Numbers
Numbers 24:13
13that even if Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not do anything of my own accord, good or bad, to go beyond the command of the LORD? I must speak whatever the LORD says.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| that even if | אִם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| Balak | בָלָ֜ק | ḇā·lāq | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1111 Balak |
| were to give | יִתֶּן־ | yit·ten- | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| me | לִ֨י | lî | Preposition; first person common singular | |
| his house | בֵיתוֹ֮ | ḇê·ṯōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H1004 house |
| full | מְלֹ֣א | mə·lō | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4393 fulness, that which fills |
| of silver | כֶּ֣סֶף | ke·sep̄ | Noun - masculine singular | H3701 silver, money |
| and gold | וְזָהָב֒ | wə·zā·hāḇ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H2091 gold |
| I could | אוּכַ֗ל | ’ū·ḵal | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H3201 be able, have power, prevail, endure |
| not | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| do | לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת | la·‘ă·śō·wṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H6213 do, make |
| anything of my own accord | מִלִּבִּ֑י | mil·lib·bî | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| good | טוֹבָ֛ה | ṭō·w·ḇāh | Noun - feminine singular | H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good |
| or | א֥וֹ | ’ōw | Conjunction | H176 or |
| bad | רָעָ֖ה | rā·‘āh | Adjective - feminine singular | H7451 bad, evil |
| to go beyond | לַעֲבֹר֙ | la·‘ă·ḇōr | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on |
| the command | פִּ֣י | pî | Noun - masculine singular construct | H6310 mouth |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| I must speak | יְדַבֵּ֥ר | yə·ḏab·bêr | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1696 speak |
| whatever | אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| says | אֲדַבֵּֽר׃ | ’ă·ḏab·bêr | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular | H1696 speak |
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