Numbers 23:1 (GNV)

Passage

And Balaam sayd vnto Balak, Builde me here seuen altars, and prepare me here seuen bullockes, and seuen rammes.

Nearby Context

Numbers 23:1 And Balaam sayd vnto Balak, Builde me here seuen altars, and prepare me here seuen bullockes, and seuen rammes.

Numbers 23:2 And Balak did as Balaam sayd, and Balak and Balaam offred on euery altar a bullocke and a ramme.

Numbers 23:3 Then Balaam sayde vnto Balak, Stande by the burnt offring, and I will goe, if so be that the Lord will come and meete me: and whatsoeuer he sheweth me, I will tell thee: so he went forth alone.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "balaam", "sayd", "vnto", "balak", "builde", "here", "seuen", and "altars". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "balaam" and "sayd", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "And Balak did as Balaam sayd and...", so "balaam" and "sayd" should be read forward into that movement. In Numbers context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

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