בָּלָק (ba.laq) means “Balak” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: baw-lawk' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
בָּלָק · ba.laq · Balak
A man of the Moabites living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Num.22.2; son of: Zippor (H6834) Also named: Balak (Βαλάκ "Balak" G0904) § Balak = "devastator" a king of Moab who hired Balaam to curse Israel
STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0
from H1110 (בָּלַק); waster; Balak, a Moabitish king
KJV glosses: Balak.
Open Scriptures transcription · CC BY-SA
Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| balak | 17 |
| then balak | 4 |
| and balak | 3 |
| of balak | 3 |
| now balak | 2 |
| so balak | 2 |
| and he | 1 |
| balaks | 1 |
| o balak | 1 |
| since balak | 1 |
| than balak | 1 |
| then balaks | 1 |
| to balak | 1 |
| when balak | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| and balak | 15 |
| unto balak | 10 |
| balak | 4 |
| of balak | 4 |
| if balak | 2 |
| and balaks | 1 |
| and when balak | 1 |
| now what balak | 1 |
| than balak | 1 |
| that balak | 1 |
| then balak | 1 |
| with balak | 1 |
| with him and balak | 1 |
Page 1 of 1. 40 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
Now Balak son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites,
Read word by wordSo 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,
Read word by wordThe 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.
Read word by wordAnd Balaam said to God, “Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab, sent me this message:
Read word by wordSo 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.”
Read word by wordAnd the princes of Moab arose, returned to Balak, and said, “Balaam refused to come with us.”
Read word by wordThen Balak sent other princes, more numerous and more distinguished than the first messengers.
Read word by wordThey came to Balaam and said, “This is what Balak son of Zippor says: ‘Please let nothing hinder you from coming to me,
Read word by wordBut 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.
Read word by wordBut 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.
Read word by wordWhen 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.
Read word by wordAnd 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 reward you richly?”
Read word by word“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.”
Read word by wordSo Balaam accompanied Balak, and they came to Kiriath-huzoth.
Read word by wordBalak sacrificed cattle and sheep, and he gave portions to Balaam and the princes who were with him.
Read word by wordThe 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.
Read word by wordThen Balaam said to Balak, “Build for me seven altars here, and prepare for me seven bulls and seven rams.”
Read word by wordSo Balak did as Balaam had instructed, and Balak and Balaam offered a bull and a ram on each altar.
Read word by word“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,
Read word by wordThen the LORD put a message in Balaam’s mouth, saying, “Return to Balak and give him this message.”
Read word by wordAnd 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!’
Read word by wordThen 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!”
Read word by wordThen 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.”
Read word by wordBalaam said to Balak, “Stay here beside your burnt offering while I meet the LORD over there.”
Read word by wordAnd the LORD met with Balaam and put a message in his mouth, saying, “Return to Balak and speak what I tell you.”
Read word by wordSo he returned to Balak, who was standing there by his burnt offering with the princes of Moab. “What did the LORD say?” Balak asked.
Read word by wordThen Balaam lifted up an oracle, saying: “Arise, O Balak, and listen; give ear to me, O son of Zippor.
Read word by wordNow Balak said to Balaam, “Then neither curse them at all nor bless them at all!”
Read word by wordBut Balaam replied, “Did I not tell you that whatever the LORD says, I must do?”
Read word by word“Please come,” said Balak, “I will take you to another place. Perhaps it will please God that you curse them for me from there.”
Read word by wordAnd Balak took Balaam to the top of Peor, which overlooks the wasteland.
Read word by wordThen Balaam said, “Build for me seven altars here, and prepare for me seven bulls and seven rams.”
Read word by wordSo Balak did as Balaam had instructed, and he offered a bull and a ram on each altar.
Read word by wordThen 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.
Read word by wordBalaam answered Balak, “Did I not already tell the messengers you sent me
Read word by wordthat 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 must speak whatever the LORD says.
Read word by wordThen Balaam arose and returned to his homeland, and Balak also went on his way.
Read word by wordThen Balak son of Zippor, the king of Moab, set out to fight against Israel. He sent for Balaam son of Beor to curse you,
Read word by wordAre you now so much better than Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab? Did he ever contend with Israel or fight against them?
Read word by wordMy 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.’”
Read word by wordData created by www.STEPBible.org based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). STEPBible data · License.
We convert source tables to JSON, expand grammar labels and count tagged words. Greek counts use the SBL edition in TAGNT. Hebrew counts use the main reading in TAHOT, including Qere readings and restored text. Source numbering follows NRSV; alternate references appear where supplied.
Berean Standard Bible translation tables, public domain, Berean Bible. CrossWire KJV 3.1 , public domain text with Bible Foundation and KJV2003 Project tags, licensed for any purpose. Dodson Greek Lexicon , CC0. Strong’s Hebrew dictionary , Open Scriptures transcription, CC BY-SA; converted Hebrew entries retain those terms. Greek pronunciation spellings come from Strong's Greek dictionary, XML edition 1.4 , public domain.
Open in Berean Blue