King James Version
Numbers 23:30 in the King James Version says “And Balak did as Balaam had said, and offered a bullock and a ram on every altar.” — study this verse from Numbers chapter 23 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And Balak did as Balaam had said, and offered a bullock and a ram on every altar.”
Numbers 23:30 · KJV
And Balak brought Balaam unto the top of Peor, that looketh toward Jeshimon.
And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven bullocks and seven rams.
And Balak did as Balaam had said, and offered a bullock and a ram on every altar.
KJV Study — Public Domain
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
“and offered”
H5927to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
“a bullock”
H6499a bullock (apparently as breaking forth in wild strength, or perhaps as dividing the hoof)
“and a ram”
H352properly, strength; hence, anything strong; specifically an oak or other strong tree
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