Numbers

Numbers 22:7

⁷The elders of Moab and Midian departed with the fees for divination in hand. They came to Balaam and relayed to him the words of Balak.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The elders	זִקְנֵ֤י	ziq·nê	Adjective - masculine plural construct	H2205 old
of Moab	מוֹאָב֙	mō·w·’āḇ	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4124 Moab
and Midian	מִדְיָ֔ן	miḏ·yān	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4080 Midjan
departed	וַיֵּ֨לְכ֜וּ	way·yê·lə·ḵū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1980 go, come, walk
with the fees for divination	וּקְסָמִ֖ים	ū·qə·sā·mîm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural	H7081 divination
in hand	בְּיָדָ֑ם	bə·yā·ḏām	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H3027 hand
They came	וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙	way·yā·ḇō·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Balaam	בִּלְעָ֔ם	bil·‘ām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1109 Balaam
and relayed	וַיְדַבְּר֥וּ	way·ḏab·bə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1696 speak
to him	אֵלָ֖יו	’ê·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H413 motion to
the words	דִּבְרֵ֥י	diḇ·rê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1697 speech, word
of Balak	בָלָֽק׃	ḇā·lāq	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1111 Balak

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.