Numbers

Numbers 22:34

³⁴“I have sinned,” Balaam said to the angel of the LORD, “for I did not realize that you were standing in the road to confront me. And now, if this is displeasing in your sight, I will go back home.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I have sinned	חָטָ֔אתִי	ḥā·ṭā·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H2398 miss
Balaam	בִּלְעָ֜ם	bil·‘ām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1109 Balaam
said	וַיֹּ֨אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the angel	מַלְאַ֤ךְ	mal·’aḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4397 messenger
of the LORD	יְהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
for	כִּ֚י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
I did not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
realize	יָדַ֔עְתִּי	yā·ḏa‘·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H3045 know
that	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
you	אַתָּ֛ה	’at·tāh	Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
were standing	נִצָּ֥ב	niṣ·ṣāḇ	Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular	H5324 take one's stand, stand
in the road	בַּדָּ֑רֶךְ	bad·dā·reḵ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - common singular	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
to confront me	לִקְרָאתִ֖י	liq·rā·ṯî	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; first person common singular	H7122 encounter, befall
And now	וְעַתָּ֛ה	wə·‘at·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H6258 now
if	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
this is displeasing	רַ֥ע	ra‘	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7489 be evil, bad
in your sight	בְּעֵינֶ֖יךָ	bə·‘ê·ne·ḵā	Preposition-b; Noun - cdc; second person masculine singular	H5869 eye
I will go back	אָשׁ֥וּבָה	’ā·šū·ḇāh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular	H7725 turn back, return

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Job 34:31–32 · 1 Samuel 15:24 · 2 Samuel 12:13 · 1 Samuel 15:30 · 1 Samuel 26:21

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.