Geneva Bible Notes: Numbers 22

Numbers 22:1 (a) Being at Jericheo, it was beyonde Jordan: but where the Israelites were, it was on this side.

Numbers 22:3 (/) Or, was vexed.

Numbers 22:4 (b) Which were the heades & gouernors.

Numbers 22:5 (!) King Balak sendeth for Balaam to curse the Israelites.

Numbers 22:5 (c) To wit, Euphrates, vpon the which stode this citie Pethor.

Numbers 22:7 (d) Thinking to bribe him with giftes to curse the Israelites.

Numbers 22:8 (e) Whome before he called Elders: meaning the gouernors, & after calleth the seruants: that is, subjects to their King.

Numbers 22:12 (!) The Lord forbiddeth him to go.

Numbers 22:12 (f) He warrened him by a dreame that he shulde not consent to the kings wicked request.

Numbers 22:13 (g) Els he shewed him selfe willing, couetousnes had so blinded his heart.

Numbers 22:16 (h) The wicked seke by all meanes to forther their naughty enterprises, thogh thei knowe that God is against them.

Numbers 22:19 (i) Because he tempted God to require him contrary to his commandement, his petition was granted, but it turned to his owne condemnation.

Numbers 22:22 (!) The Angel of the Lord meteth him, & his asse speaketh.

Numbers 22:22 (k) Moued rather with couetousnes then to obey God.

Numbers 22:24 (l) The seconde time.

Numbers 22:27 (/) Or, fel.

Numbers 22:28 (m) Gaue her power to speake.

Numbers 22:30 (n) Since thou hast bene my master.

Numbers 22:31 (o) For whose eyes the Lord doeth not open, they can nether se his angre nor his loue.

Numbers 22:32 (p) Bothe thy heart is corrupt and thine enterprise wicked.

Numbers 22:34 (/) Or, before me, or, to mete me.

Numbers 22:34 (/) Ebr. I wil returne to me.

Numbers 22:35 (q) Because his heart was euil, his charg was renued, that he shulde not pretend ignorance.

Numbers 22:36 (r) Nere the place, where the Israelites camped.

Numbers 22:38 (s) Of my selfe I can speake nothing: onely what God reuealeth, that wil I vtter, seme it good or bad.

Numbers 22:38 (!) Balaam protesteth that he wil speake nothing but that which the Lord putteth in his mouthe.

Numbers 22:39 (/) Or, stretes, or, a populous citie.

Numbers 22:41 (t) Where the idole Baal was worshiped.