O panorama
Números 23 abre com “And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven oxen…”, muda perto do versículo 15 com “And he said unto Balak, Stand here by thy burnt offering, while I meet the \+nd Lord\+nd…” e termina com “And Balak did as Balaam had said, and offered a bullock and a ram on every altar.”. Esses pontos traçam o movimento próprio do capítulo, da abertura à conclusão.
A Escritura ao lado do resumo
Números · Versão King James · 30Números 23:1-8
Versículos 1–8: Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here…
Números 23:1–8 abre com “And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven oxen and seven…” e chega a “How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? or how shall I defy, whom the LORD hath not defied?” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Números 23 se desenvolve por meio de suas próprias vozes, ações, afirmações e consequências.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
Este bloco contém 1 perguntas. Elas não são simples pontuação: mostram onde uma voz procura, desafia, teme ou tenta compreender.
“And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven oxen and seven rams.” O número seven torna o relato concreto. Antes de decidir seu peso, observe se mede tempo, pessoas, distância, repetição ou totalidade.
“And Balaam said unto Balak, Stand by thy burnt offering, and I will go: peradventure the LORD will come to meet me…” Nomear Balaam e Balak mantém o relato ligado a pessoas ou lugares concretos. Acompanhe onde o nome retorna e o que muda ao redor dele.
Números 23:1-8
Versão King James1And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven oxen and seven rams.
2And Balak did as Balaam had spoken; and Balak and Balaam offered on every altar a bullock and a ram.
3And 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.
4And 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.
5And the LORD put a word in Balaam’s mouth, and said, Return unto Balak, and thus thou shalt speak.
6And he returned unto him, and, lo, he stood by his burnt sacrifice, he, and all the princes of Moab.
7And 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.
8How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? or how shall I defy, whom the LORD hath not defied?
Números 23:9-16
Versículos 9–16: For from the top of the rocks I see him, and from the hills I behold…
Números 23:9–16 abre com “For from the top of the rocks I see him, and from the hills I behold him: lo, the people shall…” e chega a “And the LORD met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Go again unto Balak, and say…” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Números 23 se desenvolve por meio de suas próprias vozes, ações, afirmações e consequências.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
Este bloco contém 3 perguntas. Elas não são simples pontuação: mostram onde uma voz procura, desafia, teme ou tenta compreender.
“For from the top of the rocks I see him, and from the hills I behold him: lo, the people shall dwell alone, and shall…” Esta linha fornece uma razão, resultado ou conclusão. Ela deve permanecer ligada à afirmação ou ação que lhe dá sentido.
“And Balak said unto Balaam, What hast thou done unto me? I took thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast…” A pergunta desacelera a passagem. Observe quem precisa responder, o que ela pressupõe e se as linhas seguintes apresentam uma resposta.
“And Balak said unto him, Come, I pray thee, with me unto another place, from whence thou mayest see them: thou shalt…” Nomear Balak e Come mantém o relato ligado a pessoas ou lugares concretos. Acompanhe onde o nome retorna e o que muda ao redor dele.
Números 23:9-16
Versão King James9For from the top of the rocks I see him, and from the hills I behold him: lo, the people shall dwell alone, and shall not be reckoned among the nations.
10Who can count the dust of Jacob, and the number of the fourth part of Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous, and let my last end be like his!
11And Balak said unto Balaam, What hast thou done unto me? I took thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast blessed them altogether.
12And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which the LORD hath put in my mouth?
13And 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.
14And he brought him into the field of Zophim, to the top of Pisgah, and built seven altars, and offered a bullock and a ram on every altar.
15And he said unto Balak, Stand here by thy burnt offering, while I meet the \+nd Lord\+nd yonder.
16And the LORD met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Go again unto Balak, and say thus.
Números 23:17-24
Versículos 17–24: When he came to him, behold, he stood by his burnt offering, and the…
Números 23:17–24 abre com “And when he came to him, behold, he stood by his burnt offering, and the princes of Moab with…” e chega a “Behold, the people shall rise up as a great lion, and lift up himself as a young lion: he shall…” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Números 23 se desenvolve por meio de suas próprias vozes, ações, afirmações e consequências.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
Este bloco contém 2 perguntas. Elas não são simples pontuação: mostram onde uma voz procura, desafia, teme ou tenta compreender.
“And when he came to him, behold, he stood by his burnt offering, and the princes of Moab with him. And Balak said unto…” A pergunta desacelera a passagem. Observe quem precisa responder, o que ela pressupõe e se as linhas seguintes apresentam uma resposta.
“God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do…” A pergunta desacelera a passagem. Observe quem precisa responder, o que ela pressupõe e se as linhas seguintes apresentam uma resposta.
Números 23:17-24
Versão King James17And 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?
18And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor:
19God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?
20Behold, I have received commandment to bless: and he hath blessed; and I cannot reverse it.
21He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob, neither hath he seen perverseness in Israel: the LORD his God is with him, and the shout of a king is among them.
22God brought them out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn.
23Surely there is no enchantment against Jacob, neither is there any divination against Israel: according to this time it shall be said of Jacob and of Israel, What hath God wrought!
24Behold, the people shall rise up as a great lion, and lift up himself as a young lion: he shall not lie down until he eat of the prey, and drink the blood of the slain.
Números 23:25-30
Versículos 25–30: Balak said unto Balaam, Neither curse them at all, nor bless them at…
Números 23:25–30 abre com “And Balak said unto Balaam, Neither curse them at all, nor bless them at all.” e chega a “And Balak did as Balaam had said, and offered a bullock and a ram on every altar.” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Números 23 se desenvolve por meio de suas próprias vozes, ações, afirmações e consequências.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
Este bloco contém 1 perguntas. Elas não são simples pontuação: mostram onde uma voz procura, desafia, teme ou tenta compreender.
“And Balak said unto Balaam, Neither curse them at all, nor bless them at all.” A linguagem de promessa, bênção ou aliança precisa de seu destinatário e alcance. Esses detalhes impedem que uma palavra pessoal da história seja separada do contexto.
Números 23:25-30
Versão King James25And Balak said unto Balaam, Neither curse them at all, nor bless them at all.
26But Balaam answered and said unto Balak, Told not I thee, saying, All that the LORD speaketh, that I must do?
27And Balak said unto Balaam, Come, I pray thee, I will bring thee unto another place; peradventure it will please God that thou mayest curse me them from thence.
28And Balak brought Balaam unto the top of Peor, that looketh toward Jeshimon.
29And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven bullocks and seven rams.
30And Balak did as Balaam had said, and offered a bullock and a ram on every altar.
Detalhes que merecem atenção
A imagem de abertura
Numbers 23:1 começa com “And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven oxen and seven rams.”
Onde o capítulo muda
Numbers 23:17 forma uma mudança natural: “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?”
A nota final
Numbers 23:30 deixa o leitor com “And Balak did as Balaam had said, and offered a bullock and a ram on every altar.”
Um caminho de palavras pelo capítulo
As palavras Balak, Balaam, LORD, seven, curse, here ajudam a revelar as preocupações repetidas do capítulo.
Primeiro o texto
Onde os leitores divergem
O resumo começa com o que a passagem diz e como suas partes se relacionam. Ele não presume que uma denominação já resolveu todas as questões. A dependência de uma tradição, teoria literária ou reconstrução histórica é claramente identificada.
O texto KJV aparece primeiro. As conclusões interpretativas são identificadas, e as diferenças surgem quando ajudam a explicar por que comunidades sérias nem sempre chegam à mesma resposta.
As notas interpretativas comparativas deste capítulo estão em preparação. Até que as notas revisadas estejam prontas, esta página separa o texto KJV do resumo e da aplicação sem afirmar que leitores responsáveis concordam em todas as questões.