The Meaning of Numbers 22:40 Explained

Numbers 22:40

KJV: And Balak offered oxen and sheep, and sent to Balaam, and to the princes that were with him.

YLT: and Balak sacrificeth oxen and sheep, and sendeth to Balaam, and to the princes who are with him;

Darby: And Balak offered oxen and small cattle, and sent to Balaam and to the princes that were with him.

ASV: And Balak sacrificed oxen and sheep, and sent to Balaam, and to the princes that were with him.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And Balak  offered  oxen  and sheep,  and sent  to Balaam,  and to the princes  that [were] with him. 

What does Numbers 22:40 Mean?

Context Summary

Numbers 22:21-40 - Balaam Warned What To Speak
If only Balaam had abided by his first answer to Balak's request, he would have been saved from the disgrace and suffering which ensued. But he seemed to think that it was possible to alter God's mind; hence his request to the second company of messengers that they give him time to ascertain God's will. Already that will had been clearly made known to him; what object had he in pressing for a further response?
When, finally, he was told that he might go, he rose up in the morning, saddled his ass, and started post-haste. He was trying to serve two masters-to speak as God bade him, but to please Balak and pocket his gold.
How many agencies God uses to arrest our evil courses! Peter specially refers to this incident, 2 Peter 2:16. Many cries are raised to stop the boat that is caught in the rapids above Niagara! Thus the way of transgressors is made hard by the love of God! [source]

Chapter Summary: Numbers 22

1  Balak's first message for Balaam is refused
15  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

What do the individual words in Numbers 22:40 mean?

And offered Balak oxen and sheep and he sent [some] to Balaam and to the princes who [were] with him
וַיִּזְבַּ֥ח בָּלָ֖ק בָּקָ֣ר וָצֹ֑אן וַיְשַׁלַּ֣ח לְבִלְעָ֔ם וְלַשָּׂרִ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר אִתּֽוֹ

וַיִּזְבַּ֥ח  And  offered 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: זָבַח  
Sense: to slaughter, kill, sacrifice, slaughter for sacrifice.
בָּלָ֖ק  Balak 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: בָּלָק  
Sense: a king of Moab who hired Balaam to curse Israel.
בָּקָ֣ר  oxen 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: בָּקָר  
Sense: cattle, herd, oxen, ox.
וָצֹ֑אן  and  sheep 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, common singular
Root: צֹאן  
Sense: small cattle, sheep, sheep and goats, flock, flocks.
וַיְשַׁלַּ֣ח  and  he  sent  [some] 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: שָׁלַח  
Sense: to send, send away, let go, stretch out.
לְבִלְעָ֔ם  to  Balaam 
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: בִּלְעָם 
Sense: the son of Beor, a man endowed with the gift of prophecy.
וְלַשָּׂרִ֖ים  and  to  the  princes 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: סָרַר 
Sense: prince, ruler, leader, chief, chieftain, official, captain.
אֲשֶׁ֥ר  who  [were] 
Parse: Pronoun, relative
Root: אֲשֶׁר 
Sense: (relative part.).
אִתּֽוֹ  with  him 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
Root: אֵת 
Sense: with, near, together with.

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