Numbers
Numbers 23:5
5Then the LORD put a message in Balaam’s mouth, saying, “Return to Balak and give him this message.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then the LORD | יְהוָ֛ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| put | וַיָּ֧שֶׂם | 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 Balaam’s | בִלְעָ֑ם | ḇil·‘ām | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1109 Balaam |
| mouth | בְּפִ֣י | bə·p̄î | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | 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 | וְכֹ֥ה | wə·ḵōh | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H3541 thus, here |
| give him this message | תְדַבֵּֽר׃ | ṯə·ḏab·bêr | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H1696 speak |
Cross-references
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Deuteronomy 18:18 · Jeremiah 1:9 · Isaiah 59:21 · Isaiah 51:16 · Numbers 23:16
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.