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Numbers 22:10 KJV
Numbers · chapter 22 · verse 10
And Balaam said unto God, Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, hath sent unto me, saying,Numbers 22:10 · King James Version
Numbers 22:10 in context
8And 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.
9And God came unto Balaam, and said, What men are these with thee?
10And Balaam said unto God, Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, hath sent unto me, saying,
11Behold, 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.
12And God said unto Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them; thou shalt not curse the people: for they are blessed.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- BalaamBilʻâmBilam, a Mesopotamian prophetH1109 →
- ZipporTsippôwrTsippor, a MoabiteH6834 →
- BalakBâlâqBalak, a Moabitish kingH1111 →
- saidʼâmarto sayH559 →
- kingmeleka kingH4428 →
- MoabMôwʼâbMoab, an incestuous son of LotH4124 →
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The children of Israel have at length finished their wanderings in the wilderness, out of which they went up (Num 21:18), and are now encamped in the plains of Moab near Jordan, where they continued till they passed through Jordan under Joshua, after the death of Moses. Now we have here, I.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-14