KJVAnd he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor:
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.
And he taketh up his simile, and saith: `Rise, Balak, and hear; Give ear unto me, son of Zippor!
Then he took up his parable and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear! hearken unto me, son of Zippor!
Numbers — Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament).
1. Build me here seven altars. We more positively conclude from hence that this degenerate prophet had been by no means wont to prophesy in accordance with pure revelations from God, but that the art of divination, in which he boasted, had some affinity to magical exorcisms, and was infected…