Numbers 22:35

“And the angel of YHWH said to Balaam, “Go with the men, but only the word that I speak to you, that you shall speak.” So Balaam went with the princes of Balak.”

Numbers 22:35 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Numbers 22:35, word by word

And the angelמַלְאַךְmalach

angel

A messenger from God, a heavenly being.

Where else “malach” appears
of YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

Where else “yehva” appears
saidיֹּאמֶרyomer

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

Where else “yomer” appears
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.

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“Goלֵךְlech

go

To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.

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the menאֲנָשִׁיםanashim

man

An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.

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onlyאֶפֶסefes

only

Only, however.

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the wordדָּבָרdavar

word

What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.

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I speakאֲדַבֵּרadaber

speak

To speak, say something; above all God to his people.

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the princesשָׂרֵיsare

nobleman

Someone of high rank by family or office: a noble, a great lord.

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of Balakבָלָקvalak

Balak

Balak, king of Moab in the time of Moses. The name means "devastator."

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The context

34And Balaam said to the angel of YHWH, “I have sinned, for I did not know that you were standing in the road against me. And now, if it is displeasing in your eyes, I will turn back.”

35 · This verse (above)

36When Balak heard that Balaam had come, he went out to meet him at the city of Moab, which is on the border of the Arnon, which is at the edge of the territory.

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