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Numbers 22:15-17
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Numbers 22:15-17
New English Translation
Balaam Accompanies the Moabite Princes
15 Balak again sent princes,[a] more numerous and more distinguished than the first.[b] 16 And they came to Balaam and said to him, “Thus says Balak son of Zippor: ‘Please do not let anything hinder you from coming[c] to me. 17 For I will honor you greatly,[d] and whatever you tell me I will do. So come, put a curse on this nation for me.’”
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- Numbers 22:15 tn The construction is a verbal hendiadys. It uses the Hiphil preterite of the verb “to add” followed by the Qal infinitive “to send.” The infinitive becomes the main verb, and the preterite an adverb: “he added to send” means “he sent again.”
- Numbers 22:15 tn Heb “than these.”
- Numbers 22:16 tn The infinitive construct is the object of the preposition.
- Numbers 22:17 tn The construction uses the Piel infinitive כַּבֵּד (kabbed) to intensify the verb, which is the Piel imperfect/cohortative אֲכַבֶּדְךָ (ʾakhabbedekha). The great honor could have been wealth, prestige, or position.
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