Numbers 23:27 (KJV)

Passage

And Balak said unto Balaam, Come, I pray thee, I will bring thee unto another place; peradventure it will please God that thou mayest curse me them from thence.

Nearby Context

Numbers 23:25 And Balak said unto Balaam, Neither curse them at all, nor bless them at all.

Numbers 23:26 But Balaam answered and said unto Balak, Told not I thee, saying, All that the LORD speaketh, that I must do?

Numbers 23:27 And Balak said unto Balaam, Come, I pray thee, I will bring thee unto another place; peradventure it will please God that thou mayest curse me them from thence.

Numbers 23:28 And Balak brought Balaam unto the top of Peor, that looketh toward Jeshimon.

Numbers 23:29 And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven bullocks and seven rams.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "balak", "said", "balaam", "come", "pray", "thee", and "bring". 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 answered and said unto Balak..." into verse 28's "And Balak brought Balaam unto 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.