Numbers
Numbers 23:3
3“Stay here by your burnt offering while I am gone,” Balaam said to Balak. “Perhaps the LORD will meet with me. And whatever He reveals to me, I will tell you.”
So Balaam went off to a barren height,
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stay | הִתְיַצֵּב֮ | hiṯ·yaṣ·ṣêḇ | Verb - Hitpael - Imperative - masculine singular | H3320 set or station oneself, take one's stand |
| here by | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| your burnt offering | עֹלָתֶךָ֒ | ‘ō·lā·ṯe·ḵā | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H5930 whole burnt-offering |
| while I am gone | וְאֵֽלְכָ֗ה | wə·’ê·lə·ḵāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| Balaam | בִּלְעָ֜ם | bil·‘ām | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1109 Balaam |
| said | וַיֹּ֨אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to Balak | לְבָלָ֗ק | lə·ḇā·lāq | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1111 Balak |
| Perhaps | אוּלַ֞י | ’ū·lay | Adverb | H194 peradventure, perhaps |
| the LORD | יְהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| will meet with me | לִקְרָאתִ֔י | liq·rā·ṯî | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; first person common singular | H7122 encounter, befall |
| And whatever | מַה־ | mah- | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| He reveals to me | יַּרְאֵ֖נִי | yar·’ê·nî | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular | H7200 see |
| I will tell | וְהִגַּ֣דְתִּי | wə·hig·gaḏ·tî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H5046 be conspicuous |
| you | לָ֑ךְ | lāḵ | Preposition; second person feminine singular | |
| So | וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ | way·yê·leḵ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| to a barren height | שֶֽׁפִי׃ | še·p̄î | Noun - masculine singular | H8205 bareness, smooth or bare (treeless) height |
Cross-references
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Numbers 23:15 · Genesis 22:7–8 · Leviticus 1:1 · Numbers 24:1 · Genesis 22:13 · Genesis 22:2 · Numbers 22:31–35 · Genesis 8:20
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.