107 verses contain “Bala” (in the KJV: 100, in the BSB: 81) — showing 1–100
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Just
balances, just weights, a just
ephah, and a just
hin, shall ye have: I am the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt.
You shall maintain
honest scales and weights, an
honest ephah, and an
honest hin. I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.
Then let him count the years of the sale thereof, and restore the
overplus unto the man to whom he sold it; that he may return unto his possession.
he shall
calculate the years since its sale, repay the
balance to the man to whom he sold it, and return to his property.
And
Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the
Amorites.
Now
Balak son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the
Amorites,
And Moab said unto the elders of
Midian, Now shall this company
lick up all that are round about us, as the ox licketh up the grass of the field. And
Balak the son of Zippor was king of the Moabites at that time.
So the Moabites said to the elders of
Midian, “This
horde will
devour everything around us, as an ox licks up the grass of the field.” Since
Balak son of Zippor was king of Moab at that time,
He sent messengers therefore unto
Balaam the son of Beor to
Pethor, which is by the river of the land of the children of his people, to call him, saying, Behold, there is a people come out from Egypt: behold, they cover the face of the earth, and they
abide over against me:
he sent messengers to
Balaam son of Beor at
Pethor, which is by the Euphrates in the land of his people. “Behold, a people has come out of Egypt,” said
Balak. “They cover the face of the land and have settled next to me.
And the elders of Moab and the elders of
Midian departed with the rewards of
divination in their hand; and they came unto
Balaam, and spake unto him the words of
Balak.
The elders of Moab and
Midian departed with the fees for
divination in hand. They came to
Balaam and relayed to him the words of
Balak.
And he said unto them,
Lodge here this night, and I will bring you word again, as the LORD shall speak unto me: and the princes of Moab abode with
Balaam.
“
Spend the night here,”
Balaam replied, “and I will give you the answer that the LORD speaks to me.” So the princes of Moab stayed with
Balaam.
And God came unto
Balaam, and said, What men are these with thee?
Then God came to
Balaam and asked, “Who are these men with you?”
And
Balaam said unto God,
Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, hath sent unto me, saying,
And
Balaam said to God, “
Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab, sent me this message:
And God said unto
Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them; thou shalt not
curse the people: for they are blessed.
But God said to
Balaam, “Do not go with them. You are not to
curse this people, for they are blessed.”
And
Balaam rose up in the morning, and said unto the princes of
Balak, Get you into your land: for the LORD refuseth to give me leave to go with you.
So
Balaam got up the next morning and said to
Balak’s princes, “Go back to your homeland, because the LORD has refused to let me go with you.”
And the princes of Moab rose up, and they went unto
Balak, and said,
Balaam refuseth to come with us.
And the princes of Moab arose, returned to
Balak, and said, “
Balaam refused to come with us.”
And Balak sent yet again princes, more, and more honourable than they.
Then Balak sent other princes, more numerous and more distinguished than the first messengers.
And they came to
Balaam, and said to him, Thus saith
Balak the son of Zippor, Let nothing, I pray thee, hinder thee from coming unto me:
They came to
Balaam and said, “This is what
Balak son of Zippor says: ‘Please let nothing hinder you from coming to me,
And
Balaam answered and said unto the servants of
Balak, If
Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the word of the LORD my God, to do less or more.
But
Balaam replied to the servants of
Balak, “If
Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not do anything small or great to go beyond the command of the LORD my God.
And God came unto
Balaam at night, and said unto him, If the men come to call thee, rise up, and go with them; but yet the word which I shall say unto thee, that shalt thou do.
That night God came to
Balaam and said, “Since these men have come to
summon you, get up and go with them, but you must only do what I tell you.”
And
Balaam rose up in the morning, and
saddled his
ass, and went with the princes of Moab.
And God’s anger was
kindled because he went: and the angel of the LORD stood in the way for an
adversary against him. Now he was riding upon his
ass, and his two servants were with him.
Then God’s anger was
kindled because
Balaam was going along, and the angel of the LORD stood in the road to
oppose him.
Balaam was riding his
donkey, and his two servants were with him.
And the
ass saw the angel of the LORD standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand: and the
ass turned aside out of the way, and went into the field: and
Balaam smote the
ass, to turn her into the way.
When the
donkey saw the angel of the LORD standing in the road with a drawn sword in his hand, she turned off the path and went into a field. So
Balaam beat her to return her to the path.
And when the
ass saw the angel of the LORD, she thrust herself unto the wall, and
crushed Balaam’s foot against the wall: and he
smote her again.
And the
donkey saw the angel of the LORD and pressed herself against the wall,
crushing Balaam’s foot against it. So he beat her once again.
When the
donkey saw the angel of the LORD, she lay down under
Balaam, and he became
furious and beat her with his staff.
And the LORD opened the mouth of the
ass, and she said unto
Balaam, What have I done unto thee, that thou hast
smitten me these three times?
Then the LORD opened the
donkey’s mouth, and she said to
Balaam, “What have I done to you that you have beaten me these three times?”
And
Balaam said unto the
ass, Because thou hast
mocked me: I would there were a sword in mine hand, for now would I kill thee.
Balaam answered the
donkey, “You have made a
fool of me! If I had a sword in my hand, I would kill you right now!”
And the
ass said unto
Balaam, Am not I thine
ass, upon which thou hast
ridden ever since I was thine unto this day? was I ever
wont to do so unto thee? And he said,
Nay.
But the
donkey said to
Balaam, “Am I not the
donkey you have
ridden all your life until
today? Have I ever treated you this way before?” “No,” he replied.
Then the LORD opened the eyes of
Balaam, and he saw the angel of the LORD standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand: and he bowed down his head, and fell flat on his face.
Then the LORD opened
Balaam’s eyes, and he saw the angel of the LORD standing in the road with a drawn sword in his hand. And
Balaam bowed low and fell facedown.
And
Balaam said unto the angel of the LORD, I have
sinned; for I knew not that thou stoodest in the way against me: now therefore, if it displease thee, I will get me back again.
“I have
sinned,”
Balaam said to the angel of the LORD, “for I did not
realize that you were standing in the road to
confront me. And now, if this is displeasing in your sight, I will go back home.”
And the angel of the LORD said unto
Balaam, Go with the men: but only the word that I shall speak unto thee, that thou shalt speak. So
Balaam went with the princes of
Balak.
But the angel of the LORD said to
Balaam, “Go with the men, but you are to speak only what I tell you.” So
Balaam went with the princes of
Balak.
And when
Balak heard that
Balaam was come, he went out to meet him unto a city of Moab, which is in the border of
Arnon, which is in the utmost coast.
When
Balak heard that
Balaam was coming, he went out to meet him at the
Moabite city on the
Arnon border, at the edge of his territory.
And
Balak said unto
Balaam, Did I not earnestly send unto thee to call thee? wherefore camest thou not unto me? am I not able indeed to promote thee to honour?
And he said to
Balaam, “Did I not send you an
urgent summons? Why did you not come to me? Am I really not able to richly reward you?”
And
Balaam said unto
Balak, Lo, I am come unto thee: have I now any power at all to say any thing? the word that God putteth in my mouth, that shall I speak.
“See, I have come to you,”
Balaam replied, “but can I say just anything? I must speak only the word that God puts in my mouth.”
And
Balaam went with
Balak, and they came unto Kirjath-huzoth.
So
Balaam accompanied
Balak, and they came to Kiriath-huzoth.
And
Balak offered oxen and sheep, and sent to
Balaam, and to the princes that were with him.
Balak sacrificed cattle and sheep, and he gave portions to
Balaam and the princes who were with him.
And it came to pass on the
morrow, that
Balak took
Balaam, and brought him up into the high places of
Baal, that thence he might see the utmost part of the people.
The next morning,
Balak took
Balaam and brought him up to Bamoth-
baal. From there he could see the outskirts of the camp of the people.
And
Balaam said unto
Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven oxen and seven rams.
Then
Balaam said to
Balak, “Build for me seven altars here, and prepare for me seven bulls and seven rams.”
And
Balak did as
Balaam had spoken; and
Balak and
Balaam offered on every altar a
bullock and a ram.
And
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.
“Stay here by your burnt offering while I am gone,”
Balaam said to
Balak. “Perhaps the LORD will meet with me. And whatever He reveals to me, I will tell you.” So
Balaam went off to a barren height,
And 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.
and God met with him. “I have set up seven altars,”
Balaam said, “and on each altar I have offered a bull and a ram.”
And the LORD put a word in
Balaam’s mouth, and said, Return unto
Balak, and thus thou shalt speak.
Then the LORD put a message in
Balaam’s mouth, saying, “Return to
Balak and give him this message.”
And he returned unto him, and, lo, he stood by his burnt sacrifice, he, and all the princes of Moab.
So he returned to Balak, who was standing there beside his burnt offering, with all the princes of Moab.
And 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.
And
Balaam lifted up an
oracle, saying: “
Balak brought me from
Aram, the king of Moab from the mountains of the east. ‘Come,’ he said, ‘put a
curse on Jacob for me; come and
denounce Israel!’
And
Balak said unto
Balaam, What hast thou done unto me? I took thee to
curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast blessed them altogether.
Then
Balak said to
Balaam, “What have you done to me? I brought you here to
curse my enemies, and behold, you have only blessed them!”
And he answered and said, Must I not take
heed to speak that which the LORD hath put in my mouth?
But
Balaam replied, “Should I not speak exactly what the LORD puts in my mouth?”
And
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.
Then
Balak said to him, “Please come with me to another place where you can see them. You will only see the outskirts of their camp—not all of them. And from there,
curse them for me.”
And 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.
So
Balak took him to the field of Zophim, to the top of
Pisgah, where he built seven altars and offered a bull and a ram on each altar.
And he said unto
Balak, Stand here by thy burnt offering, while I meet the LORD
yonder.
Balaam said to
Balak, “Stay here beside your burnt offering while I meet the LORD over there.”
And the LORD met
Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Go again unto
Balak, and say thus.
And the LORD met with
Balaam and put a message in his mouth, saying, “Return to
Balak and speak what I tell you.”
And 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?
So he returned to Balak, who was standing there by his burnt offering with the princes of Moab. “What did the LORD say?” Balak asked.
And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up,
Balak, and hear;
hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor:
Then
Balaam lifted up an
oracle, saying: “Arise, O
Balak, and
listen; give ear to me, O son of Zippor.
Now
Balak said to
Balaam, “Then neither
curse them at all nor
bless them at all!”
But
Balaam answered and said unto
Balak, Told not I thee, saying, All that the LORD speaketh, that I must do?
But
Balaam replied, “Did I not tell you that whatever the LORD says, I must do?”
And
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.
“Please come,” said
Balak, “I will take you to another place. Perhaps it will please God that you
curse them for me from there.”
And
Balak brought
Balaam unto the top of Peor, that looketh toward Jeshimon.
And
Balak took
Balaam to the top of Peor, which overlooks the wasteland.
And
Balaam said unto
Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven bullocks and seven rams.
Then
Balaam said, “Build for me seven altars here, and prepare for me seven bulls and seven rams.”
And
Balak did as
Balaam had said, and offered a
bullock and a ram on every altar.
So
Balak did as
Balaam had
instructed, and he offered a bull and a ram on each altar.
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 the LORD to
bless Israel, he did not resort to
sorcery as on previous occasions, but he turned his face toward the wilderness.
And
Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel
abiding in his tents according to their tribes; and the spirit of God came upon him.
When
Balaam looked up and saw Israel
encamped tribe by tribe, the Spirit of God came upon him,
And he took up his parable, and said,
Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said:
and he lifted up an
oracle, saying: “This is the prophecy of
Balaam son of Beor, the prophecy of a man whose eyes are open,
And
Balak’s anger was
kindled against
Balaam, and he
smote his hands together: and
Balak said unto
Balaam, I called thee to
curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast altogether blessed them these three times.
Then
Balak’s anger burned against
Balaam, and he struck his hands together and said to
Balaam, “I summoned you to
curse my enemies, but behold, you have
persisted in blessing them these three times.
And
Balaam said unto
Balak, Spake I not also to thy messengers which thou sentest unto me, saying,
Balaam answered
Balak, “Did I not already tell the messengers you sent me
If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the commandment of the LORD, to do either good or bad of mine own mind; but what the LORD saith, that will I speak?
that even if
Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not do anything of my own
accord, good or bad, to go beyond the command of the LORD? I will speak whatever the LORD says.
And he took up his parable, and said,
Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said:
Then
Balaam lifted up an
oracle, saying, “This is the prophecy of
Balaam son of Beor, the prophecy of a man whose eyes are open,
And when he looked on Amalek, he took up his parable, and said, Amalek was the first of the nations; but his latter end shall be that he perish for ever.
Then
Balaam saw Amalek and lifted up an
oracle, saying: “Amalek was first among the nations, but his end is destruction.”
And he took up his parable, and said,
Alas, who shall live when God doeth this!
Once more
Balaam lifted up an
oracle, saying: “
Ah, who can live unless God has ordained it?
And
Balaam rose up, and went and returned to his place: and
Balak also went his way.
Then
Balaam arose and returned to his homeland, and
Balak also went on his way.
And they
slew the kings of
Midian, beside the rest of them that were slain; namely, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, five kings of
Midian:
Balaam also the son of Beor they
slew with the sword.
Among the slain were Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba—the five kings of
Midian. They also killed
Balaam son of Beor with the sword.
Behold, these caused the children of Israel, through the counsel of
Balaam, to commit
trespass against the LORD in the matter of Peor, and there was a plague among the congregation of the LORD.
“Look, these women caused the sons of Israel, through the counsel of
Balaam, to turn unfaithfully against the LORD at Peor, so that the plague struck the congregation of the LORD.
Because they met you not with bread and with water in the way, when ye came forth out of Egypt; and because they
hired against thee
Balaam the son of Beor of
Pethor of
Mesopotamia, to
curse thee.
For they did not meet you with food and water on your way out of Egypt, and they
hired Balaam son of Beor from
Pethor in
Aram-naharaim to
curse you.
Nevertheless the LORD thy God would not
hearken unto
Balaam; but the LORD thy God turned the
curse into a blessing unto thee, because the LORD thy God loved thee.
Yet the LORD your God would not
listen to
Balaam, and the LORD your God turned the
curse into a blessing for you, because the LORD your God loves you.
Balaam also the son of Beor, the
soothsayer, did the children of Israel
slay with the sword among them that were slain by them.
The Israelites also killed the diviner
Balaam son of Beor along with the others they put to the sword.
And Hazar-shual, and Balah, and Azem,
Hazar-shual, Balah, Ezem,
Then
Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, arose and
warred against Israel, and sent and called
Balaam the son of Beor to
curse you:
Then
Balak son of Zippor, the king of Moab, set out to fight against Israel. He sent for
Balaam son of Beor to
curse you,
But I would not
hearken unto
Balaam; therefore he blessed you still: so I delivered you out of his hand.
but I would not
listen to
Balaam. So he blessed you again and again, and I delivered you from his hand.
And now art thou any thing better than
Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab? did he ever
strive against Israel, or did he ever fight against them,
Are you now so much better than
Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab? Did he ever
contend with Israel or fight against them?
At that time Berodach-
baladan, the son of
Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present unto
Hezekiah: for he had heard that
Hezekiah had been sick.
At that time Merodach-
baladan son of
Baladan king of Babylon sent letters and a gift to
Hezekiah, for he had heard about
Hezekiah’s illness.
Because they met not the children of Israel with bread and with water, but
hired Balaam against them, that he should
curse them:
howbeit our God turned the
curse into a blessing.
because they had not met the Israelites with food and water, but had
hired Balaam to call down a
curse against them (although our God had turned the
curse into a blessing).
O that my grief were throughly
weighed, and my
calamity laid in the
balances together!
“If only my grief could be
weighed and placed with my
calamity on the scales.
Dost thou know the
balancings of the clouds, the
wondrous works of him which is perfect in knowledge?
Do you understand how the clouds
float, those wonders of Him who is perfect in knowledge?
Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity.
A false
balance is
abomination to the LORD: but a just weight is his delight.
A just weight and
balance are the LORD’S: all the weights of the
bag are his work.
Honest scales and
balances are from the LORD; all the weights in the
bag are His
concern.
At that time Merodach-
baladan, the son of
Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present to
Hezekiah: for he had heard that he had been sick, and was recovered.
At that time Merodach-
baladan son of
Baladan king of Babylon sent letters and a gift to
Hezekiah, for he had heard about
Hezekiah’s illness and recovery.
Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and
comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and
weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a
balance?
Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, or marked off the heavens with the span of his hand? Who has held the dust of the earth in a
basket, or
weighed the mountains on a scale and the hills with a
balance?
Behold, the nations are as a drop of a
bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the
balance: behold, he taketh up the isles as a very little thing.
Surely the nations are like a drop in a
bucket; they are considered a
speck of dust on the scales; He lifts up the islands like fine dust.
They pour out their bags of gold and
weigh out silver on scales; they
hire a
goldsmith to fashion it into a god, so they can bow down and worship.
And I
subscribed the evidence, and sealed it, and took witnesses, and
weighed him the money in the
balances.
I signed and sealed the deed, called in witnesses, and
weighed out the silver on the scales.
And thou, son of man, take thee a sharp knife, take thee a
barber’s
razor, and cause it to pass upon thine head and upon thy
beard: then take thee
balances to
weigh, and divide the hair.
“As for you, son of man, take a sharp sword, use it as a
barber’s
razor, and
shave your head and
beard. Then take a set of scales and divide the hair.
Ye shall have just
balances, and a just
ephah, and a just bath.
You must use
honest scales, a just
ephah, and a just bath.
TEKEL; Thou art
weighed in the
balances, and art found wanting.
TEKEL means that you have been
weighed on the scales and found deficient.
He is a merchant, the
balances of
deceit are in his hand: he loveth to
oppress.
Saying, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell corn? and the sabbath, that we may set forth wheat, making the
ephah small, and the
shekel great, and
falsifying the
balances by
deceit?
asking, “When will the New Moon be over, that we may sell grain? When will the Sabbath end, that we may market wheat? Let us reduce the
ephah and increase the
shekel; let us
cheat with
dishonest scales.
O my people, remember now what
Balak king of Moab consulted, and what
Balaam the son of Beor answered him from
Shittim unto
Gilgal; that ye may know the righteousness of the LORD.
My people, remember what
Balak king of Moab counseled and what
Balaam son of Beor answered. Remember your journey from
Shittim to
Gilgal, so that you may acknowledge the righteousness of the LORD.’”
Shall I count them pure with the wicked
balances, and with the
bag of
deceitful weights?
Which have
forsaken the right way, and are gone
astray, following the way of
Balaam the son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;
They have left the straight way and
wandered off to follow the way of
Balaam son of Beor, who loved the wages of wickedness.
But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of
Balaam, who taught
Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit
fornication.
But I have a few things against you, because some of you hold to the teaching of
Balaam, who taught
Balak to place a
stumbling block before the Israelites so they would eat food sacrificed to idols and commit sexual immorality.
And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I
beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of
balances in his hand.
And when the Lamb opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “Come!” Then I looked and saw a black horse, and its rider held in his hand a pair of scales.
And there stood up by him Mattathias, Sammus,
Ananias, Azarias, Urias, Ezecias,
Balasamus, upon the right hand:
Weigh thou therefore our wickedness now in the
balance, and their’s also that dwell the world; and so shall thy name no where be found but in Israel.
