Numbers 23:16
And the Lord met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Go again unto Balak, and say thus.
And the LORD met Balaam, and *put a word in his mouth, and saide, Goe againe vnto Balak, and say thus.
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- *Cross-referenceChap. 22.35.
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35And the angel of the Lord said unto Balaam, Go with the men: but only the word that I shall speak unto thee, that thou shalt speak. So Balaam went with the princes of Balak.
35And the Angel of the LORD said vnto Balaam, Goe with the men: but onely the word that I shall speake vnto thee, that thou shalt speake: So Balaam went with the princes of Balak.
- Numbers 24:1Rank 3 from verse 16
1AND when Balaam saw that it pleased the Lord to bless Israel, he went not, as at other times, to seek for enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness.
1¶ And when Balaam sawe that it pleased the LORD to blesse Israel, hee went not, as at other *times to †seeke for inchantments, but hee set his face toward the wildernesse.
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Numbers 23:16
The divine name of the living God, also named JEHOVAH.
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To place, set, lay, appoint, bring into a condition, or cause to be.
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Sense 1: A spoken or written expression, saying, message, command, promise, report, or matter. Sense 2: God's revealed word.
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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.
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Sense 1: The bodily opening used for eating, breathing, and speaking. Sense 2: The opening or entrance of a thing. Sense 3: Speech, utterance, or the agency of speaking.
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Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.
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Another time; once more; back to a former place or condition; or in return.
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Sense 1: To speak, declare, tell, or express. Sense 2: What is said.
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15And he said unto Balak, Stand here by thy burnt offering, while I meet the Lord yonder.
15And he said vnto Balak, Stand here by thy burnt offering, while I meete the LORD yonder.
16And the Lord met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Go again unto Balak, and say thus.
16And the LORD met Balaam, and *put a word in his mouth, and saide, Goe againe vnto Balak, and say thus.
Selected passage17And 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?
17And when hee came to him, behold, he stood by his burnt offring, and the Princes of Moab with him. And Balak said vnto him, What hath the LORD spoken?