Numbers 22:10

Numbers 22:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Balaam said unto God, Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, hath sent unto me, saying,
• New International Version (NIV)Balaam said to God, “Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab, sent me this message:
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Balaam said to God, "Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, has sent to me, saying,
• New King James Version (NKJV)So Balaam said to God, “Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, has sent to me, saying,

Context of Numbers 22:10

8And he said to them, Lodge here this night, and I will bring you word again, as the LORD shall speak to me: and the princes of Moab abode with Balaam. 9And God came to Balaam, and said, What men are these with thee? And Balaam said to God, Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, hath sent to me, saying, 11Behold, there hast a people come out of Egypt, which covereth the face of the earth: come now, curse them for me; perhaps I shall be able to overcome them, and drive them out. 12And God said to Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them; thou shalt not curse the people: for they are blessed.

Numbers 22:10 word by word

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר בִּלְעָ֖ם אֶל־הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים בָּלָ֧ק בֶּן־צִפֹּ֛ר מֶ֥לֶךְ מוֹאָ֖ב שָׁלַ֥ח אֵלָֽי׃Read the interlinear

• Balaamבִּלְעָםbil‛âm · BalaamH1109
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• Balakבָּלָקbâlâq · BalakH1111
• sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• Zipporצִפּוֹרtsippôr · ZipporH6834
• kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• Moabמוֹאָבmô'âb · MoabH4124
• sentשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971

Cross-references for Numbers 22:10

• Numbers 22:4And Moab said to the elders of Midian, Now shall this company lick up all that are around us, as the ox licketh up the grass of the field. And Balak the son of Zippor was king of the Moabites at that time.

Commentaries on Numbers 22:10

• 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

Topics related to Numbers 22:10

• Prayer
• Zippor

In the dictionaries

• Balaam
• God
• Moab
• Moab; Moabites
• Moab, Moabite
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Crush
• Curse
• Lick
• Promote

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