The Meaning of Numbers 23:17 Explained

Numbers 23:17

KJV: And when he came to him, behold, he stood by his burnt offering, and the princes of Moab with him. And Balak said unto him, What hath the LORD spoken?

YLT: And he cometh unto him, and lo, he is standing by his burnt-offering, and the princes of Moab with him, and Balak saith to him: 'What hath Jehovah spoken?'

Darby: And he came to him, and behold, he was standing by his burnt-offering, and the princes of Moab with him; and Balak said to him, What has Jehovah spoken?

ASV: And he came to him, and, lo, he was standing by his burnt-offering, and the princes of Moab with him. And Balak said unto him, What hath Jehovah spoken?

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What is the context of Numbers 23:17?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And when he came to him, behold, he stood by his burnt offering, and the princes of Moab with him. And Balak said unto him, What hath the LORD spoken?

What does Numbers 23:17 Mean?

Context Summary

Numbers 23:13-30 - No Enchantment Against Israel

Balak was surprised and disappointed. He therefore bethought himself of limiting the seer's vision, so that he might see an attenuated Israel from a height that commanded only a partial view of the camp. How often we try to see only what we want to see! How often we shut our eyes to a rival's real merits! Instead of entering into God's great thoughts we shut ourselves up in a tiny limited world. We will not acknowledge what our pride does not want to acknowledge. We are like children building sand-castles against the tide. You had better bring your mind to harmonize with God's facts than minimize or evade their truth. You are hurting yourself, but can never alter them. Take God's way and be at peace!

Let us ponder Numbers 23:21 -it is as we are in God's purpose; and Numbers 23:23 -when faced by our enemies; and Numbers 23:24 -when most convinced of our helplessness. [source]

Chapter Summary: Numbers 23

¹ Balak's sacrifices

What do the individual words in Numbers 23:17 mean?

So he came to him and there he was standing by his burnt offering and the princes of Moab were with him and said to him Balak what has spoken Yahweh

וַיָּבֹ֣א אֵלָ֗יו וְהִנּ֤וֹ נִצָּב֙ עַל־ עֹ֣לָת֔וֹ וְשָׂרֵ֥י מוֹאָ֖ב אִתּ֑וֹ וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לוֹ֙ בָּלָ֔ק מַה־ דִּבֶּ֖ר ؟ יְהוָֽה

וַיָּבֹ֣א	So he came
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: בֹּוא Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
אֵלָ֗יו	to him
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular Root: אֶל Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
וְהִנּ֤וֹ	and there he was
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Interjection, third person masculine singular Root: הִנֵּה Sense: behold, lo, see, if.
נִצָּב֙	standing
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Participle, masculine singular Root: הֻצַּב Sense: to stand, take one’s stand, stand upright, be set (over), establish.
עֹ֣לָת֔וֹ	his burnt offering
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: עֹלָה Sense: whole burnt offering.
וְשָׂרֵ֥י	and the princes
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural construct Root: סָרַר Sense: prince, ruler, leader, chief, chieftain, official, captain.
מוֹאָ֖ב	of Moab were
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: מֹואָב Sense: a son of Lot by his eldest daughter.
אִתּ֑וֹ	with him
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular Root: אֵת Sense: with, near, together with.
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	and said
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
לוֹ֙	to him
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
בָּלָ֔ק	Balak
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: בָּלָק Sense: a king of Moab who hired Balaam to curse Israel.
דִּבֶּ֖ר	has spoken
Parse: Verb, Piel, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: דָּבַר Sense: to speak, declare, converse, command, promise, warn, threaten, sing.
؟ יְהוָֽה	Yahweh
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יהוה Sense: the proper name of the one true God.

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