Numbers

Numbers 22:36

³⁶When Balak heard that Balaam was coming, he went out to meet him at the Moabite city on the Arnon border, at the edge of his territory.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When Balak	בָּלָ֖ק	bā·lāq	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1111 Balak
heard	וַיִּשְׁמַ֥ע	way·yiš·ma‘	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H8085 hear
that	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
Balaam	בִלְעָ֑ם	ḇil·‘ām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1109 Balaam
was coming	בָ֣א	ḇā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
he went out	וַיֵּצֵ֨א	way·yê·ṣê	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
to meet him	לִקְרָאת֜וֹ	liq·rā·ṯōw	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular	H7122 encounter, befall
at	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the Moabite	מוֹאָ֗ב	mō·w·’āḇ	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4124 Moab
city	עִ֣יר	‘îr	Noun - feminine singular construct	H5892 excitement
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the Arnon	אַרְנֹ֔ן	’ar·nōn	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H769 Arnon
border	גְּב֣וּל	gə·ḇūl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1366 border, boundary, territory
at the edge	בִּקְצֵ֥ה	biq·ṣêh	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H7097 end, extremity
of his territory	הַגְּבֽוּל׃	hag·gə·ḇūl	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1366 border, boundary, territory

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.