Numbers 22:8 KJV
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.
Thou and Ye
- you more than one
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?
Matthew Henry
- Balak's fear of Israel, He sends for BalaamThe 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,...
Cross References
- Numbers 12:6 And he said, Hear now my words: If there be a prophet among you, I the LORD will make myself known unto him in a vision, and will speak unto him in a dream.
- Numbers 22:19–20 Now therefore, I pray you, tarry ye also here this night, that I may know what the LORD will say unto me more. …
- Numbers 23:12 And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which the LORD hath put in my mouth?
- Jeremiah 12:2 Thou hast planted them, yea, they have taken root: they grow, yea, they bring forth fruit: thou art near in their mouth, and far from their reins.
- Ezekiel 33:31 And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth after their covetousness.
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Topics
- Covetousness Balaam, in loving the wages of unrighteousness
- Heathen Balaam
- Hypocrisy Ith
- Moabites Calls for Balaam to curse Israel
- Prayer Imprecatory
- Sorcery By Balaam
- Temptation Balak tempts Balaam
- Worldliness Balaam
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible1491–1451 BC · Israel in the Wilderness
Places
- MoabRegion · today Kerak · Location well established
- Places in Numbers 22 on a map
Bible Dictionary
- LordThere are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.
- MoabThe seed of the father, or, according to others, the desirable land, the eldest son of Lot (Gen 19:37), of incestuous birth.
- 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...
Hebrew and Strong’s
- And he said וַיֹּאמֶר wayyōʾmer אָמַר Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
- unto them, Lodge אֲלֵיהֶם ʾălêhem Preposition · with suffix: third person masculine plural לִינוּ lînû לוּן Verb · qal imperative, second person masculine plural
- here this night פֹה pô Adverb הַלַּיְלָה hallaylâ לַיִל Noun · masculine singular · with the
- and I will bring וַהֲשִׁבֹתִי wahăšibōtî שׁוּב Verb · hiphil sequential perfect, first person common singular · with and
- you word אֶתְכֶם ʾetkem Object marker · with suffix: second person masculine plural דָּבָר dābār דָּבָר Noun · masculine singular
- again שׁוּב shûwb
- as the LORD יְהוָה yhwh יְהֹוָה Proper name
- shall speak כַּאֲשֶׁר kaʾăšer Relative · with preposition יְדַבֵּר yĕdabbēr דָבַר Verb · piel imperfect, third person masculine singular
- unto me: and the princes אֵלָי ʾēlāy Preposition · with suffix: first person common singular שָׂרֵי śārê שַׂר Noun · masculine plural construct
- of Moab מוֹאָב môʾāb מוֹאָב Proper name
- abode וַיֵּשְׁבוּ wayyēšĕbû יָשַׁב Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine plural · with and
- with Balaam עִם ʿim Preposition בִּלְעָם bilʿām בִּלְעָם Proper name
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