Numbers 23:27

“And Balak said unto Balaam, Come, I pray thee, I will bring thee unto another place; peradventure it will please God that thou mayest curse me them from thence.”

"And Balak said unto Balaam, Come, I pray thee, I will bring thee unto another place; peradventure it will please God that thou mayest curse me them from thence." - Numbers 23:27
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What does Numbers 23:27 mean?

Numbers 23:27 (KJV) states, "And Balak said unto Balaam, Come, I pray thee, I will bring thee unto another place; peradventure it will please God that thou mayest curse me them from thence." This verse is part of the story of Balaam and Balak in the book of Numbers. This story…

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The Danger of Seeking Approval from Others

Numbers 23:27 (KJV) states, "And Balak said unto Balaam, Come, I pray thee, I will bring thee unto another place; peradventure it will please God that thou mayest curse me them from thence." At first glance, this verse seems to present an odd conversation between Balak, the king…

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A Prayer for Divine Favor and Guidance

O Lord God Almighty, Ruler of Heaven and Earth, we come before You today with hearts full of reverence and gratitude. As we meditate upon the words of Numbers 23:27, where Balak sought the counsel of Balaam, we are reminded of the deep desire within us to discern Your will and…

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Numbers 23:27 - "¶ And Balak said unto Balaam, Come, I pray thee, I will bring thee unto another place; peradventure it will please God that thou mayest curse me them from thence."
Numbers 27:23 - "And he laid his hands upon him, and gave him a charge, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses."
"And he laid his hands upon him, and gave him a charge, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses." - Numbers 27:23
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Exodus 23:27-28
Numbers 27:5 - "And Moses brought their cause before the LORD."
Numbers 27:15 - "¶ And Moses spake unto the LORD, saying,"
Numbers 27:6 - "¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,"
Numbers 33:27 - "And they departed from Tahath, and pitched at Tarah."
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Numbers 34:27 - "And the prince of the tribe of the children of Asher, Ahihud the son of Shelomi."
2 Samuel 23:27 - "Abiezer the Anethothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite,"
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Numbers 8:23 - "¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,"
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Numbers 10:27 - "And over the host of the tribe of the children of Naphtali was Ahira the son of Enan."
Numbers 16:23 - "¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,"
Numbers 33:23 - "And they went from Kehelathah, and pitched in mount Shapher."
Numbers 29:27 - "And their meat offering and their drink offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the manner:"
Proverbs 23:27 - "For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit."
Numbers 6:27 - "And they shall put my name upon the children of Israel; and I will bless them."
Numbers 1:27 - "Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Judah, were threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred."
Numbers 27:16 - "Let the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the congregation,"
Numbers 3:23 - "The families of the Gershonites shall pitch behind the tabernacle westward."
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Numbers 27:9 - "And if he have no daughter, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his brethren."
Numbers 3:27 - "¶ And of Kohath was the family of the Amramites, and the family of the Izeharites, and the family of the Hebronites, and the family of the Uzzielites: these are the families of the Kohathites."