The Meaning of Numbers 23:6 Explained

Numbers 23:6

KJV: And he returned unto him, and, lo, he stood by his burnt sacrifice, he, and all the princes of Moab.

YLT: And he turneth back unto him, and lo, he is standing by his burnt-offering, he and all the princes of Moab.

Darby: And he returned to him, and behold, he was standing by his burnt-offering, he, and all the princes of Moab.

ASV: And he returned unto him, and, lo, he was standing by his burnt-offering, he, and all the princes of Moab.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And he returned  unto him, and, lo, he stood  by his burnt sacrifice,  he, and all the princes  of Moab. 

What does Numbers 23:6 Mean?

Context Summary

Numbers 23:1-12 - A Blessing Instead Of A Curse
Notice the position of these chapters, preceding the awful story of Baal-peor. Presently the Israelites will be perpetrating such terrible sins that it might seem impossible for God to continue to acknowledge them; yet here God stands for them and restrains the spirit of evil. He will take their chastisement, when needed, into his own hands.
With all his might Balaam strove to earn the royal gifts. Ah, thought he, that I could really feel that I was the organ of the divine malediction! But he could not feel in his heart that God's spirit was urging him in the direction that Balak wished. The stream of destiny was not running that way. On the contrary, he could forge no weapon against Israel that could prosper, and when he tried to raise his tongue in judgment against the people of God he was condemned. It was as if God said, "Touch not mine anointed." Psalms 105:15; Isaiah 54:17; Romans 8:31. [source]

Chapter Summary: Numbers 23

1  Balak's sacrifices

What do the individual words in Numbers 23:6 mean?

So he returned to him and there he was standing by his burnt offering he and all the princes of Moab
וַיָּ֣שָׁב אֵלָ֔יו וְהִנֵּ֥ה נִצָּ֖ב עַל־ עֹלָת֑וֹ ה֖וּא וְכָל־ שָׂרֵ֥י מוֹאָֽב

וַיָּ֣שָׁב  So  he  returned 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: שׁוּב  
Sense: to return, turn back.
אֵלָ֔יו  to  him 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
Root: אֶל  
Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
וְהִנֵּ֥ה  and  there  he  was 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Interjection
Root: הִנֵּה  
Sense: behold, lo, see, if.
נִצָּ֖ב  standing 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Participle, masculine singular
Root: הֻצַּב 
Sense: to stand, take one’s stand, stand upright, be set (over), establish.
עֹלָת֑וֹ  his  burnt  offering 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: עֹלָה  
Sense: whole burnt offering.
וְכָל־  and  all 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
שָׂרֵ֥י  the  princes 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: סָרַר 
Sense: prince, ruler, leader, chief, chieftain, official, captain.
מוֹאָֽב  of  Moab 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: מֹואָב 
Sense: a son of Lot by his eldest daughter.

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