Numbers - 23:15

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15 He said to Balak, "Stand here by your burnt offering, while I meet (Yahweh) yonder."

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Explanation and meaning of Numbers 23:15.

Differing Translations

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He said to Balac: Stand here by thy burnt offering while I go to meet him.
And Balaam said to Balak, Stand here by thy burnt-offering, and I will go to meet yonder.
And he saith unto Balak, 'Station thyself here by thy burnt-offering, and I, I meet Him there;'
Then he said to Balak, Take your place here by your burned offering, while I go over there to the Lord.
And he said unto Balak: 'Stand here by thy burnt-offering, while I go toward a meeting yonder.'
He said to Balak, 'Station yourself here by your burnt offering, while I meet over there.'
he said to Balak, "Stand here next to your holocaust, while I continue on to meet him."
Dixit autem ad Balac, Consiste hic juxta holocaustum tuum, et ego occurram illic.

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Historical Commentaries

Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

And he said unto Balak, stand here by thy burnt offering,.... As he had before directed him, Numbers 23:3.
while I meet the Lord yonder; pointing to some place at a little distance, where he expected to meet the Lord, and have some instructions from him, which he seemed confident of, having met with him once already.

While I meet the Lord - To consult him, and to receive an answer from him.

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