Numbers 23:13 (GNV)

Passage

And Balak sayde vnto him, Come, I pray thee, with mee vnto another place, whence thou mayest see them, and thou shalt see but the vtmost part of them, and shalt not see them all: therefore curse them out of that place for my sake.

Nearby Context

Numbers 23:11 Then Balak saide vnto Balaam, What hast thou done vnto mee? I tooke thee to curse mine enemies, and beholde, thou hast blessed them altogether.

Numbers 23:12 And he answered, and said, Must I not take heede to speake that, which the Lord hath put in my mouth?

Numbers 23:13 And Balak sayde vnto him, Come, I pray thee, with mee vnto another place, whence thou mayest see them, and thou shalt see but the vtmost part of them, and shalt not see them all: therefore curse them out of that place for my sake.

Numbers 23:14 And he brought him into Sede-sophim to the top of Pisgah, and built seuen altars, and offred a bullocke, and a ramme on euery altar.

Numbers 23:15 After, he sayde vnto Balak, Stande here by thy burnt offring, and I wil meete the Lord yonder.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "balak", "sayde", "vnto", "come", "pray", "thee", and "another". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "balak" and "sayde", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "And he answered and said Must I..." into verse 14's "And he brought him into Sede-sophim to...", so "balak" and "sayde" belong inside that flow. 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 "sayde" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.