Numbers 23:30 (DRB)

Passage

Balac did as Balaam had said: and he laid on every altar, a calf and a ram.

Nearby Context

Numbers 23:28 And when he had brought him upon the top of mount Phogor, which looketh towards the wilderness,

Numbers 23:29 Balaam said to him: Build me here seven altars, and prepare as many calves, and the same number of rams.

Numbers 23:30 Balac did as Balaam had said: and he laid on every altar, a calf and a ram.

Study Lenses

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

The prior verse says "Balaam said to him Build me here...", giving immediate footing for "balac" 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 "balac" and "balaam" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.