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

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

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

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Jude 11• ¹¹Woe to them! because they have gone in the way of Cain, and given themselves up to the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core. (Jude 11)

seven altars.

Ex. 20:24• ²⁴An 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. (Ex. 20:24)

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Ex. 27:1‑8• ¹And 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.
²And thou shalt make its horns at the four corners thereof; its horns shall be of itself; and thou shalt overlay it with copper.
³And 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.
⁴And 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;
⁵and thou shalt put it under the ledge of the altar beneath, and the net shall be to the very middle of the altar.
⁶And thou shalt make staves for the altar, staves of acacia-wood, and overlay them with copper.
⁷And its staves shall be put into the rings, that the staves may be on both sides of the altar, when it is carried.
⁸Hollow with boards shalt thou make it: as it hath been shewn thee on the mountain, so shall they make it. (Ex. 27:1‑8)

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1 Sam. 15:22• ²²And Samuel said, Has Jehovah delight in burnt-offerings and sacrifices, As in hearkening to the voice of Jehovah? Behold, obedience is better than sacrifice, Attention than the fat of rams. (1 Sam. 15:22)

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2 Kings 18:22• ²²And if ye say to me, We rely upon Jehovah our God: is it not he whose high places and whose altars Hezekiah has removed, saying 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, or thy burnt-offerings, continually before me;
⁹I will take no bullock out of thy house, 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; 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 sated with burnt-offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and in the blood of bullocks, and of lambs, and of he-goats I take no pleasure.
¹²When ye come to appear before me, who hath required this from your hand--to tread my courts?
¹³Bring no more vain oblations! Incense is an abomination unto me,--new moon and sabbath, the calling of convocations--wickedness and the solemn meeting I cannot bear.
¹⁴Your new moons and your set feasts my soul hateth: they are a burden to me; I am wearied of bearing 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 14 is omitted in this translation.) (Matt. 23:14)

seven oxen.

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

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1 Chron. 15:26• ²⁶And it came to pass, when God helped the Levites that bore the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, that they sacrificed 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 upon the altar of Jehovah. (2 Chron. 29:21)

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Job 42:8• ⁸And now, take for yourselves seven bullocks and seven rams, and go to my servant Job, and offer up for yourselves a burnt-offering; and my servant Job shall pray for you, for him will I accept: lest I deal with you after your folly, for ye have not spoken of me rightly, like my servant Job. (Job 42:8)

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Ezek. 45:23• ²³And the seven days of the feast he shall offer a burnt-offering to Jehovah, seven bullocks and seven rams without blemish daily for the seven days; and a he-goat 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.