Numbers 22:7 Lexicon: So the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with the fees for divination in their hand; and they came to Balaam and repeated Balak's words to him.

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NASB Lexicon

NASB ©	Hebrew	Strong's	Origin
So the elders	זִקְנֵ֤י (zik·nei)	2205: old	from the same as zaqan
of Moab	מֹואָב֙ (mo·v·'av)	4124: a son of Lot,also his desc. and the territory where they settled	from a prefixed syllable and ab
and the elders	וְזִקְנֵ֣י (ve·zik·nei)	2205: old	from the same as zaqan
of Midian	מִדְיָ֔ן (mid·yan,)	4080: a son of Abraham and Keturah, also his desc. and the region where they settled	from the same as madon
departed	וַיֵּ֨לְכ֜וּ (vai·ye·le·chu)	1980: to go, come, walk	a prim. root
with the [fees for] divination	וּקְסָמִ֖ים (u·ke·sa·mim)	7081: divination	from an unused word
in their hand;	בְּיָדָ֑ם (be·ya·dam;)	3027: hand	a prim. root
and they came	וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ (vai·ya·vo·'u)	935: to come in, come, go in, go	a prim. root
to Balaam	בִּלְעָ֔ם (bil·'am,)	1109a: a prophet	from bala
and repeated	וַיְדַבְּר֥וּ (vay·dab·be·ru)	1696: to speak	a prim. root
Balak's	בָלָֽק׃ (va·lak.)	1111: "devastator," a Moabite king	from balaq
words	דִּבְרֵ֥י (div·rei)	1697: speech, word	from dabar
to him.

KJV Lexicon

And the elders
zaqen (zaw-kane')
old -- aged, ancient (man), elder(-est), old (man, men and...women), senator.

of Moab
Mow'ab (mo-awb)
from (her (the mother's) father; Moab, an incestuous son of Lot; also his territory and descendants -- Moab.

and the elders
zaqen (zaw-kane')
old -- aged, ancient (man), elder(-est), old (man, men and...women), senator.

of Midian
Midyan (mid-yawn')
Midjan, a son of Abraham; also his country and (collectively) his descendants -- Midian, Midianite.

departed
yalak (yaw-lak')
to walk; causatively, to carry (in various senses)

with the rewards of divination
qecem (keh'-sem)
a lot: also divination (including its fee), oracle -- (reward of) divination, divine sentence, witchcraft.

in their hand
yad (yawd)
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),

and they came
bow' (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)

unto Balaam
Bil`am (bil-awm')
not (of the) people, i.e. foreigner; Bilam, a Mesopotamian prophet; also a place in Palestine -- Balaam, Bileam.

and spake
dabar (daw-bar')
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue

unto him the words
dabar (daw-baw')
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause

of Balak
Balaq (baw-lawk')
waster; Balak, a Moabitish king -- Balak.

Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible
So the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with the fees for divination in their hand; and they came to Balaam and repeated Balak's words to him.

King James Bible
And the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with the rewards of divination in their hand; and they came unto Balaam, and spake unto him the words of Balak.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The elders of Moab and Midian departed with fees for divination in hand. They came to Balaam and reported Balak's words to him.

International Standard Version
So the elders of Moab and Midian left to visit Balaam, bringing an honorarium with them, and communicated Balak's concerns to him.

NET Bible
So the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with the fee for divination in their hand. They came to Balaam and reported to him the words of Balak.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The leaders of Moab and Midian left, taking money with them to pay for Balaam's services. They came to Balaam and told him what Balak had said.

King James 2000 Bible
And the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with the fees of divination in their hand; and they came unto Balaam, and spoke unto him the words of Balak.

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