Numbers 22:34 KJV

And Balaam said unto the angel of the LORD, I have sinned; for I knew not that thou stoodest in the way against me: now therefore, if it displease thee, I will get me back again.

Thou and Ye

  • thou, thee one person

In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?

Scofield Notes

  • angel(See Scofield "Heb 1:4")

Matthew Henry

  • The opposition to Balaam by the wayWe must not think, that because God does not always by his providence restrain men from sin, therefore he approves of it, or that it is not hateful to him....

Thompson Chains

Cross References

  • Job 34:31–32 Surely it is meet to be said unto God, I have borne chastisement, I will not offend any more: …
  • 1 Samuel 15:24 And Saul said unto Samuel, I have sinned: for I have transgressed the commandment of the LORD, and thy words: because I feared the people, and obeyed their voice.
  • 2 Samuel 12:13 And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against the LORD. And Nathan said unto David, The LORD also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die.
  • 1 Samuel 15:30 Then he said, I have sinned: yet honour me now, I pray thee, before the elders of my people, and before Israel, and turn again with me, that I may worship the LORD thy God.
  • 1 Samuel 26:21 Then said Saul, I have sinned: return, my son David: for I will no more do thee harm, because my soul was precious in thine eyes this day: behold, I have played the fool, and have erred exceedingly.

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  • BalaamLord of the people; foreigner or glutton, as interpreted by others, the son of Beor, was a man of some rank among the Midianites (Num...
  • LordThere are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.

Hebrew and Strong’s

  • And Balaam בִּלְעָם bilʿām בִּלְעָם Proper name
  • said וַיֹּאמֶר wayyōʾmer אָמַר Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
  • unto the angel אֶל ʾel Preposition מַלְאַךְ malʾak מֲלְאָךְ Noun · masculine singular construct
  • of the LORD יְהוָה yhwh יְהֹוָה Proper name
  • I have sinned חָטָאתִי ḥāṭāʾtî חָטָא Verb · qal perfect, first person common singular
  • for I knew יָדַעְתִּי yādaʿtî יָדַע Verb · qal perfect, first person common singular
  • not that thou stoodest כִּי kî Conjunction לֹא lōʾ Negative כִּי kî Conjunction אַתָּה ʾattâ Pronoun · second person masculine singular נִצָּב niṣṣāb נָצַב Verb · niphal active participle, masculine singular
  • in the way בַּדָּרֶךְ baddārek דֶּרֶךְ Noun · masculine or feminine singular · with preposition with the
  • against לִקְרָאתִי liqrāʾtî קִרְאָה Verb · qal infinitive construct · with preposition, suffix: first person common singular
  • me: now therefore, if it displease thee וְעַתָּה wĕʿattâ Adverb · with and אִם ʾim Conjunction רַע raʿ רָעַע Verb · qal perfect, third person masculine singular בְּעֵינֶיךָ bĕʿênêkā עַיִן Noun · masculine or feminine dual construct · with preposition, suffix: second person masculine singular
  • I will get me back again אָשׁוּבָה ʾāšûbâ שׁוּב Verb · qal cohortative, first person common singular לִּי lî Preposition · with suffix: first person common singular

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