Numbers 20:20

20:20 But he said, “You may not pass through.” Then Edom came out against them ¹  with a large and powerful force. ² 

Numbers 23:5

23:5 Then the Lord put a message ³  in Balaam’s mouth and said, “Return to Balak, and speak what I tell you.” ⁴ 

Numbers 23:15

23:15 And Balaam ⁵  said to Balak, “Station yourself here ⁶  by your burnt offering, while I meet the Lord there.

Numbers 34:9

34:9 The border will continue to Ziphron, and its direction will be to Hazar Enan. This will be your northern border.

[20:20]  ¹ tn Heb “to meet him.”

[20:20]  ² tn Heb “with many [heavy] people and with a strong hand.” The translation presented above is interpretive, but that is what the line means. It was a show of force, numbers and weapons, to intimidate the Israelites.

[23:5]  ³ tn Heb “word.”

[23:5]  ⁴ tn Heb “and thus you shall speak.”

[23:15]  ⁵ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Balaam) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[23:15]  ⁶ tn The verse uses כֹּה (koh) twice: “Station yourself here…I will meet [the Lord] there.”