Numbers
Numbers 24:1
1And when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he did not seek omens as on previous occasions, but he turned his face toward the wilderness.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And when Balaam | בִּלְעָ֗ם | bil·‘ām | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1109 Balaam |
| saw | וַיַּ֣רְא | way·yar | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7200 see |
| that | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| it pleased | ט֞וֹב | ṭō·wḇ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H2895 pleasing, good |
| the LORD | יְהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| to bless | לְבָרֵ֣ךְ | lə·ḇā·rêḵ | Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | H1288 kneel, bless |
| Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| he did not | וְלֹא־ | wə·lō- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| seek | הָלַ֥ךְ | hā·laḵ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| omens | נְחָשִׁ֑ים | nə·ḥā·šîm | Noun - masculine plural | H5173 divination, enchantment |
| as on previous occasions | כְּפַֽעַם־ | kə·p̄a·‘am- | Preposition-k; Noun - feminine singular | H6471 beat, foot, anvil, occurrence |
| but he turned | וַיָּ֥שֶׁת | way·yā·šeṯ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7896 put, set |
| his face | פָּנָֽיו׃ | pā·nāw | Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine singular | H6440 face, before |
| toward | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the wilderness | הַמִּדְבָּ֖ר | ham·miḏ·bār | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4057 mouth |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.