Numbers 23:28

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“And Balak took Balaam to the top of Peor, which overlooks the wasteland.”

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BSBPD

“And Balak took Balaam to the top of Peor, which overlooks the wasteland.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And Balak brought Balaam unto the top of Peor, that looketh toward Jeshimon.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And Balak took Balaam unto the top of Peor, that looketh down upon the desert.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And Balak taketh Balaam to the top of Peor, which is looking on the front of the wilderness,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Numbers 23:28 — 2 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Numbers 21:20and from Bamoth to the valley in Moab where the top of Pisgah overlooks the wasteland.
  2. Psalms 106:28They yoked themselves to Baal of Peor and ate sacrifices offered to lifeless gods.

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