Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 23:5

⁵Yet the LORD your God would not listen to Balaam, and the LORD your God turned the curse into a blessing for you, because the LORD your God loves you.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Yet the LORD	יְהוָ֤ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
your God	אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙	’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H430 God
would	אָבָ֞ה	’ā·ḇāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H14 be willing, consent
not	וְלֹֽא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
listen	לִשְׁמֹ֣עַ	liš·mō·a‘	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H8085 hear
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Balaam	בִּלְעָ֔ם	bil·‘ām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1109 Balaam
and the LORD	יְהוָ֨ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
your God	אֱלֹהֶ֧יךָ	’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H430 God
turned	וַיַּהֲפֹךְ֩	way·ya·hă·p̄ōḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2015 turn, overturn
the curse	הַקְּלָלָ֖ה	haq·qə·lā·lāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H7045 curse
into a blessing	לִבְרָכָ֑ה	liḇ·rā·ḵāh	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular	H1293 blessing
for you	לְּךָ֛	lə·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular
because	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the LORD	יְהוָ֥ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
your God	אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃	’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H430 God
loves you	אֲהֵֽבְךָ֖	’ă·hê·ḇə·ḵā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular	H157 love

Cross-references

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Deuteronomy 7:7–8 · Romans 8:31 · Ephesians 2:4–5 · Numbers 24:9 · 2 Corinthians 4:17 · Romans 11:28 · Numbers 23:5–12 · Jeremiah 31:3 · Micah 6:5 · Ezekiel 16:8 · Deuteronomy 33:3 · Psalm 73:1

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.