Numbers

Numbers 22:4

4So the Moabites said to the elders of Midian, “This horde will devour everything around us, as an ox licks up the grass of the field.”

Since Balak son of Zippor was king of Moab at that time,

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
So the Moabitesמוֹאָ֜בmō·w·’āḇNoun - proper - feminine singularH4124 Moab
saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
the eldersזִקְנֵ֣יziq·nêAdjective - masculine plural constructH2205 old
of Midianמִדְיָ֗ןmiḏ·yānNoun - proper - masculine singularH4080 Midjan
This hordeהַקָּהָל֙haq·qā·hālArticle; Noun - masculine singularH6951 assembly, convocation, congregation
will devourיְלַחֲכ֤וּyə·la·ḥă·ḵūVerb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralH3897 lick
everythingכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
around usסְבִ֣יבֹתֵ֔ינוּsə·ḇî·ḇō·ṯê·nūAdverb; first person common pluralH5439 circuit, round about
as an oxהַשּׁ֔וֹרhaš·šō·wrArticle; Noun - masculine singularH7794 head of cattle
licks upכִּלְחֹ֣ךְkil·ḥōḵPreposition-k; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH3897 lick
the grassיֶ֣רֶקye·reqNoun - masculine singular constructH3418 green, greenness
of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֑הhaś·śā·ḏehArticle; Noun - masculine singularH7704 id.
Since Balakוּבָלָ֧קū·ḇā·lāqConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singularH1111 Balak
sonבֶּן־ben-Noun - masculine singular constructH1121 son
of Zipporצִפּ֛וֹרṣip·pō·wrNoun - proper - masculine singularH6834 Tsippor
was kingמֶ֥לֶךְme·leḵNoun - masculine singularH4428 king
of Moabלְמוֹאָ֖בlə·mō·w·’āḇPreposition-l; Noun - proper - feminine singularH4124 Moab
at thatהַהִֽוא׃ha·hi·wArticle; Pronoun - third person feminine singularH1931 he, she
timeבָּעֵ֥תbā·‘êṯPreposition-b, Article; Noun - common singularH6256 time

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