Numbers 22:9

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And God came to Balaam and said, Who are these men with you?

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיָּבֹ֥א אֱלֹהִ֖ים אֶל־בִּלְעָ֑ם וַיֹּ֕אמֶר מִ֛י הָאֲנָשִׁ֥ים הָאֵ֖לֶּה עִמָּֽךְ׃

Transliteration

wə-yābōʾ ʾĕlōhîm to-bilʿām wə-yōʾmer who the-ʾănāšîm the-ʾēlleh with-you

Grammar Details

• *wə-yābōʾ*: waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and he came
• *ʾĕlōhîm*: masculine plural - God
• *bilʿām*: proper noun - Balaam
• *wə-yōʾmer*: waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and he said
• *ʾănāšîm*: masculine plural with definite article - the men
• *ʾēlleh*: plural demonstrative - these

Word Meanings

• *ʾĕlōhîm*: God/gods/divine beings (grammatically plural but typically referring to the singular God)

Referenced Verses

• Gen 20:3 : 3 But God came to Abimelech in a dream in the night, and said to him, Truly you are a dead man because of the woman whom you have taken; for she is a man's wife.
• Num 22:20 : 20 And that night God came to Balaam and said to him, If these men have come for you, go with them: but do only what I say to you.
• 2 Kgs 20:14-15 : 14 Then Isaiah the prophet came to King Hezekiah and said to him, What did these men say and where did they come from? And Hezekiah said, They came from a far country, even from Babylon. 15 And he said, What have they seen in your house? And Hezekiah said in answer, They saw everything in my house: there is nothing among my stores which I did not let them see.
• Dan 2:45 : 45 Because you saw that a stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that by it the iron and the brass and the earth and the silver and the gold were broken to bits, a great God has given the king knowledge of what is to take place in the future: the dream is fixed, and its sense is certain.
• Dan 4:31-32 : 31 While the word was still in the king's mouth, a voice came down from heaven, saying, O King Nebuchadnezzar, to you it is said: The kingdom has gone from you: 32 And they will send you out from among men, to be with the beasts of the field; they will give you grass for your food like the oxen, and seven times will go by you, till you are certain that the Most High is ruler in the kingdom of men, and gives it to any man at his pleasure.
• Matt 7:22 : 22 A great number will say to me on that day, Lord, Lord, were we not prophets in your name, and did we not by your name send out evil spirits, and by your name do works of power?
• Matt 24:24 : 24 For there will come up false Christs, and false prophets, who will do great signs and wonders; so that if possible even the saints might be tricked.
• John 11:51 : 51 He did not say this of himself, but being the high priest that year he said, as a prophet, that Jesus would be put to death for the nation;
• Gen 31:24 : 24 Then God came to Laban in a dream by night, and said to him, Take care that you say nothing good or bad to Jacob.
• Gen 41:25 : 25 Then Joseph said, These two dreams have the same sense: God has made clear to Pharaoh what he is about to do.
• Exod 4:2 : 2 And the Lord said to him, What is that in your hand? And he said, A rod.
• Gen 3:9-9 : 9 And the voice of the Lord God came to the man, saying, Where are you? 10 And he said, Hearing your voice in the garden I was full of fear, because I was without clothing: and I kept myself from your eyes. 11 And he said, Who gave you the knowledge that you were without clothing? Have you taken of the fruit of the tree which I said you were not to take?
• Gen 4:9 : 9 And the Lord said to Cain, Where is your brother Abel? And he said, I have no idea: am I my brother's keeper?
• Gen 16:8 : 8 And he said, Hagar, Sarai's servant, where have you come from and where are you going? And she said, I am running away from Sarai, my master's wife.