Numbers 22:10

Complete Jewish Bible

Bil‘am said to God, "Balak the son of Tzippor, king of Mo'av, has sent me this message:

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
Bil`am said to God, Balak the son of Tzippor, king of Mo'av, has sent to me, [saying],

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

Lexham English Bible
And Balaam said to God, "Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab, sent word to me,

English Standard Version
And Balaam said to God, "Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, has sent to me, saying,

New Century Version
Balaam said to God, "The king of Moab, Balak son of Zippor, sent them to me with this message:

New English Translation
Balaam said to God, "Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab, has sent a message to me, saying,

Amplified Bible
Balaam said to God, "Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, has sent word to me:

New American Standard Bible
Balaam said to God, "Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, sent word to me:

Geneva Bible (1587)
And Baalam said vnto God, Balak ye sonne of Zippor, king of Moab hath set vnto me, saying,

Legacy Standard Bible
And Balaam said to God, "Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, has sent word to me,

Contemporary English Version
"They are messengers from King Balak of Moab," Balaam answered. "He sent them

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

Easy-to-Read Version
Balaam said to God, "The king of Moab, Balak son of Zippor, sent them to give me a message.

George Lamsa Translation
And Balaam said to God, Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, has sent to me, saying,

Good News Translation
He answered, "King Balak of Moab has sent them to tell me

Christian Standard Bible®
Balaam replied to God, “Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab, sent this message to me:

Literal Translation
And Balaam said to God, Balak the son of Zippor king of Moab has sent to me,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Balaam sayde vnto God: Balac ye sonne of Ziphor the kynge of the Moabites hath sent vnto me:

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

Bible in Basic English
And Balaam said to God, Balak, the son of Zippor, king of Moab, has sent them to me, saying,

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Balaam sayd vnto God: Balac the sonne of Ziphor kyng of Moab hath sent vnto me [saying:]

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Balaam said unto God: 'Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, hath sent unto me [saying]:

King James Version (1611)
And Balaam said vnto God, Balak the sonne of Zippor, King of Moab, hath sent vnto me, saying;

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Balaam said to God, Balac son of Sepphor, king of Moab, sent them to me, saying,

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

Berean Standard Bible
And Balaam said to God, "Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab, sent me this message:

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Balaam answeride, Balaach, the sone of Sephor, kyng of Moabitis, sente to me, and seide, Lo!

Young's Literal Translation
And Balaam saith unto God, `Balak, son of Zippor, king of Moab, hath sent unto me:

Update Bible Version
And Balaam said to God, Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, has sent to me, [saying],

Webster's Bible Translation
And Balaam said to God, Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, hath sent to me, [saying],

World English Bible
Balaam said to God, Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, has sent to me, [saying],

New King James Version
So Balaam said to God, "Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, has sent to me, saying,

New Living Translation
Balaam said to God, "Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab, has sent me this message:

New Life Bible
Balaam said to God, "Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, has sent word to me, saying,

New Revised Standard
Balaam said to God, "King Balak son of Zippor of Moab, has sent me this message:

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then said Balaam unto God, - Balak, son of Zipper king of Moab, hath sent unto me:

Douay-Rheims Bible
He answered: Balac the son of Sephor king of the Moabites hath sent to me,

Revised Standard Version
And Balaam said to God, "Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, has sent to me, saying,

THE MESSAGE
Balaam answered, "Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab, sent them with a message: ‘Look, the people that came up out of Egypt are all over the place! Come and curse them for me. Maybe then I'll be able to attack and drive them out of the country.'"

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Balaam said to God, "Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, has sent word to me,

Contextual Overview

¹ Then the people of Isra'el traveled on and camped in the plains of Mo'av beyond the Yarden River, opposite Yericho. Haftarah Hukkat: Shof'tim (Judges) 11:1–33 B'rit Hadashah suggested readings for Parashah Hukkat: Yochanan (John) 3:9–21; 4:3–30; 12:27–50 [In regular years read with Parashah 39, in leap years read separately] Now Balak the son of Tzippor saw all that Isra'el had done to the Emori. Mo'av was very afraid of the people, because there were so many of them; Mo'av was overcome with dread because of the people of Isra'el. So Mo'av said to the leaders of Midyan, "This horde will lick up everything around us, the way an ox licks up grass in the field." Balak the son of Tzippor was king of Mo'av at that time. He sent messengers to Bil‘am the son of B‘or, at P'tor by the [Euphrates] River in his native land, to tell him, "Listen, a people has come out of Egypt, spread over all the land and settled down next to me. Therefore, please come, and curse this people for me, because they are stronger than I am. Maybe I will be able to strike them down and drive them out of the land, for I know that whomever you bless is in fact blessed, and whomever you curse is in fact cursed." The leaders of Mo'av and Midyan left, taking with them the payment for divining, came to Bil‘am and spoke to him the words of Balak. He said to them, "Stay here tonight, and I will bring you back whatever answer Adonai tells me." So the princes of Mo'av stayed with Bil‘am. God came to Bil‘am and said, "Who are these men with you?" Bil‘am said to God, "Balak the son of Tzippor, king of Mo'av, has sent me this message: ‘The people who came out of Egypt have spread over the land; now, come and curse them for me; maybe I will be able to fight against them and drive them out.'" God answered Bil‘am, "You are not to go with them; you are not to curse the people, because they are blessed." (RY: v; LY: ii) Bil‘am got up in the morning and said to the princes of Balak, "Return to your own land, because Adonai refuses to give me permission to go with you." The princes of Mo'av got up, returned to Balak and said, "Bil‘am refuses to come with us." Balak again sent princes, more of them and of higher status than the first group. They went to Bil‘am and said to him, "Here is what Balak the son of Tzippor says: ‘Please don't let anything keep you from coming to me. I will reward you very well, and whatever you say to me I will do. So please come, and curse this people for me.'" Bil‘am answered the servants of Balak, "Even if Balak were to give me his palace filled with silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the word of Adonai my God to do anything, great or small. Now, please, you too, stay here tonight; so that I may find out what else Adonai will say to me." God came to Bil‘am during the night and said to him, "If the men have come to summon you, get up and go with them; but do only what I tell you." (LY: iii) So Bil‘am got up in the morning, saddled his donkey and went with the princes of Mo'av. But God's anger flared up because he went, and the angel of Adonai stationed himself on the path to bar his way. He was riding on his donkey, and his two servants were with him. The donkey saw the angel of Adonai standing on the road, drawn sword in hand; so the donkey turned off the road into the field; and Bil‘am had to beat the donkey to get it back on the road. Then the angel of Adonai stood on the road where it became narrow as it passed among the vineyards and had stone walls on both sides. The donkey saw the angel of Adonai and pushed up against the wall, crushing Bil‘am's foot against the wall. So he beat it again. The angel of Adonai moved ahead and stood in a place so tight that there was no room to turn either right or left. Again the donkey saw the angel of Adonai and lay down under Bil‘am, which made him so angry that he hit the donkey with his stick. But Adonai enabled the donkey to speak, and it said to Bil‘am, "What have I done to you to make you beat me these three times?" Bil‘am said to the donkey, "It's because you've been making a fool of me! I wish I had a sword in my hand; I would kill you on the spot!" The donkey said to Bil‘am, "I'm your donkey, right? You've ridden me all your life, right? Have I ever treated you like this before?" "No," he admitted. Then Adonai opened Bil‘am's eyes, so that he could see the angel of Adonai standing in the way with his drawn sword in his hand, and he bowed his head and fell on his face. The angel of Adonai said to him, "Why did you hit your donkey three times like that? I have come out here to bar your way, because you are rushing to oppose me. The donkey saw me and turned aside these three times; and indeed, if she hadn't turned away from me, I would have killed you by now and saved it alive!" Bil‘am said to the angel of Adonai , "I have sinned. I didn't know that you were standing on the road to block me. Now, therefore, if what I am doing displeases you, I will go back." But the angel of Adonai said to Bil‘am, "No, go on with the men; but you are to say only what I tell you to say." So Bil‘am went along with the princes of Balak. When Balak heard that Bil‘am had come, he went out to meet him in the city of Mo'av at the Arnon border, in the farthest reaches of the territory. Balak said to Bil‘am, "I sent more than once to summon you! Why didn't you come to me? Did you think I couldn't pay you enough?" Bil‘am replied to Balak, "Here, I've come to you! But I have no power of my own to say anything. The word that God puts in my mouth is what I will say." (RY: vi, LY: iv) Bil‘am went with Balak. When they arrived at Kiryat-Hutzot, Balak sacrificed cattle and sheep, then sent to Bil‘am and the princes with him. In the morning Balak took Bil‘am and brought him up to the high places of Ba‘al; from there he could see a portion of the people. ² Then the people of Isra'el traveled on and camped in the plains of Mo'av beyond the Yarden River, opposite Yericho. Haftarah Hukkat: Shof'tim (Judges) 11:1–33 B'rit Hadashah suggested readings for Parashah Hukkat: Yochanan (John) 3:9–21; 4:3–30; 12:27–50 [In regular years read with Parashah 39, in leap years read separately] Now Balak the son of Tzippor saw all that Isra'el had done to the Emori. ³ Mo'av was very afraid of the people, because there were so many of them; Mo'av was overcome with dread because of the people of Isra'el. ⁴ So Mo'av said to the leaders of Midyan, "This horde will lick up everything around us, the way an ox licks up grass in the field." Balak the son of Tzippor was king of Mo'av at that time. ⁵ He sent messengers to Bil‘am the son of B‘or, at P'tor by the [Euphrates] River in his native land, to tell him, "Listen, a people has come out of Egypt, spread over all the land and settled down next to me. ⁶ Therefore, please come, and curse this people for me, because they are stronger than I am. Maybe I will be able to strike them down and drive them out of the land, for I know that whomever you bless is in fact blessed, and whomever you curse is in fact cursed." ⁷ The leaders of Mo'av and Midyan left, taking with them the payment for divining, came to Bil‘am and spoke to him the words of Balak. ⁸ He said to them, "Stay here tonight, and I will bring you back whatever answer Adonai tells me." So the princes of Mo'av stayed with Bil‘am. ⁹ God came to Bil‘am and said, "Who are these men with you?" ¹⁰ Bil‘am said to God, "Balak the son of Tzippor, king of Mo'av, has sent me this message:

Bible Verse Review
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Numbers 22:4-6

Reciprocal: Numbers 31:8 - Balaam

Cross-References

Genesis 22:6
Avraham took the wood for the burnt offering and laid it on Yitz'chak his son. Then he took in his hand the fire and the knife, and they both went on together.

Genesis 22:12
He said, "Don't lay your hand on the boy! Don't do anything to him! For now I know that you are a man who fears God, because you have not withheld your son, your only son, from me."

Genesis 22:17
I will most certainly bless you; and I will most certainly increase your descendants to as many as there are stars in the sky or grains of sand on the seashore. Your descendants will possess the cities of their enemies,

Genesis 22:19
So Avraham returned to his young men. They got up and went together to Be'er-Sheva, and Avraham settled in Be'er-Sheva.

Genesis 22:21
‘Utz his firstborn, Buz his brother, K'mu'el the father of Aram,

Genesis 22:23
B'tu'el fathered Rivkah. These eight Milkah bore to Nachor Avraham's brother.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Balaam said unto God,.... In answer to the question he put to him:

Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, hath sent unto me; these men, and a message by them:

saying; as follows.