Bilangan 16:48
Konteks16:48 He stood between the dead and the living, and the plague was stopped.
Bilangan 23:18
Konteks23:18 Balaam 1 uttered 2 his oracle, and said,
“Rise up, 3 Balak, and hear;
Listen to me, son of Zippor:
Bilangan 23:20
Konteks23:20 Indeed, I have received a command 4 to bless;
he has blessed, 5 and I cannot reverse it. 6
Bilangan 32:40
Konteks32:40 So Moses gave Gilead to Machir, son of Manasseh, and he lived there. 7
[23:18] 1 tn Heb “he.” The antecedent has been supplied in the translation for clarity.
[23:18] 3 tn The verb probably means “pay attention” in this verse.
[23:20] 4 tn The Hebrew text simply has “I have received [to] bless.” The infinitive is the object of the verb, telling what he received. Balaam was not actually commanded to bless, but was given the word of blessing so that he was given a divine decree that would bless Israel.
[23:20] 5 sn The reference is probably to the first speech, where the
[23:20] 6 tn The verb is the Hiphil of שׁוּב (shuv), meaning “to cause to return.” He cannot return God’s word to him, for it has been given, and it will be fulfilled.