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And Balaamוַ בִּלְעָםsaidיֹּאמֶרtoאֶלElohim,הָאֱלֹהִים“Balakבָּלָקsonבֶּןof Zippor,צִפֹּרkingמֶלֶךְof Moab,מוֹאָבhas sentשָׁלַחto me:אֵלָי
Numbers 22:10
Study it in the app“And Balaam said to Elohim, “Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab, has sent to me:”
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 22:10, word by word
- And Balaamבִּלְעָםbilam
Balaam
Balaam, a diviner from Mesopotamia whom the king of Moab called to curse Israel. The name perhaps means "not of the people," that is, a foreigner.
Where else “bilam” appears- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- “Balakבָּלָקbalak
Balak
Balak, king of Moab in the time of Moses. The name means "devastator."
Where else “balak” appears- sonבֶּןben
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appears- of Zipporצִפֹּרtsipor
Zippor
Zippor, father of Balak, king of Moab. The name means "bird."
Where else “tsipor” appears- kingמֶלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- of Moabמוֹאָבmoav
Moab
See it on the mapWhere else “moav” appears- has sentשָׁלַחshalach
send
To send someone or something.
Where else “shalach” appears
Places in this verse
Moab
Today: western Jordan, east of the Dead Sea
The land east of the Dead Sea, in present-day Jordan.
The Moabites came from a son of Lot (Gen 19:37). Ruth came from Moab (Ruth 1:1-4), and Moses died in its territory (Deut 34:5).
The context
9And Elohim came to Balaam and said, “Who are these men with you?”
10 · This verse (above)
11‘Look, the people that has come out of Egypt covers the face of the earth; now, come, curse them for me; perhaps I will be able to fight against them and drive them out.’”