Numbers 9:8

9:8 So Moses said to them, “Remain here and I will hear what the Lord will command concerning you.”

Numbers 23:18

Balaam Prophesies Again

23:18 Balaam uttered his oracle, and said,

“Rise up, Balak, and hear;

Listen to me, son of Zippor:


tn The verb is simply “stand,” but in the more general sense of waiting to hear the answer.

tn The cohortative may be subordinated to the imperative: “stand…[that I] may hear.”

tn Heb “he.” The antecedent has been supplied in the translation for clarity.

tn Heb “took up.”

tn The verb probably means “pay attention” in this verse.