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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/numbers/22.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/numbers/22.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Now spend the night here so that I can find out what else the LORD will tell me.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/numbers/22.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />But stay here one more night, and I will see if the LORD has anything else to say to me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/numbers/22.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />So you, too, please stay here tonight, that I may know what more the LORD will say to me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/numbers/22.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />So now, please stay here overnight as the others did, that I may find out what else the LORD has to tell me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/numbers/22.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Now therefore, I pray you, tarry ye also here this night, that I may know what the LORD will say unto me more.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/numbers/22.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Now therefore, please, you also stay here tonight, that I may know what more the LORD will say to me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/numbers/22.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now please, you also stay here tonight, and I will find out what else the LORD will say to me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/numbers/22.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Now please, you also stay here tonight, and I will find out what else the LORD will speak to me.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/numbers/22.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And now please, you also stay here tonight, and I will find out what else the LORD will speak to me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/numbers/22.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So now, please, you also stay here tonight, and I will know what else Yahweh will speak to me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/numbers/22.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Now please, you also stay here tonight, and I will find out what else the LORD will say to me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/numbers/22.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Please stay here overnight as the others did, so that I may find out what else the LORD has to tell me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/numbers/22.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Please stay here overnight as the others did, so that I may find out what else the LORD has to tell me.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/numbers/22.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Now therefore, I pray you, tarry ye also here this night, that I may know what Jehovah will speak unto me more.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/numbers/22.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You are welcome to spend the night here, just as the others did. I will find out if the LORD has something else to say about this." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/numbers/22.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Now therefore, I pray you, tarry ye also here this night, that I may know what the LORD will speak unto me more.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/numbers/22.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Now, why don't you stay here tonight, as the others did, and I'll find out what else the LORD may have to tell me."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/numbers/22.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />But please spend the night, as the others did, so that I may learn whether or not the LORD has something else to tell me." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/numbers/22.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Meanwhile, stay here overnight so I may learn what the LORD might say to me."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/numbers/22.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />So now, please stay here overnight as the others did, that I may find out what else the LORD has to tell me.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/numbers/22.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Now therefore, please stay the night here also, that I may know what more the LORD might say to me."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/numbers/22.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Now therefore, you also stay here tonight, that I may know what else the LORD will say to me."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/numbers/22.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Now therefore, I pray you, tarry ye also here this night, that I may know what the LORD will say to me more.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/numbers/22.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Now therefore please stay here tonight as well, that I may know what else Yahweh will speak to me.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/numbers/22.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and now, please abide in this [place], you also, tonight, then I know what YHWH is adding to speak with me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/numbers/22.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and, now, abide, I pray you, in this place, you also, to-night; and I know what Jehovah is adding to speak with me.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/numbers/22.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And now, sit ye down, now also in here this night, and I shall know what Jehovah will add to speak with me.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/numbers/22.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />I pray you to stay here this night also, that I may know what the Lord will answer me once more. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/numbers/22.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />I beg you to remain for this night also, so that I may know what the Lord will answer me again.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/numbers/22.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />But, you too stay here overnight, so that I may learn what else the LORD may say to me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/numbers/22.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />You remain here, as the others did, so that I may learn what more the LORD may say to me.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/numbers/22.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Now, therefore, tarry you also here this night, that I may know what more the LORD will say to me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/numbers/22.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Therefore stay also here for the night and I shall know what LORD JEHOVAH continues to speak with me.”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/numbers/22.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Now therefore, I pray you, tarry ye also here this night, that I may know what the LORD will speak unto me more.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/numbers/22.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And now do ye also tarry here this night, and I shall know what the Lord will yet say to me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/numbers/22-19.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yauBFvKLNNo?start=6997" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/numbers/22.htm">Balak Summons Balaam</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">18</span>But Balaam replied to the servants of Balak, “If Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not do anything small or great to go beyond the command of the LORD my God. <span class="reftext">19</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6258.htm" title="6258: wə·‘at·tāh (Conj-w:: Adv) -- Now. From eth; at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletive.">So now,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4994.htm" title="4994: nā (Interjection) -- I (we) pray, now. ">please</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: šə·ḇū (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">stay</a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: ḇā·zeh (Prep-b:: Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">here</a> <a href="/hebrew/3915.htm" title="3915: hal·lā·yə·lāh (Art:: N-ms) -- Night. Or leyl; also laylah; from the same as luwl; properly, a twist, i.e. Night; figuratively, adversity.">overnight</a> <a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: gam- (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. ">as the others did,</a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: ’at·tem (Pro-2mp) -- You (masc. sing.). "></a> <a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045: wə·’ê·ḏə·‘āh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf.Cohort-1cs) -- A primitive root; to know; used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially.">that I may find out</a> <a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="4100: mah- (Interrog) -- What? how? anything. ">what</a> <a href="/hebrew/3254.htm" title="3254: yō·sêp̄ (V-Hifil-Imperf.Jus-3ms) -- To add. A primitive root; to add or augment.">else</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: dab·bêr (V-Piel-Inf) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">has to tell me.”</a> <a href="/hebrew/5973.htm" title="5973: ‘im·mî (Prep:: 1cs) -- From amam; adverb or preposition, with, in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix."></a> </span><span class="reftext">20</span>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.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/23-19.htm">Numbers 23:19</a></span><br />God is not a man, that He should lie, or a son of man, that He should change His mind. Does He speak and not act? Does He promise and not fulfill?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/15-29.htm">1 Samuel 15:29</a></span><br />Moreover, the Glory of Israel does not lie or change His mind, for He is not a man, that He should change His mind.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/2-15.htm">2 Peter 2:15-16</a></span><br />They have left the straight way and wandered off to follow the way of Balaam son of Beor, who loved the wages of wickedness. / But he was rebuked for his transgression by a donkey, otherwise without speech, that spoke with a man’s voice and restrained the prophet’s madness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jude/1-11.htm">Jude 1:11</a></span><br />Woe to them! They have traveled the path of Cain; they have rushed headlong into the error of Balaam; they have perished in Korah’s rebellion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/2-14.htm">Revelation 2:14</a></span><br />But I have a few things against you, because some of you hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to place a stumbling block before the Israelites so they would eat food sacrificed to idols and commit sexual immorality.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/23-4.htm">Deuteronomy 23:4-5</a></span><br />For they did not meet you with food and water on your way out of Egypt, and they hired Balaam son of Beor from Pethor in Aram-naharaim to curse you. / Yet the LORD your God would not listen to Balaam, and the LORD your God turned the curse into a blessing for you, because the LORD your God loves you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/24-9.htm">Joshua 24:9-10</a></span><br />Then Balak son of Zippor, the king of Moab, set out to fight against Israel. He sent for Balaam son of Beor to curse you, / but I would not listen to Balaam. So he blessed you again and again, and I delivered you from his hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/13-2.htm">Nehemiah 13:2</a></span><br />because they had not met the Israelites with food and water, but had hired Balaam to call down a curse against them (although our God had turned the curse into a blessing).<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/6-5.htm">Micah 6:5</a></span><br />My people, remember what Balak king of Moab counseled and what Balaam son of Beor answered. Remember your journey from Shittim to Gilgal, so that you may acknowledge the righteousness of the LORD.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/6-14.htm">2 Corinthians 6:14-15</a></span><br />Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with wickedness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness? / What harmony is there between Christ and Belial? Or what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/11-3.htm">2 Corinthians 11:3</a></span><br />I am afraid, however, that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent’s cunning, your minds may be led astray from your simple and pure devotion to Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/11-14.htm">2 Corinthians 11:14-15</a></span><br />And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light. / It is not surprising, then, if his servants masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end will correspond to their actions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/6-9.htm">1 Timothy 6:9-10</a></span><br />Those who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction. / For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. By craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/6-20.htm">1 Timothy 6:20-21</a></span><br />O Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to you. Avoid irreverent, empty chatter and the opposing arguments of so-called “knowledge,” / which some have professed and thus swerved away from the faith. Grace be with you all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/3-8.htm">2 Timothy 3:8</a></span><br />Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so also these men oppose the truth. They are depraved in mind and disqualified from the faith.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Now therefore, I pray you, tarry you also here this night, that I may know what the LORD will say to me more.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/22-7.htm">Numbers 22:7,8</a></b></br> 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… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_timothy/6-9.htm">1 Timothy 6:9,10</a></b></br> But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and <i>into</i> many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_peter/2-3.htm">2 Peter 2:3,15</a></b></br> And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/22-8.htm">Abide</a> <a href="/numbers/22-8.htm">Night</a> <a href="/numbers/22-15.htm">Others</a> <a href="/numbers/22-17.htm">Please</a> <a href="/numbers/22-8.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/numbers/22-8.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-8.htm">Tarry</a> <a href="/numbers/22-8.htm">Tonight</a> <a href="/numbers/22-8.htm">To-Night</a> <a href="/numbers/9-8.htm">Wait</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/31-19.htm">Abide</a> <a href="/numbers/22-20.htm">Night</a> <a href="/numbers/24-24.htm">Others</a> <a href="/numbers/23-13.htm">Please</a> <a href="/numbers/23-24.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/numbers/22-20.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/judges/5-16.htm">Tarry</a> <a href="/joshua/2-2.htm">Tonight</a> <a href="/joshua/2-2.htm">To-Night</a> <a href="/numbers/35-20.htm">Wait</a><div class="vheading2">Numbers 22</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/22-1.htm">Balak's first message for Balaam is refused</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/22-15.htm">His second message obtains him</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/22-22.htm">An angel would have slain him, if he had not been saved by his donkey</a></span><br><span class="reftext">36. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/22-36.htm">Balak entertains him</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/numbers/22.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/numbers/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/numbers/22.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>So now, please stay here overnight as the others did</b><br>This phrase indicates a continuation of the narrative where Balaam, a non-Israelite prophet, is approached by Balak's messengers. The request to "stay here overnight" suggests a customary practice of seeking divine guidance through dreams or night-time revelations, a common practice in ancient Near Eastern cultures. The mention of "as the others did" refers to the previous group of messengers sent by Balak, highlighting the persistence of Balak's request and the importance of the matter at hand.<p><b>that I may find out what else the LORD has to tell me.</b><br>Balaam's desire to "find out what else the LORD has to tell me" underscores his recognition of the authority of the LORD, the God of Israel, despite his own pagan background. This reflects the biblical theme of God's sovereignty over all nations and peoples. The phrase suggests that Balaam is aware of the need for further divine instruction, indicating a process of revelation that is not yet complete. This moment foreshadows the unfolding of God's will, which ultimately leads to Balaam's blessing of Israel instead of cursing them, as Balak desired. This aligns with the broader biblical narrative where God's purposes prevail despite human intentions, and it also prefigures the ultimate blessing through Jesus Christ, who fulfills God's promises to Israel and the nations.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/b/balaam.htm">Balaam</a></b><br>A non-Israelite prophet or diviner who is sought by Balak to curse the Israelites. Balaam is known for his interactions with God and his eventual blessing of Israel instead of cursing them.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/b/balak.htm">Balak</a></b><br>The king of Moab who fears the Israelites and seeks Balaam's help to curse them, hoping to weaken them.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/m/moab.htm">Moab</a></b><br>The region ruled by Balak, located east of the Dead Sea. The Moabites are concerned about the advancing Israelites.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The God of Israel, who communicates with Balaam, demonstrating His sovereignty over all nations and peoples.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_messengers.htm">The Messengers</a></b><br>Representatives sent by Balak to persuade Balaam to come and curse the Israelites.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/s/seeking_god's_will.htm">Seeking God's Will</a></b><br>Balaam's request to stay overnight to hear from the LORD shows the importance of seeking God's guidance in decisions. We should prioritize God's will over human desires or pressures.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Despite human intentions, God's plans prevail. Balaam's account reminds us that God is in control and His purposes cannot be thwarted.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_compromise.htm">The Danger of Compromise</a></b><br>Balaam's willingness to entertain Balak's request, despite knowing God's will, warns us of the dangers of compromising our faith for personal gain or approval.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/listening_to_god.htm">Listening to God</a></b><br>Balaam's interactions with God highlight the importance of being attentive to God's voice and instructions, even when they contradict our own plans or desires.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/integrity_in_faith.htm">Integrity in Faith</a></b><br>Balaam's account challenges us to maintain integrity in our faith, resisting the temptation to manipulate or alter God's message for personal benefit.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_numbers_22.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Numbers 22</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_doctrine_of_balaam.htm">What is the Doctrine of Balaam?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_levites_replace_firstborns.htm">If the Levites replaced all Israel's firstborn in worship (Numbers 8:16-18), how does this reconcile with earlier promises safeguarding the special status of firstborns?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_no_divine_punishment_in_joshua_22.htm">If the eastern tribes truly risked idolatry, as it appears in Joshua 22:16-18, why does the narrative not record any divine punishment or sign to confirm the seriousness of the offense?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_the_donkey_see_the_angel_first.htm">Why does the angel appear to the donkey first rather than Balaam in Numbers 22:23-25, suggesting the animal has greater insight than the prophet?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/numbers/22.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(19) <span class= "bld">Tarry ye also here this night.--</span>Balaam knew that God was "not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent" (<a href="/numbers/23-19.htm" title="God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: has he said, and shall he not do it? or has he spoken, and shall he not make it good?">Numbers 23:19</a>); and yet he indulged the vain expectation that he might be allowed to curse those whom God had declared to be blessed.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/numbers/22-19.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">So now,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעַתָּ֗ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘at·tāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6258.htm">Strong's 6258: </a> </span><span class="str2">At this time</span><br /><br /><span class="word">please</span><br /><span class="heb">נָ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(nā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4994.htm">Strong's 4994: </a> </span><span class="str2">I pray', 'now', 'then'</span><br /><br /><span class="word">stay</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁב֨וּ</span> <span class="translit">(šə·ḇū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">here</span><br /><span class="heb">בָזֶ֛ה</span> <span class="translit">(ḇā·zeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Pronoun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> </span><span class="str2">This, that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">overnight</span><br /><span class="heb">הַלָּ֑יְלָה</span> <span class="translit">(hal·lā·yə·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3915.htm">Strong's 3915: </a> </span><span class="str2">A twist, night, adversity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as the others did,</span><br /><span class="heb">גַּם־</span> <span class="translit">(gam-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1571.htm">Strong's 1571: </a> </span><span class="str2">Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that I may find out</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֵ֣דְעָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’ê·ḏə·‘āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3045.htm">Strong's 3045: </a> </span><span class="str2">To know</span><br /><br /><span class="word">what</span><br /><span class="heb">מַה־</span> <span class="translit">(mah-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interrogative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4100.htm">Strong's 4100: </a> </span><span class="str2">What?, what!, indefinitely what</span><br /><br /><span class="word">else</span><br /><span class="heb">יֹּסֵ֥ף</span> <span class="translit">(yō·sêp̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3254.htm">Strong's 3254: </a> </span><span class="str2">To add, augment</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">has to tell me.”</span><br /><span class="heb">דַּבֵּ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(dab·bêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arrange, to speak, to subdue</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/22-19.htm">Numbers 22:19 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/numbers/22-19.htm">Numbers 22:19 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/numbers/22-19.htm">Numbers 22:19 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/numbers/22-19.htm">Numbers 22:19 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/numbers/22-19.htm">Numbers 22:19 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/22-19.htm">Numbers 22:19 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/22-19.htm">Numbers 22:19 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/22-19.htm">Numbers 22:19 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/22-19.htm">Numbers 22:19 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/numbers/22-19.htm">Numbers 22:19 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/numbers/22-19.htm">OT Law: Numbers 22:19 Now therefore please wait also here this (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/22-18.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 22:18"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 22:18" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/22-20.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 22:20"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 22:20" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>