Numbers 22:21
And Balaam rose up in the morning, and saddled his ass, and went with the princes of Moab.
Numbers 22:21 in other translations
| BSB | So in the morning Balaam got up, saddled his donkey, and went with the princes of Moab. |
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| WEB | Balaam rose up in the morning, and saddled his donkey, and went with the princes of Moab. |
| ASV | And Balaam rose up in the morning, and saddled his ass, and went with the princes of Moab. |
| YLT | And Balaam riseth in the morning, and saddleth his ass, and goeth with the princes of Moab, |
| DARBY | And Balaam rose up in the morning, and saddled his ass, and went with the princes of Moab. |
| BBE | So in the morning Balaam got up and, making his ass ready, went with the chiefs of Moab. |
| Webster | And Balaam rose in the morning, and saddled his ass, and went with the princes of Moab. |
What does Numbers 22:21 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Nu 22:21-41. The Journey.
21. Balaam ... saddled his ass--probably one of the white sprightly animals which persons of rank were accustomed to ride. The saddle, as usually in the East, would be nothing more than a pad or his outer cloak.Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Numbers 22:15-21
A second embassy was sent to Balaam. It were well for us, if we were as earnest and constant in prosecuting a good work, notwithstanding disappointments. Balak laid a bait, not only for Balaam's covetousness, but for his pride and ambition. How earnestly should we beg of God daily to mortify such desires in us! Thus sinners stick at no pains, spare no cost, and care not how low they stoop, to gratify their luxury…
Numbers 22:21 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Numbers 22:21
- Proverbs 1:15-16
My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path: For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood.
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Context
- Numbers 22:20
And God came unto Balaam at night, and said unto him, If the men come to call thee, rise up, and go with them; but yet the word which I shall say unto thee, that shalt thou do.
- Numbers 22:21
And Balaam rose up in the morning, and saddled his ass, and went with the princes of Moab.
- Numbers 22:22
And God’s anger was kindled because he went: and the angel of the Lord stood in the way for an adversary against him. Now he was riding upon his ass, and his two servants were with him.
Numbers 22:21 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Así Balaam se levantó por la mañana, y cinchó su asna, y fué con los príncipes de Moab. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Balaam se leva le matin, et sella son ânesse, et s’en alla avec les seigneurs de Moab. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und Bileam machte sich am Morgen auf und sattelte seine Eselin und zog mit den Fürsten von Moab. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Surrexit Balaam mane, et strata asina sua profectus est cum eis. |