Numbers

Numbers 23:15–16

15Balaam said to Balak, “Stay here beside your burnt offering while I meet the LORD over there.”

16And the LORD met with Balaam and put a message in his mouth, saying, “Return to Balak and speak what I tell you.”

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Numbers 23:15

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Balaam saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙way·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
Balakבָּלָ֔קbā·lāqNoun - proper - masculine singularH1111 Balak
Stayהִתְיַצֵּ֥בhiṯ·yaṣ·ṣêḇVerb - Hitpael - Imperative - masculine singularH3320 set or station oneself, take one's stand
hereכֹּ֖הkōhAdverbH3541 thus, here
besideעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
your burnt offeringעֹלָתֶ֑ךָ‘ō·lā·ṯe·ḵāNoun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singularH5930 whole burnt-offering
while Iוְאָנֹכִ֖יwə·’ā·nō·ḵîConjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singularH595 I
meetאִקָּ֥רֶה’iq·qā·rehVerb - Nifal - Imperfect - first person common singularH7136 encounter, meet, befall
over thereכֹּֽה׃kōhAdverbH3541 thus, here

Numbers 23:16

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
And the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
metוַיִּקָּ֤רway·yiq·qārConjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH7136 encounter, meet, befall
withאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
Balaamבִּלְעָ֔םbil·‘āmNoun - proper - masculine singularH1109 Balaam
and putוַיָּ֥שֶׂםway·yā·śemConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH7760 put, place, set
a messageדָּבָ֖רdā·ḇārNoun - masculine singularH1697 speech, word
in his mouthבְּפִ֑יוbə·p̄îwPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH6310 mouth
sayingוַיֹּ֛אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
Returnשׁ֥וּבšūḇVerb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularH7725 turn back, return
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
Balakבָּלָ֖קbā·lāqNoun - proper - masculine singularH1111 Balak
and speakתְדַבֵּֽר׃ṯə·ḏab·bêrVerb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH1696 speak
what I tell youוְכֹ֥הwə·ḵōhConjunctive waw; AdverbH3541 thus, here

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Numbers 23:15 Numbers 23:3

Numbers 23:16 Numbers 23:5

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.