Discovery BoxNumbers 21:7 
Context21:7 Then the people came to Moses and said, “We have sinned, for we have spoken against the Lord and against you. Pray to the Lord that he would take away 1 the snakes from us.” So Moses prayed for the people.
Numbers 23:17
Context23:17 When Balaam 2 came to him, he was still standing by his burnt offering, along with the princes of Moab. And Balak said to him, “What has the Lord spoken?”
Numbers 23:19
Context23:19 God is not a man, that he should lie,
nor a human being, 3 that he should change his mind.
Has he said, and will he not do it?
Or has he spoken, and will he not make it happen? 4
1 tn The verb is the Hiphil jussive with a vav (ו) consecutive from the verb סוּר (sur); after the imperative this form may be subordinated to become a purpose clause.
2 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Balaam) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
3 tn Heb “son of man.”
4 tn The verb is the Hiphil of קוּם (qum, “to cause to rise; to make stand”). The meaning here is more of the sense of fulfilling the promises made.
