Numbers

Numbers 22:11

11‘Behold, a people has come out of Egypt, and they cover the face of the land. Now come and put a curse on them for me. Perhaps I may be able to fight against them and drive them away.’”

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Beholdהִנֵּ֤הhin·nêhInterjectionH2009 lo! behold!
a peopleהָעָם֙hā·‘āmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH5971 people
has come outהַיֹּצֵ֣אhay·yō·ṣêArticle; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH3318 go or come out
of Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmim·miṣ·ra·yimPreposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singularH4714 Egypt, Egyptians
and they coverוַיְכַ֖סway·ḵasConjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH3680 cover
the faceעֵ֣ין‘ênNoun - common singular constructH5869 eye
of the landהָאָ֑רֶץhā·’ā·reṣArticle; Noun - feminine singularH776 earth, land
Nowעַתָּ֗ה‘at·tāhAdverbH6258 now
comeלְכָ֤הlə·ḵāhVerb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singularH1980 go, come, walk
and put a curseקָֽבָה־qā·ḇāh-Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singularH6895 utter a curse against, curse
on themאֹת֔וֹ’ō·ṯōwDirect object marker; third person masculine singularH853 mark of the accusative
for meלִּי֙lîPreposition; first person common singular
Perhaps I mayאוּלַ֥י’ū·layAdverbH194 peradventure, perhaps
be ableאוּכַ֛ל’ū·ḵalVerb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singularH3201 be able, have power, prevail, endure
to fightלְהִלָּ֥חֶםlə·hil·lā·ḥemPreposition-l; Verb - Nifal - Infinitive constructH3898 fight, do battle
against themבּ֖וֹbōwPreposition; third person masculine singular
and drive them awayוְגֵרַשְׁתִּֽיו׃wə·ḡê·raš·tîwConjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular; third person masculine singularH1644 drive out, cast out

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.