Bible Strands
Numbers 23:30
So Balak did as Balaam had instructed, and he offered a bull and a ram on each altar.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Balak acts at the moment Balaam has directed him to construct seven altars and prepare seven bulls and seven rams for ritual sacrifice.
The words — וַ/יַּ֣עַשׂ (va/i.Ya.'as) = "and he did" and וַ/יַּ֛עַל (va/i.Ya.'al) = "and he offered up" mark the sequence of compliance and ritual presentation.
The thread — The pattern of constructing altars and presenting prescribed sacrifices per authoritative direction appears in 1 Kings 18:26 and 2 Kings 16:10.
Why it lands — The text states Balak physically executed Balaam’s ritual commands without recorded hesitation or theological dispute, requiring the reader to observe how external adherence to prophetic instruction functions apart from genuine covenant alignment.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And Balak did as Balaam had said, and offered a bullock and a ram on every altar.