Numbers
Numbers 22:12
12But God said to Balaam, “Do not go with them. You are not to curse this people, for they are blessed.”
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But God | אֱלֹהִים֙ | ’ĕ·lō·hîm | Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| said | וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Balaam | בִּלְעָ֔ם | bil·‘ām | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1109 Balaam |
| Do not | לֹ֥א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| go | תֵלֵ֖ךְ | ṯê·lêḵ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| with them | עִמָּהֶ֑ם | ‘im·mā·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | H5973 with |
| You are not | לֹ֤א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| to curse | תָאֹר֙ | ṯā·’ōr | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H779 curse |
| this people | הָעָ֔ם | hā·‘ām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| for | כִּ֥י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| they | הֽוּא׃ | hū | Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| are blessed | בָר֖וּךְ | ḇā·rūḵ | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular | H1288 kneel, bless |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Deuteronomy 23:5 · Ephesians 1:3 · Romans 11:29 · Genesis 12:2 · Numbers 23:19–20 · Deuteronomy 33:29 · Romans 4:6–7 · Psalm 146:5 · Numbers 23:23 · Numbers 22:19–20 · Micah 6:5 · Genesis 22:16–18
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.