Numbers

Numbers 24:21–22

²¹Next he saw the Kenites and lifted up an oracle, saying:

“Your dwelling place is secure,

and your nest is set in a cliff.

²²Yet Kain will be destroyed

when Asshur^d takes you captive.”

Footnotes

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Next he saw	וַיַּרְא֙	way·yar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7200 see
the Kenites	הַקֵּינִ֔י	haq·qê·nî	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7017 Kenite
and lifted up	וַיִּשָּׂ֥א	way·yiś·śā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5375 lift, take, carry
an oracle	מְשָׁל֖וֹ	mə·šā·lōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H4912 proverb, parable
saying	וַיֹּאמַ֑ר	way·yō·mar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Your dwelling place	מֽוֹשָׁבֶ֔ךָ	mō·wō·šā·ḇe·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H4186 seat, assembly, dwelling-place, dwelling, dwellers
is secure	אֵיתָן֙	’ê·ṯān	Adjective - masculine singular	H386 perennial, ever-flowing
and your nest	קִנֶּֽךָ׃	qin·ne·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H7064 nest
is set	וְשִׂ֥ים	wə·śîm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular	H7760 put, place, set
in a cliff	בַּסֶּ֖לַע	bas·se·la‘	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5553 crag, cliff

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Yet	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
Kain	קָ֑יִן	qā·yin	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H7014 Cain
will be	יִהְיֶ֖ה	yih·yeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
destroyed	לְבָ֣עֵֽר	lə·ḇā·‘êr	Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H1197 burn, consume
when	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
Asshur	אַשּׁ֥וּר	’aš·šūr	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H804 Asshur, Assyria
takes you captive	תִּשְׁבֶּֽךָּ׃	tiš·be·kā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular; second person masculine singular	H7617 take captive

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Numbers 24:21 Genesis 15:19

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.