Joshua

Joshua 24:9

⁹Then Balak son of Zippor, the king of Moab, set out to fight against Israel. He sent for Balaam son of Beor to curse you,

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then Balak	בָּלָ֤ק	bā·lāq	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1111 Balak
son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Zippor	צִפּוֹר֙	ṣip·pō·wr	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6834 Tsippor
the king	מֶ֣לֶךְ	me·leḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Moab	מוֹאָ֔ב	mō·w·’āḇ	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4124 Moab
set out	וַיָּ֨קָם	way·yā·qām	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6965 arise, stand up, stand
to fight	וַיִּלָּ֖חֶם	way·yil·lā·ḥem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3898 fight, do battle
against Israel	בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	bə·yiś·rā·’êl	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
He sent	וַיִּשְׁלַ֗ח	way·yiš·laḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7971 send
for Balaam	לְבִלְעָ֥ם	lə·ḇil·‘ām	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1109 Balaam
son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Beor	בְּע֖וֹר	bə·‘ō·wr	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1160 Beor
to curse you	לְקַלֵּ֥ל	lə·qal·lêl	Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H7043 be slight, swift, trifling

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.