Numbers 23:27 (YLT)

Passage

And Balak saith unto Balaam, `Come, I pray thee, I take thee unto another place; it may be it is right in the eyes of God--to pierce it for me from thence.'

Nearby Context

Numbers 23:25 And Balak saith unto Balaam, `Neither pierce it at all, nor bless it at all;'

Numbers 23:26 and Balaam answereth and saith unto Balak, `Have I not spoken unto thee, saying, All that Jehovah speaketh--it I do?'

Numbers 23:27 And Balak saith unto Balaam, `Come, I pray thee, I take thee unto another place; it may be it is right in the eyes of God--to pierce it for me from thence.'

Numbers 23:28 And Balak taketh Balaam to the top of Peor, which is looking on the front of the wilderness,

Numbers 23:29 and Balaam saith unto Balak, `Build for me in this <FI>place<Fi> seven altars, and make ready for me in this <FI>place<Fi> seven bullocks and seven rams;'

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 26's "and Balaam answereth and saith unto Balak..." into verse 28's "And Balak taketh Balaam to the top...", so "balak" and "saith" 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 "saith" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.