巴兰对巴勒说：“你要站在你的燔祭旁边，我要往前去，或者耶和华会来迎见我；他指示我什么，我必告诉你。”于是巴兰上了一块高地。

巴兰对巴勒说：“你站在你的燔祭旁边，我且往前去，或者耶和华来迎见我。他指示我什么，我必告诉你。”于是巴兰上一净光的高处。

巴兰对巴勒说：“你站在你的燔祭旁边，我要往前去，或许耶和华会向我显现。他指示我什么事，我必告诉你。”于是巴兰上到一个光秃的高地。

巴兰对巴勒说：“你站在你的燔祭旁边，我要往前去，或许耶和华会向我显现。他指示我什么事，我必告诉你。”于是巴兰上到一个光秃的高地。

巴兰对巴勒说：“你留在燔祭旁边，我到前面去，也许耶和华会来见我。无论祂有什么指示，我必告诉你。”

巴蘭對巴勒說：「你站在你的燔祭旁邊，我且往前去，或者耶和華來迎見我。他指示我甚麼，我必告訴你。」於是巴蘭上一淨光的高處。

巴蘭對巴勒說：「你站在你的燔祭旁邊，我要往前去，或許耶和華會向我顯現。他指示我甚麼事，我必告訴你。」於是巴蘭上到一個光禿的高地。

巴蘭對巴勒說：「你站在你的燔祭旁邊，我要往前去，或許耶和華會向我顯現。他指示我甚麼事，我必告訴你。」於是巴蘭上到一個光禿的高地。

巴蘭對巴勒說：「你留在燔祭旁邊，我到前面去，也許耶和華會來見我。無論祂有什麼指示，我必告訴你。」

巴蘭對巴勒說：“你要站在你的燔祭旁邊，我要往前去，或者耶和華會來迎見我；他指示我甚麼，我必告訴你。”於是巴蘭上了一塊高地。

巴蘭對巴勒說：『你站在你的燔祭旁邊，我且往前去；或者永恆主碰巧來迎見我；他指示我甚麼，我就告訴你甚麼。』於是巴蘭到一個無草木的高處。

巴蘭謂巴勒曰、汝立於燔祭側、我且前往、庶幾耶和華臨我、其所示者、我必告爾、遂陟童山、

巴蘭謂巴勒曰、汝燔祭品、當侍於側、我將前往、如耶和華遇我、其所諭言、我必告爾。遂陟童山。

巴蘭謂巴勒曰、爾立於所獻火焚祭之側、我且前往、或者主臨格我、主示我何言、我必告爾、於是巴蘭登崇邱、

Then Balaam said to Balak,“ Stay here beside your offering while I go aside. Perhaps the Lord will come to meet with me. Whatever he reveals to me I will tell you.” Then he went off to a barren height.

Then Balaam said to Balak,“ Stay here beside your offering. I’ll go and try to find out what the Lord wants me to do. Maybe he’ll come and meet with me. Then I’ll tell you what he says to me.” So Balaam went off to a bare hilltop.

And Balaam said to Balak,“ Stand beside your burnt offering, and I will go. Perhaps the Lord will come to meet me, and whatever he shows me I will tell you.” And he went to a bare height,

Then Balaam said to Balak,“ Stand here by your burnt offerings, and I will go to see if the Lord will respond to me. Then I will tell you whatever he reveals to me.” So Balaam went alone to the top of a bare hill,

Balaam said to Balak,“ Stay here by your burnt offering while I am gone. Maybe the LORD will meet with me. I will tell you whatever he reveals to me.” So he went to a barren hill.

Then Balaam said to Balak,“ Stand beside your burnt offering, and I will go; perhaps the Lord will come to meet me, and whatever He shows me I will tell you.” So he went to a bare hill.

Then Balaam said to Balak,“ Stand by your burnt offering, and I will go; perhaps the Lord will come to meet me, and whatever He shows me I will tell you.” So he went to a desolate height.

And Balaam said unto Balak, Stand by thy burnt- offering, and I will go: peradventure Jehovah will come to meet me; and whatsoever he showeth me I will tell thee. And he went to a bare height.

Balaam said to Balak,“ Stay here by your burnt offering while I am gone. Maybe the Lord will meet with me. I will tell you whatever He reveals to me.” So he went to a barren hill.

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.

Balaam said to Balak,“ Station yourself by your burnt offering, and I will go off; perhaps the LORD will come to meet me, and whatever he reveals to me I will tell you.” Then he went to a deserted height.

Balaam said to Balak,“ Stand by your burnt offering, and I will go. Perhaps Yahweh will come to meet me. Whatever he shows me I will tell you.” He went to a bare height.

巴兰对巴勒说：“你要在这里站在你的燔祭旁边，等我到那边去迎见耶和华。”

巴兰见耶和华喜欢赐福以色列，就不再像前两次一样去求观兆的方法，却面向旷野。

挪亚给耶和华筑了一座祭坛，拿各样洁净的牲畜和飞禽，献在祭坛上作为燔祭。

摩西的岳父叶忒罗把燔祭和几样祭品拿来献给神；亚伦和所有以色列的长老都来到神面前，与摩西的岳父一同吃饭。

耶和华呼叫摩西，从会幕里对摩西说：

神说：“带着你的儿子，就是你所爱的独生子以撒，到摩利亚地去，在我所要指示你的一座山上，把他献为燔祭。”

巴兰对他们说：“今夜你们留在这里，我必照着耶和华吩咐我的话答覆你们。”于是，摩押的领袖就与巴兰同住。神来到巴兰那里，说：“与你在一起的这些人是谁？”

以撒问他父亲亚伯拉罕说：“爸爸！”亚伯拉罕回答：“我儿！有什么事？”以撒说：“你看，火与柴都有了，可是献燔祭用的羊羔在哪里呢？”亚伯拉罕回答：“我儿，神自己必亲自预备献燔祭用的羊羔。”于是二人继续一起前行。

亚伯拉罕举目观望，看见在后面有一只公绵羊，两角扣在稠密的小树丛中；亚伯拉罕就去取了那只公绵羊，把它献为燔祭，代替自己的儿子。

那时，耶和华开了巴兰的眼睛，他就看见耶和华的使者站在路上，手里拿着拔出来的刀，巴兰就低头俯伏在地。耶和华的使者对他说：“你为什么这三次打你的驴呢？看哪，是我来敌挡你，因为你走的路在我面前邪僻。驴看见了我，就三次从我面前转开；驴若是没有从我面前转开，我早已把你杀了，而留它活着。”巴兰对耶和华的使者说：“我有罪了，我不知道是你站在路上阻挡我；现在你若是不喜欢我去，我就回去。”耶和华的使者对巴兰说：“你与这些人同去吧，但是你只要说我吩咐你的话。”于是巴兰与巴勒的领袖一同去了。