Numbers 23:18
And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor:In other versions
And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; Hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor:
ASV
And in the words which the Lord had given him he said, Up! Balak, and give ear; give attention to me, O son of Zippor:
BBE
Then he took up his parable and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear! hearken unto me, son of Zippor!
DBY
He took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; Listen to me, you son of Zippor:
WEB
And he taketh up his simile, and saith: `Rise, Balak, and hear; Give ear unto me, son of Zippor!
YLT
And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; hearken unto me, you son of Zippor:
ENG
And he took up his parable, and said, Rise, Balak, and hear; hearken to me, thou son of Zippor:
WBT
Then Balaam lifted up an oracle, saying: “Arise, O Balak, and listen; give ear to me, O son of Zippor.
BSB
In context
16And the LORD met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Go again unto Balak, and say thus.
17And 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?
18And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor:
19God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?
20Behold, I have received commandment to bless: and he hath blessed; and I cannot reverse it.
Cross-references
People in this verse
- Balak
- Zippor