Numbers

Numbers 24:2–4

2When Balaam looked up and saw Israel encamped tribe by tribe, the Spirit of God came upon him, 3and he lifted up an oracle, saying:

“This is the prophecy of Balaam son of Beor,

the prophecy of a man whose eyes are open,

4the prophecy of one who hears the words of God,

who sees a vision from the Almighty,a

who bows down with eyes wide open:

Footnotes

  • a 24:4 Hebrew Shaddai; also in verse 16

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Numbers 24:2

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
When Balaamבִלְעָ֜םḇil·‘āmNoun - proper - masculine singularH1109 Balaam
looked upוַיִּשָּׂ֨אway·yiś·śāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH5375 lift, take, carry
and sawוַיַּרְא֙way·yarConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH7200 see
Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לyiś·rā·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel
encampedשֹׁכֵ֖ןšō·ḵênVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH7931 settle down, abide, dwell
tribe by tribeלִשְׁבָטָ֑יוliš·ḇā·ṭāwPreposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singularH7626 rod, staff, club, sceptre
the Spiritר֥וּחַrū·aḥNoun - common singular constructH7307 breath, wind, spirit
of Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃’ĕ·lō·hîmNoun - masculine pluralH430 God
cameוַתְּהִ֥יwat·tə·hîConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
upon himעָלָ֖יו‘ā·lāwPreposition; third person masculine singularH5921 height

Numbers 24:3

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
and he 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
the prophecyנְאֻ֤םnə·’umNoun - masculine singular constructH5002 utterance
of Balaamבִּלְעָם֙bil·‘āmNoun - proper - masculine singularH1109 Balaam
sonבְּנ֣וֹbə·nōwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH1121 son
of Beorבְעֹ֔רḇə·‘ōrNoun - proper - masculine singularH1160 Beor
the prophecyוּנְאֻ֥םū·nə·’umConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular constructH5002 utterance
of a manהַגֶּ֖בֶרhag·ge·ḇerArticle; Noun - masculine singularH1397 man
whose eyesהָעָֽיִן׃hā·‘ā·yinArticle; Noun - common singularH5869 eye
are openשְׁתֻ֥םšə·ṯumAdjective - masculine singular constructH8365 open

Numbers 24:4

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
the prophecyנְאֻ֕םnə·’umNoun - masculine singular constructH5002 utterance
of one who hearsשֹׁמֵ֖עַšō·mê·a‘Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular constructH8085 hear
the wordsאִמְרֵי־’im·rê-Noun - masculine plural constructH561 something said
of Godאֵ֑ל’êlNoun - masculine singularH410 god
whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
seesיֶֽחֱזֶ֔הye·ḥĕ·zehVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH2372 see, behold
a visionמַחֲזֵ֤הma·ḥă·zêhNoun - masculine singular constructH4236 vision
from the Almightyשַׁדַּי֙šad·dayNoun - proper - masculine singularH7706 Almighty
who bows downנֹפֵ֖לnō·p̄êlVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH5307 fall, lie
with eyesעֵינָֽיִם׃‘ê·nā·yimNoun - cdH5869 eye
wide openוּגְל֥וּיū·ḡə·luiConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singularH1540 uncover, remove

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Numbers 24:2 1 Samuel 19:20 · 2 Chronicles 15:1 · 1 Samuel 19:23 · 1 Samuel 10:10 · Numbers 11:25–29 · Numbers 2:2–34

Numbers 24:3 Numbers 23:7 · Numbers 24:16 · Numbers 22:31 · Numbers 23:18 · Numbers 24:4

Numbers 24:4 Revelation 1:17 · Revelation 1:10 · Ezekiel 1:28 · Numbers 12:6 · 2 Corinthians 12:1–4

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.