Numbers 22:8
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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.“Spend the night here,” Balaam replied, “and I will give you the answer that the LORD speaks to me.” So the princes of Moab stayed with Balaam.
In other translations
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.“Spend the night here,” Balaam replied, “and I will give you the answer that the LORD speaks to me.” So the princes of Moab stayed with Balaam.
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559אֲלֵיהֶם'aleihemto themH413לִינוּlinulodgeH3885פֹהfohhereH6311הַלַּיְלָהhalaylahthis nightH3915וַהֲשִׁבֹתִיvahashivotiand I will bring backH7725אֶתְכֶם'etkhem<obj.> youH853דָּבָרdavarwordH1697כַּאֲשֶׁרka'asherjust asH834יְדַבֵּרyedaberhe will speakH1696יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068אֵלָי'elaito meH413וַיֵּשְׁבוּvaiyeshevuand they remainedH3427שָׂרֵי־sarei-[the] leaders ofH8269מוֹאָבmo'avMoabH4124עִם־'im-withH5973בִּלְעָם׃bil'amBalaamH1109
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Ezekiel 33:31And 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.So My people come to you as usual, sit before you, and hear your words; but they do not put them into practice. Although they express love with their mouths, their hearts pursue dishonest gain.
- Numbers 23:12And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which the Lord hath put in my mouth?But Balaam replied, “Should I not speak exactly what the LORD puts in my mouth?”
- Numbers 12:6And 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.He said, “Hear now My words: If there is a prophet among you, I, the LORD, will reveal Myself to him in a vision; I will speak to him in a dream.
- Numbers 22:19-2019 Now therefore, I pray you, tarry ye also here this night, that I may know what the Lord will say unto me more. 20 And God came unto Balaam at night, and said unto him, If the men come to call thee, rise up, and go with them; but yet the word which I shall say unto thee, that shalt thou do.19 So now, please stay here overnight as the others did, that I may find out what else the LORD has to tell me.” 20 That night God came to Balaam and said, “Since these men have come to summon you, get up and go with them, but you must only do what I tell you.”
- Jeremiah 12:2Thou 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.You planted them, and they have taken root. They have grown and produced fruit. You are ever on their lips, but far from their hearts.
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People and places
People: Balaam
Places: Moab