KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
To get what Numbers 22:8 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“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.”
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| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “And he said” | וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | To say (used with great latitude) | said |
| “unto” | אֲלֵיהֶ֗ם | Near, with or among; often in general, to | unto |
| “them, Lodge” | לִ֤ינוּ | To stop (usually over night); by implication, to stay permanently; hence (in a bad sense) to be obstinate (especially in words, to complain) | Lodge |
| “here” | פֹה֙ | This place (French ici), i.e., here or hence | here |
| “this night,” | הַלַּ֔יְלָה | Properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e., night; figuratively, adversity | night |
| “and I will bring” | וַהֲשִֽׁבֹתִ֤י | To turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again | bring |
| “you word” | דָּבָ֔ר | A word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause | word |
| “again, as” | כַּֽאֲשֶׁ֛ר | Who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc | again |
| “the Lord” | יְהוָ֖ה | (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God | Lord |
| “shall speak” | יְדַבֵּ֥ר | Perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue | speak |
| “unto” | אֵלָ֑י | Near, with or among; often in general, to | unto |
| “me: and the princes” | שָׂרֵֽי | A head person (of any rank or class) | princes |
| “of Moab” | מוֹאָ֖ב | Moab, an incestuous son of Lot; also his territory and descendants | Moab |
| “abode” | וַיֵּֽשְׁב֥וּ | Properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry | abode |
| “with” | עִם | Adverb or preposition, with (i.e., in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English) | with |
| “Balaam.” | בִּלְעָֽם׃ | Bilam, a Mesopotamian prophet | Balaam |
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6 Come now therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people; for they are too mighty for me: peradventure I shall prevail, that we may smite them, and that I may drive them out of the land: for I wot that he whom thou blessest is blessed, and he whom thou cursest is cursed.
7 And the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with the rewards of divination in their hand; and they came unto Balaam, and spake unto him the words of Balak.
8 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.
9 And God came unto Balaam, and said, What men are these with thee?
10 And Balaam said unto God, Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, hath sent unto me, saying,
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