Numbers 22 · Verse 10

Numbers 22:10

And Balaam said unto God, Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, hath sent unto me, saying,
Numbers 22:10, King James Version

Numbers 22:10 in other translations

BSBAnd Balaam said to God, “Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab, sent me this message:
WEBBalaam said to God, “Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, has said to me,
ASVAnd Balaam said unto God, Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, hath sent unto me, saying,
YLTAnd Balaam saith unto God, ‘Balak, son of Zippor, king of Moab, hath sent unto me:
DARBYAnd Balaam said to God, Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, hath sent unto me,
BBEAnd Balaam said to God, Balak, the son of Zippor, king of Moab, has sent them to me, saying,
WebsterAnd Balaam said to God, Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, hath sent to me, saying,

What does Numbers 22:10 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 22:8-15

8-14. 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…

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Numbers 22:1-14

The king of Moab formed a plan to get the people of Israel cursed; that is, to set God against them, who had hitherto fought for them. He had a false notion, that if he could get some prophet to pray for evil upon them, and to pronounce a blessing upon himself and his forces, that then he should be able to deal with them. None had so great a reputation as Balaam; and Balak will employ him, though he send a great way…

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Numbers 22:10 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
בִּלְעָ֖םbil.'AmBalaamH1109
אֶל\־'el-toH413
הָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.Him<the> GodH430
בָּלָ֧קba.LakBalakH1111
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son ofH1121
צִפֹּ֛רtzi.PorZipporH6834
מֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king ofH4428
מוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvMoabH4124
שָׁלַ֥חsha.Lachhe sentH7971
אֵלָֽי\׃'e.Laito meH413

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

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Context

  • Numbers 22:9

    And God came unto Balaam, and said, What men are these with thee?

  • Numbers 22:10

    And Balaam said unto God, Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, hath sent unto me, saying,

  • Numbers 22:11

    Behold, there is a people come out of Egypt, which covereth the face of the earth: come now, curse me them; peradventure I shall be able to overcome them, and drive them out.

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Numbers 22:10 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y Balaam respondió á Dios: Balac hijo de Zippor, rey de Moab, ha enviado á mí diciendo:
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et Balaam dit à Dieu: Balak, fils de Tsippor, roi de Moab, a envoyé vers moi:
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und Bileam sprach zu Gott: Balak, der Sohn Zippors, der König von Moab, hat zu mir gesandt:
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Respondit: Balac filius Sephor rex Moabitarum misit ad me,