Numbers

Numbers 24:23

23Once more Balaam lifted up an oracle, saying:

“Ah, who can live

unless God has ordained it?

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Once moreוַיִּשָּׂ֥אway·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
Ahא֕וֹי’ō·wInterjectionH188 woe!
whoמִ֥יmîInterrogativeH4310 who?
can liveיִחְיֶ֖הyiḥ·yehVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH2421 live
unless Godאֵֽל׃’êlNoun - masculine singularH410 god
has ordained itמִשֻּׂמ֥וֹmiś·śu·mōwPreposition-m; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singularH7760 put, place, set

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.