Bible Strands
Numbers 22:19
So now, please stay here overnight as the others did, that I may find out what else the LORD has to tell me.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Balaam speaks to Balak’s messengers immediately after his previous refusal, asking them to wait overnight so he can receive further instruction from the LORD.
The words — The Hebrew command שְׁב֨וּ נָא (she.Vu na) literally means “stay please,” while the clause וְ/אֵ֣דְעָ֔ה (ve./'E.de.'Ah) translates as “so let me know” or “that I may discover.”
The thread — This pause for clarification connects to Jude 1:11, which cites Balaam’s path as a warning against those who pursue profit through compromised guidance.
Why it lands — The verse records Balaam’s explicit request to delay action until God speaks again, requiring readers to note how a posture of waiting for divine direction precedes the conditional permission granted in the following verse.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Now therefore, I pray you, tarry ye also here this night, that I may know what the Lord will say unto me more.
Cross-references
- Jude 1:11 Woe to them! They have traveled the path of Cain; they have rushed for profit into the error of Balaam; they have perished in Korah’s rebellion.
- 1 Timothy 6:9 Those who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction.
- 2 Peter 2:3 In their greed, these false teachers will exploit you with deceptive words. The longstanding verdict against them remains in force, and their destruction does not sleep.
- 2 Peter 2:15 They have left the straight way and wandered off to follow the way of Balaam son of Beor, who loved the wages of wickedness.
- 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.