Numbers 23:27 (LSB)

Passage

Then Balak said to Balaam, “Please come, I will take you to another place; perhaps it will be right in the eyes of God that you curse them for me from there.”

Nearby Context

Numbers 23:25 Then Balak said to Balaam, “Do not curse them at all nor bless them at all!”

Numbers 23:26 But Balaam replied to Balak, “Did I not tell you, saying, ‘Whatever Yahweh speaks, that I must do’?”

Numbers 23:27 Then Balak said to Balaam, “Please come, I will take you to another place; perhaps it will be right in the eyes of God that you curse them for me from there.”

Numbers 23:28 So Balak took Balaam to the top of Peor which overlooks the wasteland.

Numbers 23:29 And Balaam said to Balak, “Build seven altars for me here and prepare seven bulls and seven rams for me here.”

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "balak", "said", "balaam", "please", "come", "take", "another", and "place". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "balak" and "said", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 26's "But Balaam replied to Balak Did I..." into verse 28's "So Balak took Balaam to the top...", so "balak" and "said" 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 "said" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.