And Balaam said unto Balak, Stand by thy burnt offering, 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.
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Verse 3 is found in chapter 23 of Numbers. In the first oracle, Balaam declares that he cannot curse those whom God has not cursed. Israel appears as a people set apart from the nations and as recipients of a particular blessing. Balak expected a formula of cursing, but instead receives a proclamation confirming divine initiative over Israel’s destiny.
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Und Bileam sprach zu Balak: Tritt zu deinem Brandopfer; ich will hingehen, ob vielleicht mir der HERR begegne, daß ich dir ansage, was er mir zeigt. Und ging hin eilend.
Y Balaam dijo a Balac: Ponte junto a tu holocausto, y yo iré: quizá Jehová me vendrá al encuentro, y cualquiera cosa que me mostrare, te la noticiaré. Y así se fue solo.
Balaam dit à Balak: Tiens-toi près de ton holocauste, et je m'éloignerai; peut-être que l'Eternel viendra à ma rencontre, et je te dirai ce qu'il me révélera. Et il alla sur un lieu élevé.
E Balaam disse a Balac: Fermati presso al tuo olocausto, e io andrò; forse mi si farà il Signore incontro, e ciò ch’egli mi avrà fatto vedere, io tel rapporterò. Ed egli se ne andò sopra un’alta cima di un monte.
Então Balaão disse a Balaque: Fica-te junto do teu holocausto, e eu irei; porventura o SENHOR me sairá ao encontro, e o que me mostrar te notificarei. Então foi a um lugar alto.
巴蘭 對 巴勒 說:「你站在你的燔祭旁邊,我要往前去,或許耶和華會向我顯現。他指示我甚麼事,我必告訴你。」於是 巴蘭 上到一個光禿的高地。
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