Numbers
Numbers 22:29
29Balaam answered the donkey, “You have made a fool of me! If I had a sword in my hand, I would kill you right now!”
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balaam | בִּלְעָם֙ | bil·‘ām | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1109 Balaam |
| answered | וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| the donkey | לָֽאָת֔וֹן | lā·’ā·ṯō·wn | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H860 she-ass |
| You have made a fool | הִתְעַלַּ֖לְתְּ | hiṯ·‘al·lalt | Verb - Hitpael - Perfect - second person feminine singular | H5953 act severely |
| of me | בִּ֑י | bî | Preposition; first person common singular | |
| If | ל֤וּ | lū | Preposition | H3863 if |
| I had | יֶשׁ־ | yeš- | Adverb | H3426 being, substance, existence |
| a sword | חֶ֙רֶב֙ | ḥe·reḇ | Noun - feminine singular | H2719 sword |
| in my hand | בְּיָדִ֔י | bə·yā·ḏî | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H3027 hand |
| I would kill you | הֲרַגְתִּֽיךְ׃ | hă·raḡ·tîḵ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular; second person feminine singular | H2026 kill, slay |
| right now | עַתָּ֖ה | ‘at·tāh | Adverb | H6258 now |
Cross-references
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.