Yahweh Comes with Words For Balaam (Numbers 22:9).
Balaam wasted no time. That night he sought to make contact with Yahweh. We are not informed of what methods he used, but they were seemingly successful, for ‘God came to Balaam'. (Not just another god, but the only God).
‘And God came to Balaam, and said, “What men are these who are with you?”
Starting by using his own methods of divination in order to ‘contact' Yahweh, Balaam became aware that Someone was there and ready to speak to him. Then God came up with a question. ‘Who are these men who are with you and what is their status and purpose?' (Balaam was used to ‘hearing voices').
Note that Yahweh was now described in terms of ‘God'. It was important that it was recognised that He alone was God, not just one among a number of ‘gods' contacted by Balaam. And that to Him, Yahweh, those who came to Balaam were but ‘men' (see also Numbers 22:20; Numbers 22:35. Note the threefoldness). It was a conflict between ‘God' and ‘man'. (See Numbers 23:19). So the writer makes clear that Balaam was not here just contacting his usual spiritual ‘contacts'. It was God Himself Who came to him.