Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version When Balak heard that Balaam was coming, he went out to meet him at the Moabite town on the Arnon border, at the edge of his territory. New Living Translation When King Balak heard that Balaam was on the way, he went out to meet him at a Moabite town on the Arnon River at the farthest border of his land. English Standard Version When Balak heard that Balaam had come, he went out to meet him at the city of Moab, on the border formed by the Arnon, at the extremity of the border. Berean Standard Bible When Balak heard that Balaam was coming, he went out to meet him at the Moabite city on the Arnon border, at the edge of his territory. King James Bible And when Balak heard that Balaam was come, he went out to meet him unto a city of Moab, which is in the border of Arnon, which is in the utmost coast. New King James Version Now when Balak heard that Balaam was coming, he went out to meet him at the city of Moab, which is on the border at the Arnon, the boundary of the territory. New American Standard Bible When Balak heard that Balaam was coming, he went out to meet him at the city of Moab, which is on the Arnon border, at the extreme end of the border. NASB 1995 When Balak heard that Balaam was coming, he went out to meet him at the city of Moab, which is on the Arnon border, at the extreme end of the border. NASB 1977 When Balak heard that Balaam was coming, he went out to meet him at the city of Moab, which is on the Arnon border, at the extreme end of the border. Legacy Standard Bible Then Balak heard that Balaam was coming and went out to meet him at the city of Moab, which is on the Arnon border, at the end of the border. Amplified Bible When Balak heard that Balaam was coming, he went out to meet him at the city of Moab, which is on the border at the Arnon [River], at the farthest end of the border. Christian Standard Bible When Balak heard that Balaam was coming, he went out to meet him at the Moabite city on the Arnon border at the edge of his territory. Holman Christian Standard Bible When Balak heard that Balaam was coming, he went out to meet him at the Moabite city on the Arnon border at the edge of his territory. American Standard Version And when Balak heard that Balaam was come, he went out to meet him unto the City of Moab, which is on the border of the Arnon, which is in the utmost part of the border. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And Balaq heard that Balaam came, and he went out to meet him to a village of Moab that is on the border of Arnon on the edges of the border. Brenton Septuagint Translation And when Balac heard that Balaam was come, he went out to meet him, to a city of Moab, which is on the borders of Arnon, which is on the extreme part of the borders. Contemporary English Version When Balak heard that Balaam was coming, he went to meet him at the town of Ir on the Arnon River, which is the northern border of Moab. Douay-Rheims Bible And when Balac heard it he came forth to meet him in a town of the Moabites, that is situate in the uttermost borders of Arnon. English Revised Version And when Balak heard that Balaam was come, he went out to meet him unto the City of Moab, which is on the border of Arnon, which is in the utmost part of the border. GOD'S WORD® Translation When Balak heard that Balaam had come, he went out to meet him at Ir Moab, in the region of the Arnon Valley, right on the border of Moab. Good News Translation When Balak heard that Balaam was coming, he went to meet him at Ar, a city on the Arnon River at the border of Moab. International Standard Version When Balak heard that Balaam had arrived, he went out to meet him in the city of Moab on the border of Arnon at the extreme end of his territory. JPS Tanakh 1917 And when Balak heard that Balaam was come, he went out to meet him unto Ir-moab, which is on the border of Arnon, which is in the utmost part of the border. Literal Standard Version And Balak hears that Balaam has come, and goes out to meet him, to a city of Moab, which [is] on the border of Arnon, which [is] in the extremity of the border; Majority Standard Bible When Balak heard that Balaam was coming, he went out to meet him at the Moabite city on the Arnon border, at the edge of his territory. New American Bible When Balak heard that Balaam was coming, he went out to meet him at Ar-Moab on the border formed by the Arnon, at its most distant point. NET Bible When Balak heard that Balaam was coming, he went out to meet him at a city of Moab which was on the border of the Arnon at the boundary of his territory. New Revised Standard Version When Balak heard that Balaam had come, he went out to meet him at Ir-moab, on the boundary formed by the Arnon, at the farthest point of the boundary. New Heart English Bible When Balak heard that Balaam had come, he went out to meet him to the City of Moab, which is on the border of the Arnon, which is in the utmost part of the border. Webster's Bible Translation And when Balak heard that Balaam had come, he went out to meet him to a city of Moab, which is in the border of Arnon, which is in the utmost limit. World English Bible When Balak heard that Balaam had come, he went out to meet him to the City of Moab, which is on the border of the Arnon, which is in the utmost part of the border. Young's Literal Translation And Balak heareth that Balaam hath come, and goeth out to meet him, unto a city of Moab, which is on the border of Arnon, which is in the extremity of the border; Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Angel and Balaam's Donkey…35But the angel of the LORD said to Balaam, “Go with the men, but you are to speak only what I tell you.” So Balaam went with the princes of Balak. 36When Balak heard that Balaam was coming, he went out to meet him at the Moabite city on the Arnon border, at the edge of his territory. 37And he said to Balaam, “Did I not send you an urgent summons? Why did you not come to me? Am I really not able to richly reward you?”… Cross References Numbers 21:13 From there they moved on and camped on the other side of the Arnon, in the wilderness that extends into the Amorite territory. Now the Arnon is the border between the Moabites and the Amorites. Numbers 22:35 But the angel of the LORD said to Balaam, "Go with the men, but you are to speak only what I tell you." So Balaam went with the princes of Balak. Numbers 22:37 And he said to Balaam, "Did I not send you an urgent summons? Why did you not come to me? Am I really not able to richly reward you?" Treasury of Scripture And when Balak heard that Balaam was come, he went out to meet him to a city of Moab, which is in the border of Arnon, which is in the utmost coast. went Genesis 14:17 And the king of Sodom went out to meet him after his return from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer, and of the kings that were with him, at the valley of Shaveh, which is the king's dale. Genesis 18:2 And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground, Genesis 46:29 And Joseph made ready his chariot, and went up to meet Israel his father, to Goshen, and presented himself unto him; and he fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while. the border Numbers 21:13,14 From thence they removed, and pitched on the other side of Arnon, which is in the wilderness that cometh out of the coasts of the Amorites: for Arnon is the border of Moab, between Moab and the Amorites… Deuteronomy 2:24 Rise ye up, take your journey, and pass over the river Arnon: behold, I have given into thine hand Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land: begin to possess it, and contend with him in battle. Deuteronomy 3:8 And we took at that time out of the hand of the two kings of the Amorites the land that was on this side Jordan, from the river of Arnon unto mount Hermon; Jump to Previous Arnon Balaam Border Boundary Chief City Coast Edge End Extreme Extremity Heard Heareth Hearing Limit Meet Moab Moabite Part Purpose UtmostJump to Next Arnon Balaam Border Boundary Chief City Coast Edge End Extreme Extremity Heard Heareth Hearing Limit Meet Moab Moabite Part Purpose UtmostNumbers 22 1. Balak's first message for Balaam is refused15. His second message obtains him 22. An angel would have slain him, if he had not been saved by his donkey 36. Balak entertains him (36) A city of Moab.--Better, the city of Moab. (Comp. Numbers 21:15.) Which is in the utmost coast.--Or, which flows at the extremity of the border. Sihon, the Amorite, had taken possession of the Moabitish territory as far as the Arnon. Verse 36. - Unto a city of Moab, or, "unto Ir-Moab" (אֶל־עִיר מואָב), probably the same as the Ar mentioned in chapter Numbers 21:15 as the boundary town of Moab at that time.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew When Balakבָּלָ֖ק (bā·lāq) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1111: Balak -- 'devastator', a Moabite king heard וַיִּשְׁמַ֥ע (way·yiš·ma‘) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently that כִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction Balaam בִלְעָ֑ם (ḇil·‘ām) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1109: Balaam -- a prophet was coming, בָ֣א (ḇā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go he went out וַיֵּצֵ֨א (way·yê·ṣê) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim to meet לִקְרָאת֜וֹ (liq·rā·ṯōw) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 7125: Against he come, help, meet, seek, to, in the way him at אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to the Moabite מוֹאָ֗ב (mō·w·’āḇ) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 4124: Moab -- a son of Lot,also his descendants and the territory where they settled city עִ֣יר (‘îr) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 5892: Excitement on עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the Arnon אַרְנֹ֔ן (’ar·nōn) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 769: Arnon -- 'a roaring stream', a wadi and stream in Moab border, גְּב֣וּל (gə·ḇūl) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1366: A cord, a boundary, the territory inclosed at the edge בִּקְצֵ֥ה (biq·ṣêh) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 7097: End, extremity of his territory. הַגְּבֽוּל׃ (hag·gə·ḇūl) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1366: A cord, a boundary, the territory inclosed Links Numbers 22:36 NIVNumbers 22:36 NLT Numbers 22:36 ESV Numbers 22:36 NASB Numbers 22:36 KJV Numbers 22:36 BibleApps.com Numbers 22:36 Biblia Paralela Numbers 22:36 Chinese Bible Numbers 22:36 French Bible Numbers 22:36 Catholic Bible OT Law: Numbers 22:36 When Balak heard that Balaam was come (Nu Num.) |