Numbers

Numbers 22:19–20

¹⁹So now, please stay here overnight as the others did, that I may find out what else the LORD has to tell me.”

²⁰That night God came to Balaam and said, “Since these men have come to summon you, get up and go with them, but you must only do what I tell you.”

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Numbers 22:19

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So now	וְעַתָּ֗ה	wə·‘at·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H6258 now
please	נָ֥א	nā	Interjection	H4994 I (we) pray, now
stay	שְׁב֨וּ	šə·ḇū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
here	בָזֶ֛ה	ḇā·zeh	Preposition-b; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
overnight	הַלָּ֑יְלָה	hal·lā·yə·lāh	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3915 twist, night, adversity
as the others did	גַּם־	gam-	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
that I may find out	וְאֵ֣דְעָ֔ה	wə·’ê·ḏə·‘āh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular	H3045 know
what	מַה־	mah-	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
else	יֹּסֵ֥ף	yō·sêp̄	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular	H3254 add
the LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
has to tell me	דַּבֵּ֥ר	dab·bêr	Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H1696 speak

Numbers 22:20

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
That night	לַיְלָה֒	lay·lāh	Noun - masculine singular	H3915 twist, night, adversity
God	אֱלֹהִ֥ים׀	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
came	וַיָּבֹ֨א	way·yā·ḇō	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Balaam	בִּלְעָם֮	bil·‘ām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1109 Balaam
and said	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Since	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
these men	הָאֲנָשִׁ֔ים	hā·’ă·nā·šîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H582 man, mankind
have come	בָּ֣אוּ	bā·’ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to summon	לִקְרֹ֤א	liq·rō	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H7121 call, proclaim, read
you	לְךָ֙	lə·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular
get up	ק֖וּם	qūm	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H6965 arise, stand up, stand
and go	לֵ֣ךְ	lêḵ	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
with them	אִתָּ֑ם	’it·tām	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H854 with
but you must only	וְאַ֗ךְ	wə·’aḵ	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H389 surely
do	תַעֲשֶֽׂה׃	ṯa·‘ă·śeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
what	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
I tell you	אֲדַבֵּ֥ר	’ă·ḏab·bêr	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular	H1696 speak

Cross-references

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Numbers 22:19 Jude 1:11 · 2 Peter 2:3 · 1 Timothy 6:9–10 · 2 Peter 2:15

Numbers 22:20 Numbers 23:26 · Numbers 23:12 · Numbers 24:13 · Numbers 22:35 · 2 Thessalonians 2:9–12

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.