Numbers

Numbers 24:2

²When Balaam looked up and saw Israel encamped tribe by tribe, the Spirit of God came upon him,

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When Balaam	בִלְעָ֜ם	ḇil·‘ām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1109 Balaam
looked up	וַיִּשָּׂ֨א	way·yiś·śā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5375 lift, take, carry
and saw	וַיַּרְא֙	way·yar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7200 see
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
encamped	שֹׁכֵ֖ן	šō·ḵên	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H7931 settle down, abide, dwell
tribe by tribe	לִשְׁבָטָ֑יו	liš·ḇā·ṭāw	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H7626 rod, staff, club, sceptre
the Spirit	ר֥וּחַ	rū·aḥ	Noun - common singular construct	H7307 breath, wind, spirit
of God	אֱלֹהִֽים׃	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
came	וַתְּהִ֥י	wat·tə·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
upon him	עָלָ֖יו	‘ā·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H5921 height

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.