Berean Standard Bible
Numbers 22:8
8“Spend the night here,” Balaam replied, “and I will give you the answer that the LORD speaks to me.” So the princes of Moab stayed with Balaam.
Numbers 22:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)“Spend the night here,” Balaam said to them, “and I will report back to you with the answer the Lord gives me.” So the Moabite officials stayed with him.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And he said to them, "Lodge here tonight, and I will bring back word to you, as the Lord speaks to me." So the princes of Moab stayed with Balaam.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And he said to them, “Lodge here tonight, and I will bring back word to you, as the Lord speaks to me.” So the princes of Moab stayed with Balaam.
Context of Numbers 22:8
6So please come now and put a curse on this people, because they are too mighty for me. Perhaps I may be able to defeat them and drive them out of the land; for I know that those you bless are blessed, and those you curse are cursed.” 7The elders of Moab and Midian departed with the fees for divination in hand. They came to Balaam and relayed to him the words of Balak. “Spend the night here,” Balaam replied, “and I will give you the answer that the LORD speaks to me.” So the princes of Moab stayed with Balaam. 9Then God came to Balaam and asked, “Who are these men with you?” 10And Balaam said to God, “Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab, sent me this message:
Read all of Numbers 22Numbers 22:8 word by word
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֲלֵיהֶ֗ם לִ֤ינוּ פֹה֙ הַלַּ֔יְלָה וַהֲשִׁבֹתִ֤י אֶתְכֶם֙ דָּבָ֔ר כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר יְדַבֵּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֵלָ֑י וַיֵּשְׁב֥וּ שָׂרֵֽי־מוֹאָ֖ב עִם־בִּלְעָֽם׃Read the interlinear
- Spendלוּןlûn lîyn · to lodgeH3885
- the nightלַ֫יְלָהlayil lêyl layelâh · nightH3915
- hereפֹּהpôh pô' pô · hereH6311
- repliedאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- repliedאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
- and I will giveשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
- ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
- you the answerדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
- thatכַּאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · as whichH834
- the LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- speaksדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
- So the princesשַׂרώar · rulerH8269
- of Moabמוֹאָבmô'âb · MoabH4124
- stayedיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
- withעִם‛im · withH5973
- Balaamבִּלְעָםbil‛âm · BalaamH1109
Cross-references for Numbers 22:8
- Numbers 22:19So now, please stay here overnight as the others did, that I may find out what else the LORD has to tell me.”
- Numbers 12:6He said, “Hear now My words: If there is a prophet among you, I, the LORD, will reveal Myself to him in a vision; I will speak to him in a dream.
- Numbers 23:12But Balaam replied, “Should I not speak exactly what the LORD puts in my mouth?”
- Jeremiah 12:2You planted them, and they have taken root. They have grown and produced fruit. You are ever on their lips, but far from their hearts.
- Ezekiel 33:31So My people come to you as usual, sit before you, and hear your words; but they do not put them into practice. Although they express love with their mouths, their hearts pursue dishonest gain.
Commentaries on Numbers 22:8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8I will bring you word again, as the Lord shall speak - So it appears he knew the true God, and had been in the habit of consulting him, and receiving oracles from his mouth.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8Balaam must surely have known that God‘s blessing was on the people with whose marvelous march forth from Egypt he was acquainted Exodus 15:14; Exodus 18:1; Joshua 2:9, and from whom he had himself probably learned much (compare the language of Numbers 23:12 with Genesis 13:6, and that of Numbers 24:9 with Genesis 49:9). But his reply to the messengers next morning Numbers 22:13, betrays the desire to venture to the utmost of that which God would not…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8Spend the night here: Balaam expected to receive a message from God at night (22:9, 19–20; compare Job 4:12–16; Zechariah 1:8). the LORD (Hebrew Yahweh): Balaam knew about Yahweh, the God of Israel, and expected a message from him about what to do.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 8-148-14. Lodge here this night, and I will bring you word again, as the Lord shall speak unto me, &c.--God usually revealed His will in visions and dreams; and Balaam's birth and residence in Mesopotamia, where the remains of patriarchal religion still lingered, account for his knowledge of the true God. 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…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Numbers 22
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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