Numbers

Numbers 23:28–30

²⁸And Balak took Balaam to the top of Peor, which overlooks the wasteland.^a

²⁹Then Balaam said, “Build for me seven altars here, and prepare for me seven bulls and seven rams.”

³⁰So Balak did as Balaam had instructed, and he offered a bull and a ram on each altar.

Footnotes

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And Balak	בָּלָ֖ק	bā·lāq	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1111 Balak
took	וַיִּקַּ֥ח	way·yiq·qaḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3947 take
Balaam	בִּלְעָ֑ם	bil·‘ām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1109 Balaam
to the top	רֹ֣אשׁ	rōš	Noun - masculine singular construct	H7218 head
of Peor	הַפְּע֔וֹר	hap·pə·‘ō·wr	Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6465 Peör
which overlooks	הַנִּשְׁקָ֖ף	han·niš·qāp̄	Article; Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular	H8259 overhang, look out and down
the wasteland	הַיְשִׁימֹֽן׃	hay·šî·mōn	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3452 waste, wilderness

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then Balaam	בִּלְעָם֙	bil·‘ām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1109 Balaam
said	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Build	בְּנֵה־	bə·nêh-	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H1129 build
for me	לִ֥י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
seven	שִׁבְעָ֣ה	šiḇ·‘āh	Number - masculine singular	H7651 seven
altars	מִזְבְּחֹ֑ת	miz·bə·ḥōṯ	Noun - masculine plural	H4196 altar
here	בָזֶ֖ה	ḇā·zeh	Preposition-b; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
and prepare	וְהָכֵ֥ן	wə·hā·ḵên	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular	H3559 be firm
for me	לִי֙	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
seven	שִׁבְעָ֥ה	šiḇ·‘āh	Number - masculine singular	H7651 seven
bulls	פָרִ֖ים	p̄ā·rîm	Noun - masculine plural	H6499 young bull, steer
and seven	וְשִׁבְעָ֥ה	wə·šiḇ·‘āh	Conjunctive waw; Number - masculine singular	H7651 seven
rams	אֵילִֽים׃	’ê·lîm	Noun - masculine plural	H352 ram

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So Balak	בָּלָ֔ק	bā·lāq	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1111 Balak
did	וַיַּ֣עַשׂ	way·ya·‘aś	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
as	כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר	ka·’ă·šer	Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
Balaam	בִּלְעָ֑ם	bil·‘ām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1109 Balaam
had instructed	אָמַ֣ר	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
and he offered	וַיַּ֛עַל	way·ya·‘al	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
a bull	פָּ֥ר	pār	Noun - masculine singular	H6499 young bull, steer
and a ram	וָאַ֖יִל	wā·’a·yil	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H352 ram
on each altar	בַּמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃	bam·miz·bê·aḥ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4196 altar

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Numbers 23:28 Numbers 21:20

Cross-references from OpenBible.info, used under CC BY 4.0. The best-supported references for each verse are shown.

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.