Numbers 23:16

16 And the LORD met Balaam and ¹put a word in his mouth and said, "Return to Balak, and thus shall you speak."

Numbers 23:16 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 23:16

And the Lord met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth
As he did before, ( Numbers 23:5 ) .

and said, go again unto Balak, and say thus;
the words which are expressed in ( Numbers 23:18-24 ) .

Numbers 23:16 In-Context

14 And he took him to the field of Zophim, to the top of Pisgah, and built seven altars and offered a bull and a ram on each altar

15 Balaam said to Balak, "Stand here beside your burnt offering, while I meet the LORD over there."

16 And the LORD met Balaam and put a word in his mouth and said, "Return to Balak, and thus shall you speak."

17 And he came to him, and behold, he was standing beside his burnt offering, and the princes of Moab with him. And Balak said to him, "What has the LORD spoken?"

18 And Balaam took up his discourse and said, "Rise, Balak, and hear; give ear to me, O son of Zippor:

Cross References

• 1. ver. 5, 12