Numbers 23:4 Cross References - CLV

⁴ Elohim met Balaam, and he said to Him:The seven altars have I arranged, and I offered up a young bull and a ram on each altar.

⁹ Now Elohim came to Balaam and said:Who are these men with you?

²⁰ Elohim came to Balaam at night and said to him:Since the men have come to call for you, rise, go with them. Yet only the word that I speak to you, only it shall you use.

¹ Balaam said to Balak:Build for me in this place seven altars and prepare for me in this place seven young bulls and seven rams.

¹⁶ Yahweh met with Balaam and placed the word in his mouth and said:Return to Balak and thus shall you speak.

³ Why do we fast, yet You do not see? We humble our souls, yet You are not knowing?Behold! In the day of your fast you are finding delight, and all your grievous labors are you exacting of others." ⁴ Behold! For contention and strife are you fasting, and to smite with the fist of wickedness. Not to Me are you fasting, as of today, to announce in the height with your voice."

¹² saying, 'These last do one hour, and you make them equal to us who bear the burden of the day and the scorching heat.'"

¹² I am fasting twice of a sabbath. I am taking tithes from all whatever I am acquiring.'

² for they will be putting you out of the synagogues; but coming is the hour that everyone who is killing you should suppose he is offering divine service to God.

²⁷ Where, then, is boasting? It is debarred! Through what law?

⁹ not of works, lest anyone should be boasting."