VERSE STUDY • KJV

Numbers 22:10

KJV BSB WEB ASV YLT

And Balaam said unto God, Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, hath sent unto me, [saying],

Read it in 5 translations

KJV King James Version

And Balaam said unto God, Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, hath sent unto me, [saying],

BSB Berean Standard Bible

And Balaam said to God, “Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab, sent me this message:

WEB World English Bible

Balaam said to God, “Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, has said to me,

ASV American Standard Version

And Balaam said unto God, Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, hath sent unto me, saying,

YLT Young’s Literal Translation

And Balaam saith unto God, ‘Balak, son of Zippor, king of Moab, hath sent unto me:

Surrounding context — Numbers 22

7 And the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with the rewards of divination in their hand; and they came unto Balaam, and spake unto him the words of Balak.

8 And he said unto them, Lodge here this night, and I will bring you word again, as the LORD shall speak unto me: and the princes of Moab abode with Balaam.

9 And God came unto Balaam, and said, What men [are] these with thee?

10 And Balaam said unto God, Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, hath sent unto me, [saying],

11 Behold, [there is] a people come out of Egypt, which covereth the face of the earth: come now, curse me them; peradventure I shall be able to overcome them, and drive them out.

12 And God said unto Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them; thou shalt not curse the people: for they [are] blessed.

13 And Balaam rose up in the morning, and said unto the princes of Balak, Get you into your land: for the LORD refuseth to give me leave to go with you.

Read the whole chapter → · About Numbers →

Topics connected to this verse

Original-language word links

These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.

וַיֹּ֥אמֶרH559 · a.marto say בִּלְעָ֖םH1109 · bil.amBalaam אֶל־H413 · elto(wards)הָאֱלֹהִ֑יםH430 · e.lo.himGod בָּלָ֧קH1111 · ba.laqBalak בֶּן־H1121 · benson: child צִפֹּ֛רH6834 · tsip.porZippor מֶ֥לֶךְH4428 · me.lekhking מוֹאָ֖בH4124 · mo.avMoab שָׁלַ֥חH7971 · sha.lachto send: depart אֵלָֽי׃H413 · elto(wards)

HISTORICAL INTERPRETATION

Compare classic commentaries on Numbers 22:10

Put Matthew Henry, Adam Clarke, Calvin, Wesley, Barnes, Jamieson–Fausset–Brown, Aquinas’ Catena and other public-domain sources beside the passage.

Compare commentaries →