Numbers 22:10

10 Balaam said to God, “Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab, sent me this message:

Numbers 22:10 in Other Translations

10 And Balaam said unto God, Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, hath sent unto me, saying,

10 And Balaam said to God, "Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, has sent to me, saying,

10 Balaam said to God, “Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab, has sent me this message:

10 Balaam answered, "Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab, sent them with a message:

10 And Balaam said unto God, Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, hath sent unto me, [saying],

10 Balaam answered, "Balak, son of King Zippor of Moab, sent them with this message:

10 Balaam replied to God, "Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab, sent [this message] to me:

10 Balaam said to God, "Balak king of Moab, the son of Zippor, sent me a message.

Numbers 22:10 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 22:10

And Balaam said unto God
In answer to the question he put to him:

Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, hath sent unto me;
these men, and a message by them:

saying;
as follows.

Numbers 22:10 In-Context

8 “Spend the night here,” Balaam said to them, “and I will report back to you with the answer the LORD gives me.” So the Moabite officials stayed with him.

9 God came to Balaam and asked, “Who are these men with you?”

10 Balaam said to God, “Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab, sent me this message:

11 ‘A people that has come out of Egypt covers the face of the land. Now come and put a curse on them for me. Perhaps then I will be able to fight them and drive them away.’ ”

12 But God said to Balaam, “Do not go with them. You must not put a curse on those people, because they are blessed.”