Num 23:3, 15 | JFB | STEP | 3. Stand by thy burnt offering —as one in expectation of an important favor. peradventure the Lord will come to meet me: and whatsoever he showeth me —that is, makes known to me by word or sign. he went to an high place —apart by himself, where he might practise rites and ceremonies, with a view to obtain a response of the oracle.

Numbers 23:3

3. Stand by thy burnt offering—as one in expectation of an important favor.

peradventure the Lord will come to meet me: and whatsoever he showeth me—that is, makes known to me by word or sign.

he went to an high place—apart by himself, where he might practise rites and ceremonies, with a view to obtain a response of the oracle.

Numbers 23:15

13-15. Come, . . . with me unto another place, from whence thou mayest see them—Surprised and disappointed at this unexpected eulogy on Israel, Balak hoped that, if seen from a different point of observation, the prophet would give utterance to different feelings; and so, having made the same solemn preparations, Balaam retired, as before, to wait the divine afflatus.