Numbers 23:6

6 So he went back to him and found him standing beside his offering, with all the Moabite officials.

Numbers 23:6 in Other Translations

6 And he returned unto him, and, lo, he stood by his burnt sacrifice, he, and all the princes of Moab.

6 And he returned to him, and behold, he and all the princes of Moab were standing beside his burnt offering.

6 So Balaam returned and found the king standing beside his burnt offerings with all the officials of Moab.

6 He went back and found him stationed beside his Whole-Burnt-Offering and with him all the nobles of Moab.

6 So he returned to Balak, who was standing there by his burnt offering with all the officials of Moab.

Numbers 23:6 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 23:6

And he returned unto him
Immediately, as soon as he was told what to say:

and, lo, he stood by his burnt sacrifice;
continued in his devotions, hoping for success, and waiting for Balaam's return:

he and all the princes of Moab;
not only those that were sent to Balaam, but perhaps all the princes of the kingdom who were got together on this occasion, and by reason of the imminent danger they apprehended the nation was in on account of Israel.

Numbers 23:6 In-Context

4 God met with him, and Balaam said, “I have prepared seven altars, and on each altar I have offered a bull and a ram.”

5 The LORD put a word in Balaam’s mouth and said, “Go back to Balak and give him this word.”

6 So he went back to him and found him standing beside his offering, with all the Moabite officials.

7 Then Balaam spoke his message: “Balak brought me from Aram, the king of Moab from the eastern mountains. ‘Come,’ he said, ‘curse Jacob for me; come, denounce Israel.’

8 How can I curse those whom God has not cursed? How can I denounce those whom the LORD has not denounced?

Cross References

• 1. ver 17