Numbers

Numbers 23:7–8

7And Balaam lifted up an oracle, saying:

“Balak brought me from Aram,

the king of Moab from the mountains of the east.

‘Come,’ he said, ‘put a curse on Jacob for me;

come and denounce Israel!’

8How can I curse those whom God has not cursed?

How can I denounce those whom the LORD has not denounced?

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Numbers 23:7

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
And Balaam lifted upוַיִּשָּׂ֥אway·yiś·śāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH5375 lift, take, carry
an oracleמְשָׁל֖וֹmə·šā·lōwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH4912 proverb, parable
sayingוַיֹּאמַ֑רway·yō·marConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
Balakבָלָ֤קḇā·lāqNoun - proper - masculine singularH1111 Balak
brought meיַנְחֵ֨נִיyan·ḥê·nîVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singularH5148 lead, guide
fromמִן־min-PrepositionH4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
Aramאֲ֠רָם’ă·rāmNoun - proper - feminine singularH758 Aram
the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־me·leḵ-Noun - masculine singular constructH4428 king
of Moabמוֹאָב֙mō·w·’āḇNoun - proper - feminine singularH4124 Moab
from the mountainsמֵֽהַרְרֵי־mê·har·rê-Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural constructH2042 mountain
of the eastקֶ֔דֶםqe·ḏemNoun - masculine singularH6924 front, east, aforetime
Comeלְכָה֙lə·ḵāhVerb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singularH1980 go, come, walk
’ he saidלְכָה֙lə·ḵāhVerb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singularH1980 go, come, walk
put a curseאָֽרָה־’ā·rāh-Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singularH779 curse
on Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya·‘ă·qōḇNoun - proper - masculine singularH3290 Jacob
for meלִּ֣יlîPreposition; first person common singular
comeוּלְכָ֖הū·lə·ḵāhConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singularH1980 go, come, walk
denounceזֹעֲמָ֥הzō·‘ă·māhVerb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singularH2194 be indignant
Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃yiś·rā·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel

Numbers 23:8

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Howמָ֣הmāhInterrogativeH4100 what? how? aught
can I curseקַבֹּ֖הqab·bōhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singularH6895 utter a curse against, curse
Godאֵ֑ל’êlNoun - masculine singularH410 god
has notלֹ֥אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
cursedאֶקֹּ֔ב’eq·qōḇVerb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singularH6895 utter a curse against, curse
Howוּמָ֣הū·māhConjunctive waw; InterrogativeH4100 what? how? aught
can I denounceאֶזְעֹ֔ם’ez·‘ōmVerb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singularH2194 be indignant
the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
has notלֹ֥אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
denouncedזָעַ֖םzā·‘amVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH2194 be indignant

Cross-references

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Numbers 23:7 Deuteronomy 23:4 · Numbers 23:18 · Numbers 24:3 · Numbers 22:5–6 · Numbers 24:23 · Micah 2:4 · Job 29:1 · Numbers 24:15 · Psalm 78:2 · Matthew 13:33 · 2 Samuel 23:9 · Mark 12:12

Numbers 23:8 Numbers 23:23 · Isaiah 44:25 · Numbers 23:20 · Numbers 22:12 · Isaiah 47:12–13

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.