| 17. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Numbers 23:17:1 ⧉וַיָּבֹ֣אvayavoand he came Numbers 23:17:2 ⧉אֵלָ֗יוelavto him Numbers 23:17:3 ⧉וְהִנּ֤וֹvehinnoand behold Numbers 23:17:4 ⧉נִצָּב֙nitsavstanding Numbers 23:17:5 ⧉עַל־עֹ֣לָת֔וֹalolatoby his burnt offering Numbers 23:17:6 ⧉וְשָׂרֵ֥יvesareiand the princes Numbers 23:17:7 ⧉מוֹאָ֖בmoavof Moab Numbers 23:17:8 ⧉אִתּ֑וֹittowith him Numbers 23:17:9 ⧉וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvayomerand said Numbers 23:17:10 ⧉לוֹ֙loto him Numbers 23:17:11 ⧉בָּלָ֔קbalakBalak Numbers 23:17:12 ⧉מַה־דִּבֶּ֖רmahdiberwhat has spoken Numbers 23:17:13 ⧉יְהוָֽה׃yahwehthe LORD |
| 17. Formal Translation And he came to him, and behold, he was standing beside his burnt offering, and the officials of Moab were with him. Then Balak said to him, “What has the LORD{Yahweh, Divine Communicator} spoken?” |
| 17. Dynamic Translation So he approached him and found him standing by his sacrifice, with Moab’s leaders right there. Balak asked him, “What did the LORD{Yahweh, Message Giver} say?” |