Numbers 23:1

Balaam Blesses Israel

23:1 ¹ Balaam said to Balak, “Build me seven altars here, and prepare for me here seven bulls and seven rams.”

Numbers 23:14

23:14 So Balak brought Balaam ²  to the field of Zophim, to the top of Pisgah, ³  where ⁴  he built seven altars and offered a bull and a ram on each altar.

Numbers 23:29

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

Numbers 23:1

Balaam Blesses Israel

23:1 ⁵ Balaam said to Balak, “Build me seven altars here, and prepare for me here seven bulls and seven rams.”

Numbers 15:26

15:26 And the whole community ⁶  of the Israelites and the resident foreigner who lives among them will be forgiven, since all the people were involved in the unintentional offense.

Numbers 15:2

15:2 “Speak to the Israelites and tell them, ‘When you enter the land where you are to live, ⁷  which I am giving you, ⁸ 

Numbers 29:21

29:21 and their grain offering and their drink offerings for the bulls, for the rams, and for the lambs, according to their number as prescribed,

Ezekiel 45:23

45:23 And during the seven days of the feast he will provide as a burnt offering to the Lord seven bulls and seven rams, all without blemish, on each of the seven days, and a male goat daily for a sin offering.

Hebrews 10:4

10:4 For the blood of bulls and goats cannot take away sins. ⁹ 

Hebrews 10:10-14

10:10 By his will ¹⁰  we have been made holy through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. 10:11 And every priest stands day after day ¹¹  serving and offering the same sacrifices again and again – sacrifices that can never take away sins. 10:12 But when this priest ¹²  had offered one sacrifice for sins for all time, he sat down at the right hand ¹³  of God, 10:13 where he is now waiting ¹⁴  until his enemies are made a footstool for his feet. ¹⁵  10:14 For by one offering he has perfected for all time those who are made holy.

¹ sn The first part of Balaam’s activity ends in disaster for Balak – he blesses Israel. The chapter falls into four units: the first prophecy (vv. 1-10), the relocation (vv. 11-17), the second prophecy (vv. 18-24), and a further location (vv. 25-30).

² tn Heb “he brought him”; the referents (Balak and Balaam) have been specified in the translation for clarity.

³ tn Some scholars do not translate this word as “Pisgah,” but rather as a “lookout post” or an “elevated place.”

⁴ tn Heb “and he built.”

³ sn The first part of Balaam’s activity ends in disaster for Balak – he blesses Israel. The chapter falls into four units: the first prophecy (vv. 1-10), the relocation (vv. 11-17), the second prophecy (vv. 18-24), and a further location (vv. 25-30).

⁴ tn Again, rather than translate literally “and it shall be forgiven [to] them” (all the community), one could say, “they (all the community) will be forgiven.” The meaning is the same.

⁵ tn Heb “the land of your habitations.”

⁶ tn The Hebrew participle here has the futur instans use of the participle, expressing that something is going to take place. It is not imminent, but it is certain that God would give the land to Israel.

⁶ tn Grk “for it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.”

⁷ tn Grk “by which will.” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

⁸ tn Or “daily,” “every day.”

⁹ tn Grk “this one.” This pronoun refers to Jesus, but “this priest” was used in the translation to make the contrast between the Jewish priests in v. 11 and Jesus as a priest clearer in English.

¹⁰ sn An allusion to Ps 110:1.

¹⁰ tn Grk “from then on waiting.”

¹¹ sn An allusion to Ps 110:1.