Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And when Balaam saw that it pleased the Lord that he should bless Israel, he went not as he had gone before, to seek divination: but setting his face towards the desert, the spirit Numbers 11:25-29 And the Lord came down in a cloud, and spoke to him, taking away of the spirit that was in Moses, and giving to the seventy men. And when the spirit had rested on them they prophesied, nor did they cease afterwards. . . . 1 Samuel 10:10 And they came to the foresaid hill, and behold a company of prophets met him: and the Spirit of the Lord came upon him, and he prophesied in the midst of them. 1 Samuel 19:20,23 So Saul sent officers to take David: and when they saw a company of prophets prophesying, and Samuel presiding over them, the Spirit of the Lord came also upon them, and they likewise began to prophesy. . . . 2 Chronicles 15:1 And the spirit of God came upon Azarias the son of Oded, Matthew 7:22 Many will say to me in that day: Lord, Lord, have not we prophesied in thy name, and cast out devils in thy name, and done many miracles in thy name? Matthew 10:4,8 Simon the Cananean, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him. . . . Luke 10:20 But yet rejoice not in this, that spirits are subject unto you: but rejoice in this, that your names are written in heaven. John 11:49-51 But one of them, named Caiphas, being the high priest that year, said to them: You know nothing. . . . Context Balaam's Third Oracle1And when Balaam saw that it pleased the Lord that he should bless Israel, he went not as he had gone before, to seek divination: but setting his face towards the desert,2And lifting up his eyes, he saw Israel abiding in their tents by their tribes: and the spirit of God rushing upon him,… Cross References Numbers 22:7 And the ancients of Moab, and the elders of Madian, went with the price of divination in their hands. And where they were come to Balaam, and had told him all the words of Balac: Numbers 23:23 There is no soothsaying in Jacob, nor divination in Israel. In their times it shall be told to Jacob and to Israel what God hath wrought. Numbers 23:28 And when he had brought him upon the top of mount Phogor, which looketh towards the wilderness, Numbers 23:30 Balac did as Balaam had said: and he laid on every altar, a calf and a ram. Lexicon And when Balaamבִּלְעָ֗ם (bil·‘ām) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1109: Balaam -- a prophet saw וַיַּ֣רְא (way·yar) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7200: To see that כִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction it pleased ט֞וֹב (ṭō·wḇ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2895: To be pleasing or good the LORD יְהוָה֙ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel to bless לְבָרֵ֣ךְ (lə·ḇā·rêḵ) Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct Strong's Hebrew 1288: To kneel, to bless God, man, to curse Israel, יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc he did not וְלֹא־ (wə·lō-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no resort הָלַ֥ךְ (hā·laḵ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1980: To go, come, walk to sorcery נְחָשִׁ֑ים (nə·ḥā·šîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 5173: Divination, enchantment as on previous occasions, כְּפַֽעַם־ (kə·p̄a·‘am-) Preposition-k | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 6471: A beat, foot, anvil, occurrence but he turned וַיָּ֥שֶׁת (way·yā·šeṯ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7896: To put, set his face פָּנָֽיו׃ (pā·nāw) Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6440: The face toward אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to the wilderness. הַמִּדְבָּ֖ר (ham·miḏ·bār) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4057: A pasture, a desert, speech Additional Translations And when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he did not resort to sorcery as on previous occasions, but he turned his face toward the wilderness.And when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he went not, as at other times, to seek for enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness. And when Balaam saw that it pleased Jehovah to bless Israel, he went not, as at the other times, to meet with enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness. And when Balaam saw that it pleased God to bless Israel, he did not go according to his custom to meet the omens, but turned his face toward the wilderness. And Balaam saw that it was good in the sight of Jehovah to bless Israel, and he went not, as at other times, to seek for enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness. And when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he went not, as at the other times, to meet with enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness. And when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he went not, as at other times, to seek for enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness. When Balaam saw that it pleased Yahweh to bless Israel, he didn't go, as at the other times, to meet with enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness. And Balaam seeth that it is good in the eyes of Jehovah to bless Israel, and he hath not gone as time by time to meet enchantments, and he setteth towards the wilderness his face; Jump to Previous Arts Bless Blessing Desert Enchantments Eyes Israel Lord's Meet Omens Pleased Pleasure Resort Secret Seek Sight Sorcery Times Towards Turned Turning Use Waste WildernessJump to Next Arts Bless Blessing Desert Enchantments Eyes Israel Lord's Meet Omens Pleased Pleasure Resort Secret Seek Sight Sorcery Times Towards Turned Turning Use Waste WildernessExternal Links Numbers 24:1 NIVNumbers 24:1 NLT Numbers 24:1 ESV Numbers 24:1 NASB Numbers 24:1 ASV Numbers 24:1 Bible Apps Numbers 24:1 Biblia Paralela Numbers 24:1 Chinese Bible Numbers 24:1 French Bible Numbers 24:1 German Bible Alphabetical: as at Balaam bless but desert did face go he his Israel it LORD not Now omens other pleased resort saw seek set sorcery that the times to toward turned when wilderness OT Law: Numbers 24:1 When Balaam saw that it pleased Yahweh (Nu Num.) 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