And the angelוַ מַלְאַךְof YHWHיְהוָהsaidיֹּאמֶרtoאֶלBalaam,בִּלְעָם“Goלֵךְwithעִםthe men,הָאֲנָשִׁיםbutוְonlyאֶפֶסthe wordאֶת הַדָּבָרthatאֲשֶׁרI speakאֲדַבֵּרto you,אֵלֶיךָthatאֹתוֹyou shall speak.”תְדַבֵּרSo Balaamוַ בִּלְעָםwentיֵּלֶךְwithעִםthe princesשָׂרֵיof Balak.בָלָק
Numbers 22:35
Study it in the app“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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
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.
Where else “bilam” appears- “Goלֵךְlech
go
To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.
Where else “lech” appears- the menאֲנָשִׁיםanashim
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “anashim” appears- onlyאֶפֶסefes
only
Only, however.
Where else “efes” appears- the wordדָּבָרdavar
word
What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.
Where else “davar” appears- I speakאֲדַבֵּרadaber
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “adaber” appears- the princesשָׂרֵיsare
nobleman
Someone of high rank by family or office: a noble, a great lord.
Where else “sare” appears- of Balakבָלָקvalak
Balak
Balak, king of Moab in the time of Moses. The name means "devastator."
Where else “valak” appears
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.