Numbers

Numbers 23:16

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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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And the LORD	יְהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
met	וַיִּקָּ֤ר	way·yiq·qār	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7136 encounter, meet, befall
with	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Balaam	בִּלְעָ֔ם	bil·‘ām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1109 Balaam
and put	וַיָּ֥שֶׂם	way·yā·śem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7760 put, place, set
a message	דָּבָ֖ר	dā·ḇār	Noun - masculine singular	H1697 speech, word
in his mouth	בְּפִ֑יו	bə·p̄îw	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H6310 mouth
saying	וַיֹּ֛אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Return	שׁ֥וּב	šūḇ	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H7725 turn back, return
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Balak	בָּלָ֖ק	bā·lāq	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1111 Balak
and speak	תְדַבֵּֽר׃	ṯə·ḏab·bêr	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H1696 speak
what I tell you	וְכֹ֥ה	wə·ḵōh	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H3541 thus, here

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.