Numbers

Numbers 22:5

⁵he sent messengers to summon Balaam son of Beor at Pethor, which is by the Euphrates^a in the land of his people.

“Behold, a people has come out of Egypt,” said Balak. “They cover the face of the land and have settled next to me.

Footnotes

a 22:5 Hebrew the River

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
he sent	וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח	way·yiš·laḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7971 send
messengers	מַלְאָכִ֜ים	mal·’ā·ḵîm	Noun - masculine plural	H4397 messenger
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Balaam	בִּלְעָ֣ם	bil·‘ām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1109 Balaam
son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Beor	בְּע֗וֹר	bə·‘ō·wr	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1160 Beor
at Pethor	פְּ֠תוֹרָה	pə·ṯō·w·rāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singular	H6604 Pethor
which	אֲשֶׁ֧ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
is by	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the Euphrates	הַנָּהָ֛ר	han·nā·hār	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5104 stream, river
in the land	אֶ֥רֶץ	’e·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of his people	בְּנֵי־	bə·nê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
Behold	הִ֠נֵּה	hin·nêh	Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
a people	עַ֣ם	‘am	Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
has come out	יָצָ֤א	yā·ṣā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
of Egypt	מִמִּצְרַ֙יִם֙	mim·miṣ·ra·yim	Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians
said Balak	לִקְרֹא־	liq·rō-	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H7121 call, proclaim, read
They cover	כִסָּה֙	ḵis·sāh	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3680 cover
the face	עֵ֣ין	‘ên	Noun - common singular construct	H5869 eye
of the land	הָאָ֔רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
and have settled	יֹשֵׁ֖ב	yō·šêḇ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
next to me	מִמֻּלִֽי׃	mim·mu·lî	Preposition-m; first person common singular	H4136 front, in front of

Cross-references

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

Deuteronomy 23:4 · Joshua 24:9 · Micah 6:5 · Jude 1:11 · Numbers 23:7 · Joshua 13:22

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.