Numbers 22:13

Numbers 22:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)The next morning Balaam got up and said to Balak’s officials, “Go back to your own country, for the Lord has refused to let me go with you.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)So Balaam rose in the morning and said to the princes of Balak, "Go to your own land, for the Lord has refused to let me go with you."
• New King James Version (NKJV)So Balaam rose in the morning and said to the princes of Balak, “Go back to your land, for the Lord has refused to give me permission to go with you.”

Context of Numbers 22:13

11‘Behold, there is a people who came out of Egypt, and they cover the surface of the land; now come, curse them for me; perhaps I will be able to fight against them and drive them out.’” 12But God said to Balaam, “Do not go with them; you shall not curse the people, for they are blessed.” So Balaam got up in the morning and said to Balak’s representatives, “Go back to your land, for the Lord has refused to let me go with you.” 14And the representatives from Moab got up and went to Balak, and said, “Balaam refused to come with us.” 15Then Balak sent representatives once again, more numerous and more distinguished than the previous.

Numbers 22:13 word by word

וַיָּ֤קָם בִּלְעָם֙ בַּבֹּ֔קֶר וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ אֶל־שָׂרֵ֣י בָלָ֔ק לְכ֖וּ אֶֽל־אַרְצְכֶ֑ם כִּ֚י מֵאֵ֣ן יְהוָ֔ה לְתִתִּ֖י לַהֲלֹ֥ךְ עִמָּכֶֽם׃Read the interlinear

• So Balaamבִּלְעָםbil‛âm · BalaamH1109
• gotקָמָיqûm · (Leb)-kamaiH6965
• in the morningבֹּ֫קֶרbôqer · morningH1242
• and saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• to Balak’sבָּלָקbâlâq · BalakH1111
• representativesשַׂרώar · rulerH8269
• Goהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
• to your landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• for the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• has refusedמָאֵןmâ'ên · to refuseH3985
• to letנָתַןnâthan · to give: allowH5414

Cross-references for Numbers 22:13

• Numbers 22:14And the representatives from Moab got up and went to Balak, and said, “Balaam refused to come with us.”
• Deuteronomy 23:5Nevertheless, the Lord your God was unwilling to listen to Balaam, but the Lord your God turned the curse into a blessing for you because the Lord your God loves you.

Commentaries on Numbers 22:13

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-18God commanded Balaam not to go with Balak's messengers.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

In the dictionaries

• Balaam
• Crush
• Curse
• Lick
• Moab
• Promote
• Abel-Shittim
• Angel
• Ass
• Balak

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