Numbers
Numbers 23:19–20
19God is not a man, that He should lie,
or a son of man, that He should change His mind.
Does He speak and not act?
Does He promise and not fulfill?
20I have indeed received a command to bless;
He has blessed, and I cannot change it.
Word by word
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Numbers 23:19
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| God | אֵל֙ | ’êl | Noun - masculine singular | H410 god |
| is not | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| a man | אִ֥ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| that He should lie | וִֽיכַזֵּ֔ב | wî·ḵaz·zêḇ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3576 lie, be a liar |
| or a son | וּבֶן־ | ū·ḇen- | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of man | אָדָ֖ם | ’ā·ḏām | Noun - masculine singular | H120 man, mankind |
| that He should change His mind | וְיִתְנֶחָ֑ם | wə·yiṯ·ne·ḥām | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5162 be sorry, console |
| Does He | הַה֤וּא | ha·hū | Article; Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| speak | אָמַר֙ | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| and not | וְלֹ֣א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| act | יַעֲשֶׂ֔ה | ya·‘ă·śeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| Does He promise | וְדִבֶּ֖ר | wə·ḏib·ber | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H1696 speak |
| and not | וְלֹ֥א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| fulfill | יְקִימֶֽנָּה׃ | yə·qî·men·nāh | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H6965 arise, stand up, stand |
Numbers 23:20
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I have indeed | הִנֵּ֥ה | hin·nêh | Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| received | לָקָ֑חְתִּי | lā·qā·ḥə·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H3947 take |
| a command to bless | בָרֵ֖ךְ | ḇā·rêḵ | Verb - Piel - Infinitive absolute | H1288 kneel, bless |
| He has blessed | וּבֵרֵ֖ךְ | ū·ḇê·rêḵ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H1288 kneel, bless |
| and I cannot | וְלֹ֥א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| change it | אֲשִׁיבֶֽנָּה׃ | ’ă·šî·ḇen·nāh | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular; third person feminine singular | H7725 turn back, return |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Numbers 23:19 1 Samuel 15:29 · James 1:17 · Malachi 3:6 · Hebrews 6:18 · Titus 1:2 · Romans 11:29 · Luke 21:33 · Habakkuk 2:3 · Psalm 89:35 · Hosea 11:9 · Micah 7:20 · 1 Chronicles 17:17
Numbers 23:20 John 10:27–29 · Numbers 22:12 · Genesis 12:2 · Genesis 22:17 · Isaiah 43:13 · Numbers 22:18 · Romans 8:38–39 · 1 Peter 1:5 · Numbers 22:38
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.