Numbers
Numbers 22:6
6So please come now and put a curse on this people, because they are too mighty for me. Perhaps I may be able to defeat them and drive them out of the land; for I know that those you bless are blessed, and those you curse are cursed.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So please | נָּ֨א | nā | Interjection | H4994 I (we) pray, now |
| come | לְכָה־ | lə·ḵāh- | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| now | וְעַתָּה֩ | wə·‘at·tāh | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H6258 now |
| and put a curse | אָֽרָה־ | ’ā·rāh- | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H779 curse |
| on this | הַזֶּ֗ה | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| people | הָעָ֣ם | hā·‘ām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| because | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| they | הוּא֙ | hū | Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| are too mighty | עָצ֥וּם | ‘ā·ṣūm | Adjective - masculine singular | H6099 mighty, numerous |
| for me | מִמֶּ֔נִּי | mim·men·nî | Preposition; first person common singular | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| Perhaps I may | אוּלַ֤י | ’ū·lay | Adverb | H194 peradventure, perhaps |
| be able | אוּכַל֙ | ’ū·ḵal | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H3201 be able, have power, prevail, endure |
| to defeat | נַכֶּה־ | nak·keh- | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | H5221 smite |
| them | בּ֔וֹ | bōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | |
| and drive them out | וַאֲגָרְשֶׁ֖נּוּ | wa·’ă·ḡā·rə·šen·nū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular; third person masculine singular | H1644 drive out, cast out |
| of | מִן־ | min- | Preposition | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| the land | הָאָ֑רֶץ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| for | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| I know | יָדַ֗עְתִּי | yā·ḏa‘·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H3045 know |
| that those | אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| you bless | תְּבָרֵךְ֙ | tə·ḇā·rêḵ | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H1288 kneel, bless |
| are blessed | מְבֹרָ֔ךְ | mə·ḇō·rāḵ | Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine singular | H1288 kneel, bless |
| and those | וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר | wa·’ă·šer | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| you curse | תָּאֹ֖ר | tā·’ōr | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H779 curse |
| are cursed | יוּאָֽר׃ | yū·’ār | Verb - Hofal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H779 curse |
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