Berean Standard Bible
Numbers 22:4-7
4So the Moabitesמוֹאָ֜בmo.'AvH4124saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413the eldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205of Midianמִדְיָ֗ן עַתָּ֞הmid.Yan 'a.TahH4080H6258, “This hordeהַקָּהָל֙ha.ka.HalH6951אֶת־'et-H853will devourיְלַחֲכ֤וּye.la.cha.KhuH3897everythingכָּל־kol-H3605around usסְבִ֣יבֹתֵ֔ינוּse.Vi.vo.Tei.nuH5439,as an oxהַשּׁ֔וֹרha.ShorH7794אֵ֖ת'etH853licks upכִּלְחֹ֣ךְkil.ChokhH3897the grassיֶ֣רֶקYe.rekH3418of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֑הha.sa.DehH7704.”Since Balakוּבָלָ֧קu.va.LakH1111sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zipporצִפּ֛וֹרtzi.PorH6834was kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Moabלְמוֹאָ֖בle.mo.'AvH4124at thatהַהִֽוא׃ha.Hiv'H1931timeבָּעֵ֥תba.'EtH6256,
5he sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֜יםmal.'a.KhimH4397to summonאֶל־'el-H413Balaamבִּלְעָ֣םbil.'AmH1109sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Beorבְּע֗וֹרbe.'orH1160at Pethorפְּ֠תוֹרָהPe.to.rahH6604,whichאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834is byעַל־'al-H5921the Euphratesהַנָּהָ֛רha.na.HarH5104in the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of his peopleבְּנֵי־ עַמּ֖וֹbe.nei- a.MoH1121H5971. “Beholdהִ֠נֵּהHi.nehH2009,a peopleעַ֣ם'amH5971has come outיָצָ֤אya.Tza'H3318of Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֙יִם֙mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,”said Balakלִקְרֹא־lik.ro'-H7121לֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559הִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009. “They coverכִסָּה֙khi.SahH3680אֶת־'et-H853the faceעֵ֣ין'einH5869of the landהָאָ֔רֶץ וְה֥וּאha.'A.retz ve.Hu'H776H1931and have settledיֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427next to meמִמֻּלִֽי׃mi.mu.LiH4136.
6So pleaseנָּ֨אna'H4994comeלְכָה־le.khah-H1980nowוְעַתָּה֩ve.'a.TahH6258and put a curseאָֽרָה־'a.rah-H779אֶת־'et-H853on thisהַזֶּ֗הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588theyהוּא֙hu'H1931are too mightyעָצ֥וּם'a.TzumH6099for meמִמֶּ֔נִּיmi.Me.niH4480.Perhaps I mayאוּלַ֤י'u.LaiH194be ableאוּכַל֙'u.KhalH3201to defeatנַכֶּה־na.keh-H5221themand drive them outוַאֲגָרְשֶׁ֖נּוּva.'a.ga.re.She.nuH1644ofמִן־min-H4480the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776;forכִּ֣יkiH3588I knowיָדַ֗עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045אֵ֤ת'etH853that thoseאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834you blessתְּבָרֵךְ֙te.va.reKhH1288are blessedמְבֹרָ֔ךְme.vo.RakhH1288,and thoseוַאֲשֶׁ֥רva.'a.SherH834you curseתָּאֹ֖רta.'OrH779are cursedיוּאָֽר׃yu.'ArH779.”
7The eldersזִקְנֵ֤יzik.NeiH2205of Moabמוֹאָב֙ וְזִקְנֵ֣יmo.'Av ve.zik.NeiH4124H2205and Midianמִדְיָ֔ןmid.YanH4080departedוַיֵּ֨לְכ֜וּvai.Ye.le.KhuH1980with the fees for divinationוּקְסָמִ֖יםu.ke.sa.MimH7081in handבְּיָדָ֑םbe.ya.DamH3027.They cameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935toאֶל־'el-H413Balaamבִּלְעָ֔םbil.'AmH1109and relayedוַיְדַבְּר֥וּvay.da.be.RuH1696to himאֵלָ֖יו'e.LavH413the wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of Balakבָלָֽק׃va.LakH1111.
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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