Numbers 22:9
7 The elders of Moab and Midian departed with the fees for divination in hand. They came to Balaam and relayed to him the words of Balak.
8 “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.
Then God came to Balaam and asked, “Who are these men with you?”
10 And Balaam said to God, “Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab, sent me this message:
11 ‘Behold, a people has come out of Egypt, and they cover the face of the land. Now come and put a curse on them for me. Perhaps I may be able to fight against them and drive them away.’”
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Then God came to Balaam and asked, “Who are these men with you?”
- KJV
- And God came unto Balaam, and said, What men are these with thee?
- WEB
- God came to Balaam, and said, “Who are these men with you?”
- ASV
- And God came unto Balaam, and said, What men are these with thee?
- DARBY
- And God came to Balaam, and said, Who are these men with thee?
- BLB
- And God came to Balaam and said, “Who [are] these men with you?”
- ÅB
- Da kom Gud til Bileam og sa: Hva er det for folk som er hos deg?
- OTB
- Herren nærmet seg Bileam og spurte: «Hvem er disse mennene som er hos deg?»
- B1930
- Da kom Gud til Bileam og sa: Hvad er det for folk som er hos dig?
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Genesis 20:3
One night, however, God came to Abimelech in a dream and told him, “You are as good as dead because of the woman you have taken, for she is a married woman.”
Read in contextNumbers 22:20
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.”
Read in contextGenesis 3:9–11
But the LORD God called out to the man, “Where are you?”
Read in contextDaniel 4:31–32
While the words were still in the king’s mouth, a voice came from heaven: “It is decreed to you, King Nebuchadnezzar, that the kingdom has departed from you.
Read in contextExodus 4:2
And the LORD asked him, “What is that in your hand?” “A staff,” he replied.
Read in contextGenesis 16:8
“Hagar, servant of Sarai,” he said, “where have you come from, and where are you going?” “I am running away from my mistress Sarai,” she replied.
Read in context2 Kings 20:14–15
Then the prophet Isaiah went to King Hezekiah and asked, “Where did those men come from, and what did they say to you?” “They came from a distant land,” Hezekiah replied, “from Babylon.”
Read in contextGenesis 4:9
And the LORD said to Cain, “Where is your brother Abel?” “I do not know!” he answered. “Am I my brother’s keeper?”
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