Numbers 22:14
And the princes of Moab rose up, and they went unto Balak, and said, Balaam refuseth to come with us.
Numbers 22:14 in other translations
| BSB | And the princes of Moab arose, returned to Balak, and said, “Balaam refused to come with us.” |
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| WEB | The princes of Moab rose up, and they went to Balak, and said, “Balaam refuses to come with us.” |
| ASV | And the princes of Moab rose up, and they went unto Balak, and said, Balaam refuseth to come with us. |
| YLT | and the princes of Moab rise, and come in unto Balak, and say, ‘Balaam is refusing to come with us.' |
| DARBY | And the princes of Moab rose up; and they went to Balak, and said, Balaam has refused to come with us. |
| BBE | So the chiefs of Moab went back to Balak and said, Balaam will not come with us. |
| Webster | And the princes of Moab rose up, and they went to Balak, and said, Balaam refuseth to come with us. |
What does Numbers 22:14 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…
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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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…
Numbers 22:14 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Numbers 22:14
- Numbers 22:13
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.
- Numbers 22:37
And Balak said unto Balaam, Did I not earnestly send unto thee to call thee? wherefore camest thou not unto me? am I not able indeed to promote thee to honour?
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Context
- Numbers 22:13
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.
- Numbers 22:14
And the princes of Moab rose up, and they went unto Balak, and said, Balaam refuseth to come with us.
- Numbers 22:15
And Balak sent yet again princes, more, and more honourable than they.
Numbers 22:14 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y los príncipes de Moab se levantaron, y vinieron á Balac, y dijeron: Balaam no quiso venir con nosotros. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et les seigneurs de Moab se levèrent, et s’en allèrent vers Balak, et dirent: Balaam a refusé de venir avec nous. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und die Fürsten von Moab machten sich auf und kamen zu Balak und sprachen: Bileam hat sich geweigert, mit uns zu gehen. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Reversi principes dixerunt ad Balac: Noluit Balaam venire nobiscum. |