Numbers

Numbers 23:1

¹Then Balaam said to Balak, “Build for me seven altars here, and prepare for me seven bulls and seven rams.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then Balaam	בִּלְעָם֙	bil·‘ām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1109 Balaam
said	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Balak	בָּלָ֔ק	bā·lāq	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1111 Balak
Build	בְּנֵה־	bə·nêh-	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H1129 build
for me	לִ֥י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
seven	שִׁבְעָ֣ה	šiḇ·‘āh	Number - masculine singular	H7651 seven
altars	מִזְבְּחֹ֑ת	miz·bə·ḥōṯ	Noun - masculine plural	H4196 altar
here	בָזֶ֖ה	ḇā·zeh	Preposition-b; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
and prepare	וְהָכֵ֥ן	wə·hā·ḵên	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular	H3559 be firm
for me	לִי֙	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
seven	שִׁבְעָ֥ה	šiḇ·‘āh	Number - masculine singular	H7651 seven
bulls	פָרִ֖ים	p̄ā·rîm	Noun - masculine plural	H6499 young bull, steer
and seven	וְשִׁבְעָ֥ה	wə·šiḇ·‘āh	Conjunctive waw; Number - masculine singular	H7651 seven
rams	אֵילִֽים׃	’ê·lîm	Noun - masculine plural	H352 ram

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.