Numbers 22:8

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 now, please come and curse this nation for me, for they are too powerful for me. Perhaps I will prevail so that we may conquer them and drive them out of the land. For I know that whoever you bless is blessed, and whoever you curse is cursed.” 7So the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with the fee for divination in their hand. They came to Balaam and reported to him the words of Balak. He replied to them, “Stay here tonight, and I will bring back to you whatever word the Lord may speak to me.” So the princes of Moab stayed with Balaam. 9And God came to Balaam and said, “Who are these men with you?” 10Balaam said to God, “Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab, has sent a message to me, saying,

Numbers 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• unto them, Lodgeלוּןlûn lîyn · to lodgeH3885
• here this nightלַ֫יְלָהlayil lêyl layelâh · nightH3915
• and I will bringשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
• you wordדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• againשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
• as the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• shall speakדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• unto me: and the princesשַׂרώar · rulerH8269
• of Moabמוֹאָבmô'âb · MoabH4124
• abodeיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• with Balaamבִּלְעָםbil‛âm · BalaamH1109

Cross-references for Numbers 22:8

• Numbers 22:19Now therefore, please stay the night here also, that I may know what more the Lord might say to me.”
• Numbers 12:6The Lord said, “Hear now my words: If there is a prophet among you, I the Lord will make myself known to him in a vision; I will speak with him in a dream.
• Numbers 23:12Balaam replied, “Must I not be careful to speak what the Lord has put in my mouth?”
• Jeremiah 12:2You plant them like trees and they put down their roots. They grow prosperous and are very fruitful. They always talk about you, but they really care nothing about you.
• Ezekiel 33:31They come to you in crowds, and they sit in front of you as my people. They hear your words, but do not obey them. For they talk lustfully, and their heart is set on their own advantage.

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

Topics related to Numbers 22:8

• Prayer

In the dictionaries

• Balaam
• Moab
• Moab; Moabites
• Moab, Moabite
• Crush
• Curse
• Lick
• Promote
• Abel-Shittim
• Angel

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