Numbers

Numbers 22:38

³⁸“See, I have come to you,” Balaam replied, “but can I say just anything? I must speak only the word that God puts in my mouth.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
See	הִֽנֵּה־	hin·nêh-	Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
I have come	בָ֙אתִי֙	ḇā·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to you	אֵלֶ֔יךָ	’ê·le·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H413 motion to
Balaam	בִּלְעָ֜ם	bil·‘ām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1109 Balaam
replied	וַיֹּ֨אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
but can	אוּכַ֖ל	’ū·ḵal	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H3201 be able, have power, prevail, endure
I say	דַּבֵּ֣ר	dab·bêr	Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H1696 speak
just anything	מְא֑וּמָה	mə·’ū·māh	Noun - masculine singular	H3972 anything
I must speak	אֲדַבֵּֽר׃	’ă·ḏab·bêr	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular	H1696 speak
only the word	הַדָּבָ֗ר	had·dā·ḇār	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1697 speech, word
that	אֲשֶׁ֨ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
God	אֱלֹהִ֛ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
puts	יָשִׂ֧ים	yā·śîm	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7760 put, place, set
in my mouth	בְּפִ֖י	bə·p̄î	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H6310 mouth

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.