Numbers

Numbers 23:27

²⁷“Please come,” said Balak, “I will take you to another place. Perhaps it will please God that you curse them for me from there.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Please	נָּא֙	nā	Interjection	H4994 I (we) pray, now
come	לְכָה־	lə·ḵāh-	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
said	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Balak	בָּלָק֙	bā·lāq	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1111 Balak
I will take	אֶקָּ֣חֲךָ֔	’eq·qā·ḥă·ḵā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular; second person masculine singular	H3947 take
you to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
another	אַחֵ֑ר	’a·ḥêr	Adjective - masculine singular	H312 another
place	מָק֖וֹם	mā·qō·wm	Noun - masculine singular	H4725 standing, spot, condition
Perhaps	אוּלַ֤י	’ū·lay	Adverb	H194 peradventure, perhaps
it will please	יִישַׁר֙	yî·šar	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3474 be smooth, straight, right
God	הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים	hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
that you curse them	וְקַבֹּ֥תוֹ	wə·qab·bō·ṯōw	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H6895 utter a curse against, curse
for me	לִ֖י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
from there	מִשָּֽׁם׃	miš·šām	Preposition-m; Adverb	H8033 there, thither

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.