Numbers
Numbers 23:13
13Then Balak said to him, “Please come with me to another place where you can see them. You will only see the outskirts of their camp — not all of them. And from there, curse them for me.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then Balak | בָּלָ֗ק | bā·lāq | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1111 Balak |
| said | וַיֹּ֨אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to him | אֵלָ֜יו | ’ê·lāw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H413 motion to |
| Please come | לְךָ | lə·ḵå̄ | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| with me | אִתִּ֜י | ’it·tî | Preposition; first person common singular | H854 with |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| another | אַחֵר֙ | ’a·ḥêr | Adjective - masculine singular | H312 another |
| place | מָק֤וֹם | mā·qō·wm | Noun - masculine singular | H4725 standing, spot, condition |
| where | אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| you can see them | תִּרְאֶ֣נּוּ | tir·’en·nū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine singular | H7200 see |
| You will only | אֶ֚פֶס | ’e·p̄es | Noun - masculine singular | H657 the two extremities |
| see | תִרְאֶ֔ה | ṯir·’eh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H7200 see |
| the outskirts of their camp | קָצֵ֣הוּ | qā·ṣê·hū | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H7097 end, extremity |
| not | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| all of them | וְכֻלּ֖וֹ | wə·ḵul·lōw | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H3605 the whole, all |
| And from there | מִשָּֽׁם׃ | miš·šām | Preposition-m; Adverb | H8033 there, thither |
| curse them | וְקָבְנוֹ־ | wə·qā·ḇə·nōw- | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person masculine singular | H6895 utter a curse against, curse |
| for me | לִ֖י | lî | Preposition; first person common singular |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.