Numbers 22 · Verse 9

Numbers 22:9

And God came unto Balaam, and said, What men are these with thee?
Numbers 22:9, King James Version

Numbers 22:9 in other translations

BSBThen God came to Balaam and asked, “Who are these men with you?”
WEBGod came to Balaam, and said, “Who are these men with you?”
ASVAnd God came unto Balaam, and said, What men are these with thee?
YLTAnd God cometh in unto Balaam, and saith, ‘Who are these men with thee?'
DARBYAnd God came to Balaam, and said, Who are these men with thee?
BBEAnd God came to Balaam and said, Who are these men with you?
WebsterAnd God came to Balaam, and said, What men are these with thee?

What does Numbers 22:9 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 22:9 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.

וַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'and he cameH935
אֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimGodH430
אֶל\־'el-toH413
בִּלְעָ֑םbil.'AmBalaamH1109
וַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
מִ֛יmiwho?H4310
הָאֲנָשִׁ֥יםha.'a.na.Shim[are] the menH582
הָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.leh<the> theseH428
עִמָּֽךְ\׃'i.Makhwith youH5973

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

Cross references for Numbers 22:9

  • Genesis 20:3

    But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, Behold, thou art but a dead man, for the woman which thou hast taken; for she is a man’s wife.

  • 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.

  • Genesis 3:9-11

    And the Lord God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou? And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself. And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat?

  • Daniel 4:31-32

    While the word was in the king’s mouth, there fell a voice from heaven, saying, O king Nebuchadnezzar, to thee it is spoken; The kingdom is departed from thee. And they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field: they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and seven times shall pass over thee, until thou know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.

  • Exodus 4:2

    And the Lord said unto him, What is that in thine hand? And he said, A rod.

  • Genesis 16:8

    And he said, Hagar, Sarai’s maid, whence camest thou? and whither wilt thou go? And she said, I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai.

  • 2 Kings 20:14-15

    Then came Isaiah the prophet unto king Hezekiah, and said unto him, What said these men? and from whence came they unto thee? And Hezekiah said, They are come from a far country, even from Babylon. And he said, What have they seen in thine house? And Hezekiah answered, All the things that are in mine house have they seen: there is nothing among my treasures that I have not shewed them.

  • Genesis 4:9

    And the Lord said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother’s keeper?

  • Genesis 41:25

    And Joseph said unto Pharaoh, The dream of Pharaoh is one: God hath shewed Pharaoh what he is about to do.

  • Matthew 7:22

    Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?

  • Genesis 31:24

    And God came to Laban the Syrian in a dream by night, and said unto him, Take heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.

  • Daniel 2:45

    Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it brake in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God hath made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter: and the dream is certain, and the interpretation thereof sure.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
God.
20; Ge 20:3; 31:24; 41:25; Da 2:45; 4:31,32; Mt 7:22; 24:24
Joh 11:51
What men.
Ge 3:9-11; 4:9; 16:8; Ex 4:2; 2Ki 20:14,15

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Context

  • Numbers 22:8

    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.

  • 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,

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Numbers 22:9 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y vino Dios á Balaam, y díjole: ¿Qué varones son estos que están contigo?
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et Dieu vint à Balaam, et dit: Qui sont ces hommes que tu as chez toi?
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und Gott kam zu Bileam und sprach: Wer sind diese Männer bei dir?
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Quid sibi volunt homines isti apud te?