Nombres 23:28

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28 Et Balak conduisit Balaam au sommet du Peor, qui regarde en face du désert.

Nombres 23:28 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 23:28

And Balak brought Balaam to the top of Peor
The name of an high mountain in Moab, so called from a gap or opening in it; here the idol Baal was worshipped, and from hence had the name of Baalpeor, ( Numbers 25:3 ) and here, very probably, was a temple built to the honour of him, called Bethpeor, the house or temple of Baalpeor, ( Deuteronomy 34:6 ) ,

that looketh towards Jeshimon;
as Pisgah also did, and very likely it was not far from it, since from thence they came hither, ( Numbers 23:14 ) ( 21:20 ) . Jeshimon is the same with Bethjesimoth, and so the Targum of Jonathan here calls it, a part of the plains of Moab, where Israel lay encamped, ( Numbers 33:49 ) so that from hence Balaam could have a full view of them.

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Nombres 23:28 In-Context

26 Et Balaam rĂ©pondit et dit Ă  Balak: Ne t'ai-je pas dit: Je ferai tout ce que l'Éternel dira?
27 Balak dit encore Ă  Balaam: Viens donc, je te conduirai en un autre lieu; peut-ĂȘtre que Dieu trouvera bon que tu me le maudisses de lĂ .
28 Et Balak conduisit Balaam au sommet du Peor, qui regarde en face du désert.
29 Et Balaam dit à Balak: Construis-moi ici sept autels, et prépare-moi ici sept taureaux et sept béliers.
30 Balak fit donc comme Balaam avait dit; et il offrit un taureau et un bélier sur chaque autel.
The Ostervald translation is in the public domain.