Numbers 23:6 (GNV)

Passage

So when he returned vnto him, loe, hee stoode by his burnt offering, he, and all the princes of Moab.

Nearby Context

Numbers 23:4 And God met Balaam, and Balaam sayd vnto him, I haue prepared seuen altars, and haue offred vpon euery altar a bullocke and a ramme.

Numbers 23:5 And the Lord put an answere in Balaams mouth, and sayde, Go againe to Balak, and say on this wise.

Numbers 23:6 So when he returned vnto him, loe, hee stoode by his burnt offering, he, and all the princes of Moab.

Numbers 23:7 Then he vttered his parable, and sayde, Balak the king of Moab hath brought mee from Aram out of the mountaines of the East, saying, Come, curse Iaakob for my sake: come, and detest Israel.

Numbers 23:8 How shall I curse, where God hath not cursed? or howe shall I detest, where the Lord hath not detested?

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "returned", "vnto", "stoode", "burnt", "offering", "princes", and "moab". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "returned" and "vnto", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "And the Lord put an answere in..." into verse 7's "Then he vttered his parable and sayde...", so "returned" and "vnto" 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 "returned" and "vnto" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.