Numbers 23
- 1And Balaam said to Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven oxen and seven rams.
- 2And Balak did as Balaam had spoken, and Balak and Balaam offered on every altar a young bull and a ram.
- 3And Balaam said to Balak, Stand by your burnt offering, and I will go: perhaps the Lord will come to meet me: and whatever he shows me I will tell you. And he went to a high place.
- 4And God met Balaam: and he said to him, I have prepared seven altars, and I have offered on every altar a young bull and a ram.
- 5And the Lord put a word in Balaam's mouth, and said, Return to Balak, and so you shall speak.
- 6And he returned to him, and he stood by his burnt sacrifice, he, and all the princes of Moab.
- 7And he took up his parable, and said, Balak the king of Moab has brought me from Aram, out of the mountains of the east, saying, Come, curse me Jacob, and come, defy Israel.
- 8How shall I curse those God has not cursed? Or how shall I defy those the Lord has not defied?
- 9For from the top of the rocks I see him, and from the hills I look him: the people shall live alone, and shall not be counted among the nations.
- 10Who can count the dust of Jacob, and the number of the fourth part of Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous, and let my last end be like his!
- 11And Balak said to Balaam, What have you done to me? I took you to curse my enemies, and you have blessed them altogether.
- 12And he answered and said, Must I not be careful to speak what the Lord has put in my mouth?
- 13And Balak said to him, Come, please with me to another place, from where you may see them: you shall see but the utmost part of them, and shall not see them all: and curse me them from there.
- 14And he brought him into the field of Zophim, to the top of Pisgah, and built seven altars, and offered a young bull and a ram on every altar.
- 15And he said to Balak, Stand here by your burnt offering, while I meet the Lord over there.
- 16And the Lord met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Go again to Balak, and say this.
- 17And when he came to him, he stood by his burnt offering, and the princes of Moab with him. And Balak said to him, What has the Lord spoken?
- 18And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear, listen to me, you son of Zippor:
- 19God is not a man, that he should lie. Neither the son of man, that he should repent: has he said, And shall he not do it? Or has he spoken, and shall he not make it good?
- 20I have received commandment to bless: and he has blessed, and I cannot reverse it.
- 21He has not seen wrongdoing in Jacob, neither has he seen crookedness in Israel: the Lord his God is with him, and the shout of a king is among them.
- 22God brought them out of Egypt. He has as it were the strength of an unicorn.
- 23Surely there is no enchantment against Jacob, neither is there any divination against Israel: according to this time it shall be said of Jacob and of Israel, What has God worked!
- 24The people shall rise up as a great lion, and lift up himself as a young lion: he shall not lie down until he eat of the prey, and drink the blood of the killed.
- 25And Balak said to Balaam, Do not curse them at all, and do not bless them at all.
- 26But Balaam answered and said to Balak, Did I not tell you, saying, All that the Lord speaks, that I must do?
- 27And Balak said to Balaam, Come, please I will bring you to another place. Perhaps it will please God that you may curse me them from there.
- 28And Balak brought Balaam to the top of Peor, that looks toward jeshimon.
- 29And Balaam said to Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven young bulls and seven rams.
- 30And Balak did as Balaam had said, And offered a young bull and a ram on every altar.
What changed from the KJV
GIGAKJV is a modern English revision of the King James Version. The comparison below uses the project's KJV text in the later 1769 tradition and marks, word by word, each verse of Numbers 23 where the wording differs: struck-through words are the KJV's, highlighted words are GIGAKJV's.
KJVAnd Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven oxen and seven rams.
GIGAKJVAnd Balaam said to Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven oxen and seven rams.
KJVAnd Balak did as Balaam had spoken; and Balak and Balaam offered on every altar a bullock and a ram.
GIGAKJVAnd Balak did as Balaam had spoken, and Balak and Balaam offered on every altar a young bull and a ram.
KJVAnd Balaam said unto Balak, Stand by thy burnt offering, and I will go: peradventure the Lord will come to meet me: and whatsoever he sheweth me I will tell thee. And he went to an high place.
GIGAKJVAnd Balaam said to Balak, Stand by your burnt offering, and I will go: perhaps the Lord will come to meet me: and whatever he shows me I will tell you. And he went to a high place.
KJVAnd God met Balaam: and he said unto him, I have prepared seven altars, and I have offered upon every altar a bullock and a ram.
GIGAKJVAnd God met Balaam: and he said to him, I have prepared seven altars, and I have offered on every altar a young bull and a ram.
KJVAnd the Lord put a word in Balaam's mouth, and said, Return unto Balak, and thus thou shalt speak.
GIGAKJVAnd the Lord put a word in Balaam's mouth, and said, Return to Balak, and so you shall speak.
KJVAnd he returned unto him, and, lo, he stood by his burnt sacrifice, he, and all the princes of Moab.
GIGAKJVAnd he returned to him, and he stood by his burnt sacrifice, he, and all the princes of Moab.
KJVAnd he took up his parable, and said, Balak the king of Moab hath brought me from Aram, out of the mountains of the east, saying, Come, curse me Jacob, and come, defy Israel.
GIGAKJVAnd he took up his parable, and said, Balak the king of Moab has brought me from Aram, out of the mountains of the east, saying, Come, curse me Jacob, and come, defy Israel.
KJVHow shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? or how shall I defy, whom the Lord hath not defied?
GIGAKJVHow shall I curse those God has not cursed? Or how shall I defy those the Lord has not defied?
KJVFor from the top of the rocks I see him, and from the hills I behold him: lo, the people shall dwell alone, and shall not be reckoned among the nations.
GIGAKJVFor from the top of the rocks I see him, and from the hills I look him: the people shall live alone, and shall not be counted among the nations.
KJVAnd Balak said unto Balaam, What hast thou done unto me? I took thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast blessed them altogether.
GIGAKJVAnd Balak said to Balaam, What have you done to me? I took you to curse my enemies, and you have blessed them altogether.
KJVAnd he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which the Lord hath put in my mouth?
GIGAKJVAnd he answered and said, Must I not be careful to speak what the Lord has put in my mouth?
KJVAnd Balak said unto him, Come, I pray thee, with me unto another place, from whence thou mayest see them: thou shalt see but the utmost part of them, and shalt not see them all: and curse me them from thence.
GIGAKJVAnd Balak said to him, Come, please with me to another place, from where you may see them: you shall see but the utmost part of them, and shall not see them all: and curse me them from there.
KJVAnd he brought him into the field of Zophim, to the top of Pisgah, and built seven altars, and offered a bullock and a ram on every altar.
GIGAKJVAnd he brought him into the field of Zophim, to the top of Pisgah, and built seven altars, and offered a young bull and a ram on every altar.
KJVAnd he said unto Balak, Stand here by thy burnt offering, while I meet the Lord yonder.
GIGAKJVAnd he said to Balak, Stand here by your burnt offering, while I meet the Lord over there.
KJVAnd the Lord met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Go again unto Balak, and say thus.
GIGAKJVAnd the Lord met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Go again to Balak, and say this.
KJVAnd when he came to him, behold, he stood by his burnt offering, and the princes of Moab with him. And Balak said unto him, What hath the Lord spoken?
GIGAKJVAnd when he came to him, he stood by his burnt offering, and the princes of Moab with him. And Balak said to him, What has the Lord spoken?
KJVAnd he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor:
GIGAKJVAnd he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear, listen to me, you son of Zippor:
KJVGod is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?
GIGAKJVGod is not a man, that he should lie. Neither the son of man, that he should repent: has he said, And shall he not do it? Or has he spoken, and shall he not make it good?
KJVBehold, I have received commandment to bless: and he hath blessed; and I cannot reverse it.
GIGAKJVI have received commandment to bless: and he has blessed, and I cannot reverse it.
KJVHe hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob, neither hath he seen perverseness in Israel: the Lord his God is with him, and the shout of a king is among them.
GIGAKJVHe has not seen wrongdoing in Jacob, neither has he seen crookedness in Israel: the Lord his God is with him, and the shout of a king is among them.
KJVGod brought them out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn.
GIGAKJVGod brought them out of Egypt. He has as it were the strength of an unicorn.
KJVSurely there is no enchantment against Jacob, neither is there any divination against Israel: according to this time it shall be said of Jacob and of Israel, What hath God wrought!
GIGAKJVSurely there is no enchantment against Jacob, neither is there any divination against Israel: according to this time it shall be said of Jacob and of Israel, What has God worked!
KJVBehold, the people shall rise up as a great lion, and lift up himself as a young lion: he shall not lie down until he eat of the prey, and drink the blood of the slain.
GIGAKJVThe people shall rise up as a great lion, and lift up himself as a young lion: he shall not lie down until he eat of the prey, and drink the blood of the killed.
KJVAnd Balak said unto Balaam, Neither curse them at all, nor bless them at all.
GIGAKJVAnd Balak said to Balaam, Do not curse them at all, and do not bless them at all.
KJVBut Balaam answered and said unto Balak, Told not I thee, saying, All that the Lord speaketh, that I must do?
GIGAKJVBut Balaam answered and said to Balak, Did I not tell you, saying, All that the Lord speaks, that I must do?
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVAnd Balak said to Balaam, Come, please I will bring you to another place. Perhaps it will please God that you may curse me them from there.
KJVAnd Balak brought Balaam unto the top of Peor, that looketh toward jeshimon.
GIGAKJVAnd Balak brought Balaam to the top of Peor, that looks toward jeshimon.
KJVAnd Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven bullocks and seven rams.
GIGAKJVAnd Balaam said to Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven young bulls and seven rams.
KJVAnd Balak did as Balaam had said, and offered a bullock and a ram on every altar.
GIGAKJVAnd Balak did as Balaam had said, And offered a young bull and a ram on every altar.
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