Berean Standard Bible
Numbers 22:30-41
30But the donkeyהָאָת֜וֹן אֶל־ha.'a.Ton 'el-H860H413saidוַתֹּ֨אמֶרva.To.merH559to Balaamבִּלְעָ֗םbil.'AmH1109, “Am Iאָנֹכִ֨י'a.no.KhiH595notהֲלוֹא֩ha.lO'H3808the donkeyאֲתֹֽנְךָ֜'a.to.ne.KhaH860אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834you have riddenרָכַ֣בְתָּ עָלַ֗יra.Khav.ta 'a.LaiH7392H5921all your lifeמֵעֽוֹדְךָ֙me.'od.KhaH5750until todayעַד־ הַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֔ה'ad- hai.Yom ha.ZehH5704H3117H2088?Have I ever treatedלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213youthis wayכֹּ֑הKohH3541beforeH5532?” “Noלֹֽא׃Lo'H3808,”he repliedוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559.
31Then the LORDיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853openedוַיְגַ֣לvay.GalH1540Balaam’sבִלְעָם֒vil.'AmH1109eyesעֵינֵ֣י'ei.NeiH5869,and he sawוַיַּ֞רְאvai.Yar'H7200אֶת־'et-H853the angelמַלְאַ֤ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068standingנִצָּ֣בni.TzavH5324in the roadבַּדֶּ֔רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870with a drawnשְׁלֻפָ֖הshe.lu.FahH8025swordוְחַרְבּ֥וֹve.char.BoH2719in his handבְּיָד֑וֹbe.ya.DoH3027.And Balaam bowed lowוַיִּקֹּ֥ד וַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּvai.yi.Kod vai.yish.Ta.chuH7812H6915and fell facedownלְאַפָּֽיו׃le.'a.PavH639.
32The angelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068asked himוַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֵלָיו֙vai.Yo.mer 'e.LavH559H413, “Whyעַל־ מָ֗ה'al- MahH5921H4100have you beatenהִכִּ֙יתָ֙hi.Ki.taH5221אֶת־'et-H853your donkeyאֲתֹ֣נְךָ֔'a.To.ne.khaH860theseזֶ֖הzehH2088threeשָׁל֣וֹשׁsha.Lo.oshH7969timesרְגָלִ֑יםre.ga.LimH7272?Beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009,Iאָנֹכִי֙'a.no.KhiH595have come outיָצָ֣אתִיya.Tza.tiH3318to oppose youלְשָׂטָ֔ןle.sa.TanH7854,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588your wayהַדֶּ֖רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870is perverseיָרַ֥טya.RatH3399before meלְנֶגְדִּֽי׃le.neg.DiH5048.
33The donkeyהָֽאָת֔וֹןha.'a.TonH860saw meוַתִּרְאַ֙נִי֙va.tir.'A.niH7200and turned awayוַתֵּ֣טva.TetH5186from meלְפָנַ֔יle.fa.NaiH6440theseזֶ֖הzehH2088threeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969timesרְגָלִ֑יםre.ga.LimH7272.If she had notאוּלַי֙'u.LaiH194turned awayנָטְתָ֣הna.te.TahH5186מִפָּנַ֔יmi.pa.NaiH6440,then by nowעַתָּ֛ה גַּם־'a.Tah gam-H6258H1571I would surely have killedכִּ֥י הָרַ֖גְתִּיki ha.Rag.tiH3588H2026youאֹתְכָ֥ה'o.te.KhahH853and let herוְאוֹתָ֥הּve.'o.TahH853liveהֶחֱיֵֽיתִי׃he.che.Yei.tiH2421.”
34“I have sinnedחָטָ֔אתִיcha.Ta.tiH2398,”Balaamבִּלְעָ֜םbil.'AmH1109saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413the angelמַלְאַ֤ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, “forכִּ֚יkiH3588I did notלֹ֣אlo'H3808realizeיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045thatכִּ֥יkiH3588youאַתָּ֛ה'a.TahH859were standingנִצָּ֥בni.TzavH5324in the roadבַּדָּ֑רֶךְba.Da.rekhH1870to confront meלִקְרָאתִ֖יlik.ra.TiH7122.And nowוְעַתָּ֛הve.'a.TahH6258,ifאִם־'im-H518this is displeasingרַ֥עra'H7489in your sightבְּעֵינֶ֖יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,I will go backאָשׁ֥וּבָה'a.Shu.vahH7725home.”
35But the angelמַלְאַ֨ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559toאֶל־'el-H413Balaamבִּלְעָ֗םbil.'AmH1109, “Goלֵ֚ךְlekhH1980withעִם־'im-H5973the menהָ֣אֲנָשִׁ֔יםha.'a.na.ShimH582,but you are to speakאֲדַבֵּ֥ר אֵלֶ֖יךָ'a.da.Ber 'e.Lei.khaH1696H413אֶת־'et-H853onlyוְאֶ֗פֶסve.'E.fesH657אֹת֣וֹ'o.ToH853הַדָּבָ֛רha.da.VarH1697whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I tell youתְדַבֵּ֑רte.da.BerH1696.”So Balaamבִּלְעָ֖םbil.'AmH1109wentוַיֵּ֥לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980withעִם־'im-H5973the princesשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269of Balakבָלָֽק׃va.LakH1111.
36When Balakבָּלָ֖קba.LakH1111heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֥עvai.yish.Ma'H8085thatכִּ֣יkiH3588Balaamבִלְעָ֑םvil.'AmH1109was comingבָ֣אva'H935,he went outוַיֵּצֵ֨אvai.ye.Tze'H3318to meet himלִקְרָאת֜וֹlik.ra.ToH7122atאֶל־'el-H413the Moabiteמוֹאָ֗בmo.'AvH4124אֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834cityעִ֣יר'irH5892onעַל־'al-H5921the Arnonאַרְנֹ֔ן'ar.NonH769אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834borderגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366,at the edgeבִּקְצֵ֥הbik.TzehH7097of his territoryהַגְּבֽוּל׃ha.ge.VulH1366.
37Andבָּלָ֜קba.LakH1111hesaidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Balaamבִּלְעָ֗םbil.'AmH1109, “Did I notהֲלֹא֩ha.Lo'H3808send you an urgent summonsאֵלֶ֙יךָ֙ לִקְרֹא־'e.Lei.kha lik.ro'-H7971H413H7121?Whyלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100did you not comeלֹא־ הָלַ֖כְתָּlo'- ha.Lakh.taH3808H1980to meאֵלָ֑י'e.LaiH413?Am I reallyהַֽאֻמְנָ֔םha.'um.NamH552notלֹ֥אlo'H3808ableאוּכַ֖ל'u.KhalH3201to reward you richlyכַּבְּדֶֽךָ׃ka.be.De.khaH3513?”
38“Seeהִֽנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009,I have comeבָ֙אתִי֙va.tiH935to youאֶל־'el-H413,”Balaamבִּלְעָ֜םbil.'AmH1109repliedוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559אֵלֶ֔יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413בָּלָ֗קba.LakH1111עַתָּ֕ה'a.TahH6258הֲיָכ֥וֹלha.ya.KholH3201, “but canאוּכַ֖ל'u.KhalH3201I sayדַּבֵּ֣רda.BerH1696just anythingמְא֑וּמָהme.'U.mahH3972?I must speakאֲדַבֵּֽר׃'a.da.BerH1696only the wordהַדָּבָ֗רha.da.VarH1697thatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430putsיָשִׂ֧יםya.SimH7760in my mouthבְּפִ֖יbe.FiH6310אֹת֥וֹ'o.ToH853.”
41The next morningוַיְהִ֣י בַבֹּ֔קֶרvay.Hi va.Bo.kerH1961H1242,Balakבָּלָק֙ba.LakH1111אֶת־'et-H853tookוַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.KachH3947Balaamבִּלְעָ֔םbil.'AmH1109and brought himוַֽיַּעֲלֵ֖הוּvai.ya.'a.Le.huH5927up toבָּמ֣וֹתba.MotH1120Bamoth-baalבָּ֑עַלBa.'alH1168.From thereמִשָּׁ֖םmi.ShamH8033he could seeוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200the outskirts of the campקְצֵ֥הke.TzehH7097of the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.
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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