Numbers 22:10
in Numbers 22And Balaam said to God, “Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab, sent me this message:
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And Balaam said unto God, Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, hath sent unto me, saying,
KJV
And Balaam said unto God, Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, hath sent unto me, saying,
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This verse in Numbers 22
Commentary
3 notes on this verseA commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
His real character has long been a subject of discussion. Some, judging from his language, have thought him a saint; others, looking to his conduct, have described him as an irreligious charlatan; and a third class consider him a novice in the faith, who had a fear of God, but who had not acquired power over his passions [HENGSTENBERG].
This site's exposition
And Balaam said to God
on Numbers 22:10-12
He repeats Balak's message but drops the king's confession that whom Balaam blesses is blessed. God answers, do not go, do not curse, and gives the ground, for they are blessed. That blessing was Abraham's, and no fee alters it.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And Balaam said unto God,.... In answer to the question he put to him: Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, hath sent unto me; these men, and a message by them: saying; as follows.
The words behind it
11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֹּ֥אמֶר | vaiyomer | and he said | H559 → | 5305 times |
| בִּלְעָ֖ם | bilam | Balaam | H1109 → | 61 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים | haelohim | <the> God | H430 → | 2601 times |
| בָּלָ֧ק | balak | Balak | H1111 → | 43 times |
| בֶּן־ | ben- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| צִפֹּ֛ר | tzipor | Zippor | H6834 → | 7 times |
| מֶ֥לֶךְ | melekh | [the] king of | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| מוֹאָ֖ב | moav | Moab | H4124 → | 181 times |
| שָׁלַ֥ח | shalach | he sent | H7971 → | 845 times |
| אֵלָֽי׃ | ʾelai | to me | H413 → | 5510 times |
וַיֹּ֥אמֶרand he said
vaiyomerH559 →5305 times
בִּלְעָ֖םBalaam
bilamH1109 →61 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים<the> God
haelohimH430 →2601 times
בָּלָ֧קBalak
balakH1111 →43 times
בֶּן־[the] son of
ben-H1121 →4930 times
צִפֹּ֛רZippor
tziporH6834 →7 times
מֶ֥לֶךְ[the] king of
melekhH4428 →2525 times
מוֹאָ֖בMoab
moavH4124 →181 times
שָׁלַ֥חhe sent
shalachH7971 →845 times
אֵלָֽי׃to me
ʾelaiH413 →5510 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
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Who and where
2 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PersonWildernessBalakKing of Moab who hired Balaam against the camp on his border and got four blessings and a prophecy of his own destroyer for his fe…
- PlaceTransjordanMoabThe high country east of the Dead Sea, home of Lot's descendants, where Balak hired Balaam, where Ruth was born, and where Moses l…
This page draws on Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; 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.