And God met Balaam: and he said unto him, I have prepared seven altars, and I have offered upon every altar a bullock and a ram.

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God met with him,(A) and Balaam said, “I have prepared seven altars, and on each altar I have offered a bull and a ram.”

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(A)And God met Balaam, and he said to Him, “I have prepared the seven altars, and I have offered on each altar a bull and a ram.”

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16 And the Lord met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Go again unto Balak, and say thus.

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16 The Lord met with Balaam and put a word in his mouth(A) and said, “Go back to Balak and give him this word.”

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16 Then the Lord met Balaam, and (A)put a word in his mouth, and said, “Go back to Balak, and thus you shall speak.”

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Not of works, lest any man should boast.

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not by works,(A) so that no one can boast.(B)

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not of (A)works, lest anyone should (B)boast.

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27 Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith.

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27 Where, then, is boasting?(A) It is excluded. Because of what law? The law that requires works? No, because of the law that requires faith.

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Boasting Excluded

27 (A)Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? Of works? No, but by the law of faith.

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They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service.

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They will put you out of the synagogue;(A) in fact, the time is coming when anyone who kills you will think they are offering a service to God.(B)

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(A)They will put you out of the synagogues; yes, the time is coming (B)that whoever kills you will think that he offers God service.

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12 I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess.

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12 I fast(A) twice a week and give a tenth(B) of all I get.’

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12 I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all that I possess.’

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12 Saying, These last have wrought but one hour, and thou hast made them equal unto us, which have borne the burden and heat of the day.

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12 ‘These who were hired last worked only one hour,’ they said, ‘and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden of the work and the heat(A) of the day.’

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12 saying, ‘These last men have worked only one hour, and you made them equal to us who have borne the burden and the heat of the day.’

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Wherefore have we fasted, say they, and thou seest not? wherefore have we afflicted our soul, and thou takest no knowledge? Behold, in the day of your fast ye find pleasure, and exact all your labours.

Behold, ye fast for strife and debate, and to smite with the fist of wickedness: ye shall not fast as ye do this day, to make your voice to be heard on high.

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‘Why have we fasted,’(A) they say,
    ‘and you have not seen it?
Why have we humbled(B) ourselves,
    and you have not noticed?’(C)

“Yet on the day of your fasting, you do as you please(D)
    and exploit all your workers.
Your fasting ends in quarreling and strife,(E)
    and in striking each other with wicked fists.
You cannot fast as you do today
    and expect your voice to be heard(F) on high.

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‘Why(A) have we fasted,’ they say, ‘and You have not seen?
Why have we (B)afflicted our souls, and You take no notice?’

“In fact, in the day of your fast you find pleasure,
And [a]exploit all your laborers.
(C)Indeed you fast for strife and debate,
And to strike with the fist of wickedness.
You will not fast as you do this day,
To make your voice heard on high.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 58:3 Lit. drive hard

23 And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven oxen and seven rams.

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Balaam’s First Message

23 Balaam said, “Build me seven altars here, and prepare seven bulls and seven rams(A) for me.”

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The Prophecies of Balaam

23 Then Balaam said to Balak, (A)“Build seven altars for me here, and prepare for me here seven bulls and seven rams.”

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