Numbers 22:36
in Numbers 22When Balak heard that Balaam was coming, he went out to meet him at the Moabite city on the Arnon border, at the edge of his territory.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And when Balak heard that Balaam was come, he went out to meet him unto the City of Moab, which is on the border of the Arnon, which is in the utmost part of the border.
KJV
And when Balak heard that Balaam was come, he went out to meet him unto a city of Moab, which is in the border of Arnon, which is in the utmost coast.
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This verse in Numbers 22
Commentary
4 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
When Balak heard that Balaam was coming
on Numbers 22:36-38
Balak goes out to the Moabite city on the Arnon border, the boundary Numbers 21:13 had fixed. His greeting is a reproach with money in it: Am I really not able to richly reward you? Balaam answers with another true sentence, I must speak only the word that God puts in my mouth, and chapters 23 and 24 show him keeping it while 31:16 records his counsel.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
2 And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites. 3 And Moab was sore afraid of the people, because they were many: and Moab was distressed because of the children of Israel. 4 And Moab said unto the elders of Midian, Now shall this company lick up all that are round about us, as the ox licketh up the grass of the field.
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And when Balak heard that Balaam was come,....
What a shame is it then that the ambassadors of Christ are so little respected by most, so much despised by some, and that those are so coldly entertained who bring tidings of peace and a blessing!
The words behind it
17 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּשְׁמַ֥ע | vaiyishma' | and he heard | H8085 → | 1159 times |
| בָּלָ֖ק | balak | Balak | H1111 → | 43 times |
| כִּ֣י | ki | that | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| בָ֣א | va' | he had come | H935 → | 2568 times |
| בִלְעָ֑ם | vilam | Balaam | H1109 → | 61 times |
| וַיֵּצֵ֨א | vaiyetze' | and he went out | H3318 → | 1067 times |
| לִקְרָאת֜וֹ | likrato | to meet him | H7122 → | 139 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| עִ֣יר | ʾir | [the] city of | H5892 → | 1090 times |
| מוֹאָ֗ב | moav | Moab | H4124 → | 181 times |
| אֲשֶׁר֙ | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | [is] on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| גְּב֣וּל | gevul | [the] border of | H1366 → | 240 times |
| אַרְנֹ֔ן | ʾarnon | Arnon | H769 → | 25 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֖ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| בִּקְצֵ֥ה | biktzeh | [is] at [the] end of | H7097 → | 97 times |
| הַגְּבֽוּל׃ | hagevul | the territory | H1366 → | 240 times |
וַיִּשְׁמַ֥עand he heard
vaiyishma'H8085 →1159 times
בָּלָ֖קBalak
balakH1111 →43 times
כִּ֣יthat
kiH3588 →4482 times
בָ֣אhe had come
va'H935 →2568 times
בִלְעָ֑םBalaam
vilamH1109 →61 times
וַיֵּצֵ֨אand he went out
vaiyetze'H3318 →1067 times
לִקְרָאת֜וֹto meet him
likratoH7122 →139 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
עִ֣יר[the] city of
ʾirH5892 →1090 times
מוֹאָ֗בMoab
moavH4124 →181 times
אֲשֶׁר֙which
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
עַל־[is] on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
גְּב֣וּל[the] border of
gevulH1366 →240 times
אַרְנֹ֔ןArnon
ʾarnonH769 →25 times
אֲשֶׁ֖רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
בִּקְצֵ֥ה[is] at [the] end of
biktzehH7097 →97 times
הַגְּבֽוּל׃the territory
hagevulH1366 →240 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Acts 28:15The brothers there had heard about us and traveled as far as the Forum of Appius and the Three Taverns to meet us. When Paul saw them, he was encouraged and gave thanks to…
it leads to
- Hebrews 13:3
Remember those in prison as if you were bound with them, and those who are mistreated as if you were suffering with them.
- Romans 15:24
I hope to see you on my way to Spain. And after I have enjoyed your company for a while, you can equip me for my journey.
- Hebrews 13:3
Through
Isaiah 16:2Like fluttering birds pushed out of the nest, so are the daughters of Moab at the fords of the Arnon:
it leads to
- Proverbs 27:8
Like a bird that strays from its nest is a man who wanders from his home.
- Judges 11:18
Then Israel traveled through the wilderness and bypassed the lands of Edom and Moab. They came to the east side of the land of Moab and camped on the other side of the Arnon.…
- Proverbs 27:8
Through
Deuteronomy 3:8At that time we took from the two kings of the Amorites the land across the Jordan, from the Arnon Valley as far as Mount Hermon—
it leads to
- Joshua 13:9–12
The area from Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Valley, along with the city in the middle of the valley, the whole plateau of Medeba as far as Dibon,
- Joshua 12:2–6
Sihon king of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon. He ruled from Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Valley, along the middle of the valley, up to the Jabbok River (the border of…
- Joshua 13:9–12
Through
Jeremiah 48:20Moab is put to shame, for it has been shattered. Wail and cry out! Declare by the Arnon that Moab is destroyed.
it leads to
- Isaiah 16:2
Like fluttering birds pushed out of the nest, so are the daughters of Moab at the fords of the Arnon:
- Isaiah 16:2
Through
Genesis 14:17After Abram returned from defeating Chedorlaomer and the kings allied with him, the king of Sodom went out to meet him in the Valley of Shaveh (that is, the King’s Valley).
it leads to
- 2 Samuel 18:18
During his lifetime, Absalom had set up for himself a pillar in the King’s Valley, for he had said, “I have no son to preserve the memory of my name.” So he gave the…
- 2 Samuel 18:18
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This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.