Numbers

Numbers 23:9

⁹For I see them from atop the rocky cliffs,

and I watch them from the hills.

Behold, a people dwelling apart,

not reckoning themselves among the nations.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
I see them	אֶרְאֶ֔נּוּ	’er·’en·nū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular; third person masculine singular	H7200 see
from atop	מֵרֹ֤אשׁ	mê·rōš	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H7218 head
the rocky cliffs	צֻרִים֙	ṣu·rîm	Noun - masculine plural	H6697 rock, cliff
and I watch them	אֲשׁוּרֶ֑נּוּ	’ă·šū·ren·nū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular; third person masculine singular	H7789 behold, regard
from the hills	וּמִגְּבָע֖וֹת	ū·mig·gə·ḇā·‘ō·wṯ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - feminine plural	H1389 hill
Behold	הֶן־	hen-	Interjection	H2005 lo! behold
a people	עָם֙	‘ām	Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
dwelling	יִשְׁכֹּ֔ן	yiš·kōn	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7931 settle down, abide, dwell
apart	לְבָדָ֣ד	lə·ḇā·ḏāḏ	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H910 isolation, separation
not	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
reckoning themselves	יִתְחַשָּֽׁב׃	yiṯ·ḥaš·šāḇ	Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2803 think, account
among the nations	וּבַגּוֹיִ֖ם	ū·ḇag·gō·w·yim	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H1471 nation, people

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.