Numbers 22:15
Strong's Lexicon
Then Balak
בָּלָ֑ק (bā·lāq)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1111: Balak = 'devastator' 1) a king of Moab who hired Balaam to curse Israel

sent
שְׁלֹ֣חַ (šə·lō·aḥ)
Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 7971: 1) to send, send away, let go, stretch out 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to send 1a2) to stretch out, extend, direct 1a3) to send away 1a4) to let loose 1b) (Niphal) to be sent 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to send off or away or out or forth, dismiss, give over, cast out 1c2) to let go, set free 1c3) to shoot forth (of branches) 1c4) to let down 1c5) to shoot 1d) (Pual) to be sent off, be put away, be divorced, be impelled 1e) (Hiphil) to send

other
וַיֹּ֥סֶף (way·yō·sep̄)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3254: 1) to add, increase, do again 1a) (Qal) to add, increase, do again 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to join, join oneself to 1b2) to be joined, be added to 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to cause to add, increase 1c2) to do more, do again

princes,
שָׂרִ֔ים (śā·rîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 8269: 1) prince, ruler, leader, chief, chieftain, official, captain 1a) chieftain, leader 1b) vassal, noble, official (under king) 1c) captain, general, commander (military) 1d) chief, head, overseer (of other official classes) 1e) heads, princes (of religious office) 1f) elders (of representative leaders of people) 1g) merchant-princes (of rank and dignity) 1h) patron-angel 1i) Ruler of rulers (of God) 1j) warden

ע֖וֹד (‘ō·wḏ)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 5750: subst 1) a going round, continuance adv 2) still, yet, again, besides 2a) still, yet (of continuance or persistence) 2b) still, yet, more (of addition or repetition) 2c) again 2d) still, moreover, besides

more numerous
רַבִּ֥ים (rab·bîm)
Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 7227: adj 1) much, many, great 1a) much 1b) many 1c) abounding in 1d) more numerous than 1e) abundant, enough 1f) great 1g) strong 1h) greater than adv 1i) much, exceedingly n m 2) captain, chief

and more distinguished
וְנִכְבָּדִ֖ים (wə·niḵ·bā·ḏîm)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3513: 1) to be heavy, be weighty, be grievous, be hard, be rich, be honourable, be glorious, be burdensome, be honoured 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be heavy 1a2) to be heavy, be insensible, be dull 1a3) to be honoured 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be made heavy, be honoured, enjoy honour, be made abundant 1b2) to get oneself glory or honour, gain glory 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to make heavy, make dull, make insensible 1c2) to make honourable, honour, glorify 1d) (Pual) to be made honourable, be honoured 1e) (Hiphil) 1e1) to make heavy 1e2) to make heavy, make dull, make unresponsive 1e3) to cause to be honoured 1f) (Hithpael) 1f1) to make oneself heavy, make oneself dense, make oneself numerous 1f2) to honour oneself

than the [first messengers].
מֵאֵֽלֶּה׃ (mê·’êl·leh)
Preposition-m | Pronoun - common plural
Strong's Hebrew 428: 1) these 1a) used before antecedent 1b) used following antecedent

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Then Balak sent other princes, more numerous and more distinguished than the first messengers.

Young's Literal Translation
And Balak addeth yet to send princes, more numerous and honoured than these,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Balak sent officials again who were more numerous and higher in rank than the others.

New American Standard Bible
Then Balak again sent leaders, more numerous and more distinguished than the former.

King James Bible
And Balak sent yet again princes, more, and more honourable than they.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Then Balak sent other officials, more numerous and more distinguished than the first.

New Living Translation
Then Balak tried again. This time he sent a larger number of even more distinguished officials than those he had sent the first time.

English Standard Version
Once again Balak sent princes, more in number and more honorable than these.

New American Standard Bible
Then Balak again sent leaders, more numerous and more distinguished than the former.

King James Bible
And Balak sent yet again princes, more, and more honourable than they.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Balak sent officials again who were more numerous and higher in rank than the others.

International Standard Version
In response, Balak sent more officers—higher ranking ones, at that!—

NET Bible
Balak again sent princes, more numerous and more distinguished than the first.

American Standard Version
And Balak sent yet again princes, more, and more honorable than they.

English Revised Version
And Balak sent yet again princes, more, and more honourable than they.

Young's Literal Translation
And Balak addeth yet to send princes, more numerous and honoured than these,
















Cross References
Numbers 22:14
And the princes of Moab rose up, and they went unto Balak, and said, Balaam refuseth to come with us.

Numbers 22:16
And they came to Balaam, and said to him, Thus saith Balak the son of Zippor, Let nothing, I pray thee, hinder thee from coming unto me:

Numbers 1:1
And the LORD spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the tabernacle of the congregation, on the first day of the second month, in the second year after they were come out of the land of Egypt, saying,

Numbers 22:13
And Balaam rose up in the morning, and said unto the princes of Balak, Get you into your land: for the LORD refuseth to give me leave to go with you.

Numbers 22:12
And God said unto Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them; thou shalt not curse the people: for they are blessed.

Numbers 22:17
For I will promote thee unto very great honour, and I will do whatsoever thou sayest unto me: come therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people.

Numbers 22:18
And Balaam answered and said unto the servants of Balak, If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the word of the LORD my God, to do less or more.
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