Numbers 23:30 (DBY)

Passage

And Balak did as Balaam had said, and offered up a bullock and a ram on each altar.

Nearby Context

Numbers 23:28 And Balak brought Balaam to the top of Peor, which looks over the surface of the waste.

Numbers 23:29 And Balaam said to Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven bullocks and seven rams.

Numbers 23:30 And Balak did as Balaam had said, and offered up a bullock and a ram on each altar.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "balak", "balaam", "said", "offered", "bullock", "each", and "altar". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "balak" and "balaam", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "And Balaam said to Balak Build me...", giving immediate footing for "balak" and "balaam". In Numbers context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "balak" and "balaam" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.