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Num. 23:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

And Balaam said unto Balakv, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven oxen and seven rams.

Num. 23:29• ²⁹{i}And Balaam said to Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven bullocks and seven rams.{/i} (Num. 23:29)

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Balak; Balac,

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Cross References

1-6: Balak's sacrifices.

7-12: Balaam's parables.

13-17: Balak's sacrifices.

18-24: Balaam's parables.

25-30: Balak's sacrifices.

Build me.

Num. 23:29• ²⁹{i}And Balaam said to Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven bullocks and seven rams.{/i} (Num. 23:29)

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Ezek. 33:31• ³¹And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they show much love, but their heart goeth after their covetousness. (Ezek. 33:31)

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Jude 11• ¹¹Woe unto them! because they went in the way of Cain, and rushed greedily into the error of Balaam's hire, and perished in the gainsaying of Korah. (Jude 11)

seven altars.

Ex. 20:24• ²⁴{i}An altar of earth shalt thou make unto me, and shalt sacrifice on it thy burnt-offerings, and thy peace-offerings, thy sheep and thine oxen: in all places where I shall make my name to be remembered, I will come unto thee, and bless thee.{/i} (Ex. 20:24)

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Ex. 27:1‑8• ¹{i}And thou shalt make the altar of acacia-wood, five cubits the length, and five cubits the breadth; the altar shall be square; and the height thereof three cubits.{/i}
²{i}And thou shalt make its horns at the four corners thereof; its horns shall be of itself; and thou shalt overlay it with copper.{/i}
³{i}And thou shalt make its pots to cleanse it of the fat, its shovels, and its bowls, and its forks, and its firepans; for all the utensils thereof thou shalt employ copper.{/i}
⁴{i}And thou shalt make for it a grating of network of copper; and on the net shalt thou make four copper rings at its four corners;{/i}
⁵{i}and thou shalt put it under the ledge of the altar beneath, and the net shall be to the very middle of the altar.{/i}
⁶{i}And thou shalt make staves for the altar, staves of acacia-wood, and overlay them with copper.{/i}
⁷{i}And its staves shall be put into the rings, that the staves may be on both sides of the altar, when it is carried.{/i}
⁸{i}Hollow with boards shalt thou make it: as it hath been shown thee on the mountain, so shall they make it.{/i} (Ex. 27:1‑8)

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1 Sam. 15:22• ²²And Samuel said,{HR}Hath Jehovah as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices,{HR}As in obeying the voice of Jehovah?{HR}Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice,{HR}And to hearken than the fat of rams. (1 Sam. 15:22)

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2 Kings 18:22• ²²But if ye say unto me, We trust in Jehovah our God. Is not that he whose high places and whose altars Hezekiah hath taken away, and hath said to Judah and Jerusalem, Ye shall worship before this altar in Jerusalem? (2 Kings 18:22)

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Psa. 50:8‑9• ⁸I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices{HR}And thy burnt offerings continually before me.
⁹I will take no bullock out of thy house,{HR}[Nor] he-goats out of thy folds. (Psa. 50:8‑9)

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Prov. 15:8• ⁸The sacrifice of the wicked [is] an abomination to Jehovah;{HR}But the prayer of the upright [is] His delight. (Prov. 15:8)

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Isa. 1:11‑15• ¹¹To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith Jehovah: I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he-goats.
¹²When ye come to appear before me, who hath required this at your hand, to trample my courts?
¹³Bring no more vain oblations: incense is an abomination unto me; new moon and Sabbath, the calling of assemblies, — I cannot endure iniquity and the solemn meeting.
¹⁴Your new moons and your appointed feasts my soul hateth: they are a trouble unto me; I am weary to bear [them].
¹⁵And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood. (Isa. 1:11‑15)

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Matt. 23:14• ¹⁴(Verse not included in this translation). (Matt. 23:14)

seven oxen.

Num. 29:32• ³²{i}And on the seventh day, seven bullocks, two rams, fourteen yearling lambs without blemish;{/i} (Num. 29:32)

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1 Chron. 15:26• ²⁶And it came to pass, when God helped the Levites that bare the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, that they offered seven bullocks and seven rams. (1 Chron. 15:26)

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2 Chron. 29:21• ²¹And they brought seven bullocks, and seven rams, and seven lambs, and seven he-goats, for a sin offering for the kingdom, and for the sanctuary and for Judah. And he commanded the priests, the sons of Aaron, to offer them on the altar of Jehovah. (2 Chron. 29:21)

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Job 42:8• ⁸And now take unto you seven bullocks and seven rams, and go unto my servant Job, and offer up for yourselves a burnt-offering; and Job, my servant, shall pray for you — for surely his face I accept — that I may not deal with you [after your] folly, for ye have not spoken to me rightly as my servant Job. (Job 42:8)

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Ezek. 45:23• ²³And seven days of the feast he shall prepare a burnt-offering to Jehovah, seven bullocks and seven rams without blemish daily the seven days; and a kid of the goats daily for a sin-offering. (Ezek. 45:23)

J. N. Darby Translation

And Balaam said to Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven bullocks and seven rams.

W. Kelly Translation

And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven oxen and seven rams.