King James Version
Numbers 22:10 in the King James Version says “And Balaam said unto God, Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, hath sent unto me, saying,” — study this verse from Numbers chapter 22 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And Balaam said unto God, Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, hath sent unto me, saying,”
Numbers 22:10 · 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.
And God came unto Balaam, and said, What men are these with thee?
And Balaam said unto God, Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, hath sent unto me, saying,
Behold, there is a people come out of Egypt, which covereth the face of the earth: come now, curse me them; peradventure I shall be able to overcome them, and drive them out. I shall: Heb. I shall prevail in fighting against him
And God said unto Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them; thou shalt not curse the people: for they are blessed.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“unto God”
H430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of
“the son”
H1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or
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