Numbers 24:25 BSB — MannaFest

Numbers 24:25

Then Balaam arose and returned to his homeland, and Balak also went on his way.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And Balaam rose up, and went and returned to his place; and Balak also went his way.

KJV

And Balaam rose up, and went and returned to his place: and Balak also went his way.

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Commentary

2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Returned to his own place - i. e., among the Midianites to plot by new means against the people of God, and to perish in his sin Num 31:8, Num 31:16; Rev 2:14.

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The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

To his place - To Mesopotamia; tho' afterwards he returned to the Midianites, and gave them that devilish counsel which was put in practice, chap. xxv, 16-18.

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Original language & word study

9 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיָּ֣קָם	vai.Ya.kom	and he arose	H6965 →
בִּלְעָ֔ם	bil.'Am	Balaam	H1109 →
וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ	vai.Ye.lekh	and he went	H1980 →
וַיָּ֣שָׁב	vai.Ya.shov	and he returned	H7725 →
לִמְקֹמ֑וֹ	lim.ko.Mo	to place his	H4725 →
וְגַם־	ve.gam-	and also	H1571 →
בָּלָ֖ק	ba.Lak	Balak	H1111 →
הָלַ֥ךְ	ha.Lakh	he went	H1980 →
לְדַרְכּֽוֹ׃ פ	le.dar.Ko	to way his	H1870 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Joshua 13:22
The Israelites also killed the diviner Balaam son of Beor along with the others they put to the sword.
leads to
- Jude 1:11
  Woe to them! They have traveled the path of Cain; they have rushed headlong into the error of Balaam; they have perished in Korah’s rebellion.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Revelation 2:14
  But I have a few things against you, because some of you hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to place a stumbling block before the Israelites so they would eat food…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Numbers 31:8
  Among the slain were Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba—the five kings of Midian. They also killed Balaam son of Beor with the sword.
- 2 Peter 2:15
  They have left the straight way and wandered off to follow the way of Balaam son of Beor, who loved the wages of wickedness.
- Numbers 22:5–7
  he sent messengers to Balaam son of Beor at Pethor, which is by the Euphrates in the land of his people. “Behold, a people has come out of Egypt,” said Balak. “They cover the…
Through
Numbers 31:8
Among the slain were Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba—the five kings of Midian. They also killed Balaam son of Beor with the sword.
leads to
- Joshua 13:21–22
  all the cities of the plateau and all the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon until Moses killed him and the chiefs of Midian (Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and…
- Numbers 25:15
  And the name of the slain Midianite woman was Cozbi, the daughter of Zur, a tribal chief of a Midianite family.
Through
Numbers 24:11
Therefore, flee at once to your home! I said I would richly reward you, but instead the LORD has denied your reward.”
leads to
- Numbers 22:17
  for I will honor you richly and do whatever you say. So please come and put a curse on this people for me!’”

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