Numbers 23:28 (KJV)

Passage

And Balak brought Balaam unto the top of Peor, that looketh toward Jeshimon.

Nearby Context

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.

Numbers 23:30 And Balak did as Balaam had said, and offered a bullock and a ram on every altar.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "balak", "brought", "balaam", "peor", "looketh", "toward", and "jeshimon". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "balak" and "brought", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 27's "And Balak said unto Balaam Come I..." into verse 29's "And Balaam said unto Balak Build me...", so "balak" and "brought" 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 "brought" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.