Numbers
Numbers 22:16–17
16They came to Balaam and said, “This is what Balak son of Zippor says: ‘Please let nothing hinder you from coming to me, 17for I will honor you richly and do whatever you say. So please come and put a curse on this people for me!’”
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Numbers 22:16
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| They came | וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ | way·yā·ḇō·’ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Balaam | בִּלְעָ֑ם | bil·‘ām | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1109 Balaam |
| and said | וַיֹּ֣אמְרוּ | way·yō·mə·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H559 utter, say |
| This is what | כֹּ֤ה | kōh | Adverb | H3541 thus, here |
| Balak | בָּלָ֣ק | bā·lāq | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1111 Balak |
| son | בֶּן־ | ben- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of Zippor | צִפּ֔וֹר | ṣip·pō·wr | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6834 Tsippor |
| says | אָמַר֙ | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Please | נָ֥א | nā | Interjection | H4994 I (we) pray, now |
| let nothing | אַל־ | ’al- | Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| hinder | תִמָּנַ֖ע | ṯim·mā·na‘ | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H4513 withhold, hold back |
| you from coming | מֵהֲלֹ֥ךְ | mê·hă·lōḵ | Preposition-m; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H1980 go, come, walk |
| to me | אֵלָֽי׃ | ’ê·lāy | Preposition; first person common singular | H413 motion to |
Numbers 22:17
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| for | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| I will honor you | כַבֵּ֤ד | ḵab·bêḏ | Verb - Piel - Infinitive absolute | H3513 be heavy, weighty, burdensome, honoured |
| richly | מְאֹ֔ד | mə·’ōḏ | Adverb | H3966 muchness, force, abundance, exceedingly |
| and do | אֶֽעֱשֶׂ֑ה | ’e·‘ĕ·śeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H6213 do, make |
| whatever | וְכֹ֛ל | wə·ḵōl | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H3605 the whole, all |
| you say | תֹּאמַ֥ר | tō·mar | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| So please | נָּא֙ | nā | Interjection | H4994 I (we) pray, now |
| come | וּלְכָה־ | ū·lə·ḵāh- | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| and put a curse | קָֽבָה־ | qā·ḇāh- | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H6895 utter a curse against, curse |
| on this | הַזֶּֽה׃ | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| people for me | הָעָ֥ם | hā·‘ām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
Cross-references
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Numbers 22:17 Numbers 24:11
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.