Numbers
Numbers 22:13
13So Balaam got up the next morning and said to Balak’s princes, “Go back to your homeland, because the LORD has refused to let me go with you.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So Balaam | בִּלְעָם֙ | bil·‘ām | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1109 Balaam |
| got up | וַיָּ֤קָם | way·yā·qām | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6965 arise, stand up, stand |
| the next morning | בַּבֹּ֔קֶר | bab·bō·qer | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1242 morning |
| and said | וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Balak’s | בָלָ֔ק | ḇā·lāq | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1111 Balak |
| princes | שָׂרֵ֣י | śā·rê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince |
| Go back | לְכ֖וּ | lə·ḵū | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H1980 go, come, walk |
| to | אֶֽל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| your homeland | אַרְצְכֶ֑ם | ’ar·ṣə·ḵem | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine plural | H776 earth, land |
| because | כִּ֚י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| has refused | מֵאֵ֣ן | mê·’ên | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H3985 refuse |
| to let me | לְתִתִּ֖י | lə·ṯit·tî | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; first person common singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| go | לַהֲלֹ֥ךְ | la·hă·lōḵ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H1980 go, come, walk |
| with you | עִמָּכֶֽם׃ | ‘im·mā·ḵem | Preposition; second person masculine plural | H5973 with |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.