Numbers 22:21

And Balaam rises in the morning, and saddles his donkey, and goes with the princes of Moab,

Literal Standard Version

In The King James Version

And Balaam rose up in the morning, and saddled his ass, and went with the princes of Moab.

In Context

20And God comes to Balaam by night and says to him, “If the men have come to call for you, rise, go with them, and only the thing which I speak to you—do it.”

22and the anger of God burns because he is going, and the Messenger of YHWH stations Himself in the way for an adversary to him, and he is riding on his donkey, and two of his servants [are] with him,

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Cross References

Proverbs 1:15My son! Do not go in the way with them, || Withhold your foot from their path,

Matthew Henry on Numbers 22:16-22

Balak's Second Message to Balaam. ( b. c. 1452.) 15 And Balak sent yet again princes, more, and more honourable than they. 16 And they came to Balaam, and said to him, Thus saith Balak the son of Zippor, Let nothing, I pray thee, hinder thee from coming unto me: 17 For I will promote thee unto very great honour, and I will do whatsoever thou sayest unto me: come therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people. 18 And Balaam answered and said unto the servants of Balak, If Balak would give me his house full of silver… Read the whole commentary →

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