Bilangan 23:23

23:23 For there is no spell against ¹  Jacob,

nor is there any divination against Israel.

At this time ²  it must be said ³  of Jacob

and of Israel, ‘Look at ⁴  what God has done!’

Bilangan 23:2

23:2 So Balak did just as Balaam had said. Balak and Balaam then offered on each ⁵  altar a bull and a ram.

Kisah Para Rasul 5:1

The Judgment on Ananias and Sapphira

5:1 Now a man named Ananias, together with Sapphira his wife, sold a piece of property.

Maleakhi 3:2

3:2 Who can endure the day of his coming? Who can keep standing when he appears? For he will be like a refiner’s fire, ⁶  like a launderer’s soap.

[23:23]  ¹ tn Or “in Jacob.” But given the context the meaning “against” is preferable. The words describe two techniques of consulting God; the first has to do with observing omens in general (“enchantments”), and the second with casting lots or arrows of the like (“divinations” [Ezek 21:26]). See N. H. Snaith, Leviticus and Numbers (NCB), 295-96.

[23:23]  ² tn The form is the preposition “like, as” and the word for “time” – according to the time, about this time, now.

[23:23]  ³ tn The Niphal imperfect here carries the nuance of obligation – one has to say in amazement that God has done something marvelous or “it must be said.”

[23:23]  ⁴ tn The words “look at” are not in the Hebrew text but have been added in the translation for clarity.

[23:2]  ⁵ tn The Hebrew text has “on the altar,” but since there were seven of each animal and seven altars, the implication is that this means on each altar.

[3:2]  ⁶ sn The refiner’s fire was used to purify metal and refine it by melting it and allowing the dross, which floated to the top, to be scooped off.