Bible Strands
Numbers 22:15
Then Balak sent other princes, more numerous and more distinguished than the first messengers.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Balak dispatches a second delegation to Balaam after the initial envoys report his refusal.
The words — וַיֹּסֶף עוֹד (va.yosef od) translates “he added again,” introducing שָׂרִים רַבִּים וְנִכְבָּדִים מֵאֵלֶּה (sarim rammim ve-nikhbadim me’eleh), “leaders many and honored more than these.”
The thread — This renewed commission directly follows the first embassy in Numbers 22:7 and structurally parallels other biblical narratives of rulers sending multiple agents, such as Acts 10:7.
Why it lands — The verse records a political escalation, requiring the reader to note how repeated human persuasion precedes the narrative’s divine pivot.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And Balak sent yet again princes, more, and more honourable than they.
Cross-references
- Numbers 22:7 The elders of Moab and Midian departed with the fees for divination in hand. They came to Balaam and relayed to him the words of Balak.
- Acts 10:7 When the angel who spoke to him had gone, Cornelius called two of his servants and a devout soldier from among his attendants.