Numbers 12:7

12:7 My servant ¹  Moses is not like this; he is faithful ²  in all my house.

Numbers 22:18

22:18 Balaam replied ³  to the servants of Balak, “Even if Balak would give me his palace full of silver and gold, I could not transgress the commandment ⁴  of the Lord my God ⁵  to do less or more.

[12:7]  ¹ sn The title “my servant” or “servant of the Lord” is reserved in the Bible for distinguished personages, people who are truly spiritual leaders, like Moses, David, Hezekiah, and also the Messiah. Here it underscores Moses’ obedience.

[12:7]  ² tn The word “faithful” is נֶאֱמָן (ne’eman), the Niphal participle of the verb אָמַן (’aman). This basic word has the sense of “support, be firm.” In the Niphal it describes something that is firm, reliable, dependable – what can be counted on. It could actually be translated “trustworthy.”

[22:18]  ³ tn Heb “answered and said.”

[22:18]  ⁴ tn Heb “mouth.”

[22:18]  ⁵ sn In the light of subsequent events one should not take too seriously that Balaam referred to Yahweh as his God. He is referring properly to the deity for which he is acting as the agent.