Numbers
Numbers 22:20
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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| 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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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.