verse from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Judges 3:20Then Ehud approached him while he was sitting alone in the coolness of his upper room. “I have a word from God for you,” Ehud said, and the king rose from his seat.

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