First name Balak in the world's Bibles
In the bible, Balak is the name of the Midianite prophet who worked against Israel, son of Zippor (NUM 22:2). Meaning of the name: who lays waste or destroys. Related names are: Balaam, Moab, Zippor . The translations of Balak in 72 languages of the Bible are illustrated in the
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below, from Aconsejó in Spanish to البلك in Arabic!
Wear it!And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites. (NUM 22:2)
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. (NUM 22:4)
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. (NUM 22:7)
And Balaam said unto God, Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, hath sent unto me, saying, (NUM 22:10)
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. (NUM 22:13)
And the princes of Moab rose up, and they went unto Balak, and said, Balaam refuseth to come with us. (NUM 22:14)
And Balak sent yet again princes, more, and more honourable than they. (NUM 22:15)
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: (NUM 22:16)
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. (NUM 22:18)
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. (NUM 22:18)
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. (NUM 22:35)
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. (NUM 22:36)
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? (NUM 22:37)
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. (NUM 22:38)
And Balaam went with Balak, and they came unto Kirjath-huzoth. (NUM 22:39)
And Balak offered oxen and sheep, and sent to Balaam, and to the princes that were with him. (NUM 22:40)
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. (NUM 22:41)
And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven oxen and seven rams. (NUM 23:1)
And Balak did as Balaam had spoken; and Balak and Balaam offered on every altar a bullock and a ram. (NUM 23:2)
And Balak did as Balaam had spoken; and Balak and Balaam offered on every altar a bullock and a ram. (NUM 23:2)
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. (NUM 23:3)
And the LORD put a word in Balaam's mouth, and said, Return unto Balak, and thus thou shalt speak. (NUM 23:5)
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. (NUM 23:7)
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. (NUM 23:11)
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. (NUM 23:13)
And he said unto Balak, Stand here by thy burnt offering, while I meet the LORD yonder. (NUM 23:15)
And the LORD met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Go again unto Balak, and say thus. (NUM 23:16)
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? (NUM 23:17)
And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor: (NUM 23:18)
And Balak said unto Balaam, Neither curse them at all, nor bless them at all. (NUM 23:25)