Numbers

Numbers 24:9–10

9He crouches, he lies down like a lion,

like a lioness— who dares to rouse him?

Blessed are those who bless you

and cursed are those who curse you.”

10Then Balak’s anger burned against Balaam, and he struck his hands together and said to Balaam, “I summoned you to curse my enemies, but behold, you have persisted in blessing them these three times.

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Numbers 24:9

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
He crouchesכָּרַ֨עkā·ra‘Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH3766 bow down
he lies downשָׁכַ֧בšā·ḵaḇVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH7901 lie down
like a lionכַּאֲרִ֛יka·’ă·rîPreposition-k; Noun - masculine singularH738 lion
like a lionessוּכְלָבִ֖יאū·ḵə·lā·ḇîConjunctive waw, Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singularH3833 lioness
whoמִ֣יmîInterrogativeH4310 who?
dares to rouse himיְקִימֶ֑נּוּyə·qî·men·nūVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singularH6965 arise, stand up, stand
Blessed areבָר֔וּךְḇā·rūḵVerb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singularH1288 kneel, bless
those who bless youמְבָרֲכֶ֣יךָmə·ḇā·ră·ḵe·ḵāVerb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singularH1288 kneel, bless
and cursed areאָרֽוּר׃’ā·rūrVerb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singularH779 curse
those who curse youוְאֹרְרֶ֖יךָwə·’ō·rə·re·ḵāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singularH779 curse

Numbers 24:10

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Then Balak’sבָּלָק֙bā·lāqNoun - proper - masculine singularH1111 Balak
angerאַ֤ף’ap̄Noun - masculine singular constructH639 nostril, nose, face, anger
burnedוַיִּֽחַר־way·yi·ḥar-Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH2734 burn, be kindled
againstאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
Balaamבִּלְעָ֔םbil·‘āmNoun - proper - masculine singularH1109 Balaam
and he struck his handsכַּפָּ֑יוkap·pāwNoun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine singularH3709 hollow, or flat of the hand, palm, sole of foot, pan
togetherוַיִּסְפֹּ֖קway·yis·pōqConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH5606 clap, be enough, vomit
and saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
Balaamבִּלְעָ֗םbil·‘āmNoun - proper - masculine singularH1109 Balaam
I summoned youקְרָאתִ֔יךָqə·rā·ṯî·ḵāVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singularH7121 call, proclaim, read
to curseלָקֹ֤בlā·qōḇPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH6895 utter a curse against, curse
my enemiesאֹֽיְבַי֙’ō·yə·ḇayVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; first person common singularH341 be hostile to
but beholdוְהִנֵּה֙wə·hin·nêhConjunctive waw; InterjectionH2009 lo! behold!
you have persisted in blessingבֵּרַ֣כְתָּbê·raḵ·tāVerb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singularH1288 kneel, bless
theseזֶ֖הzehPronoun - masculine singularH2088 this, that
threeשָׁלֹ֥שׁšā·lōšNumber - feminine singularH7969 a three, triad
timesפְּעָמִֽים׃pə·‘ā·mîmNoun - feminine pluralH6471 beat, foot, anvil, occurrence

Cross-references

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Numbers 24:9 Genesis 12:3 · Genesis 27:29 · Genesis 49:9 · Numbers 23:24 · Matthew 25:45 · Matthew 25:40 · Job 38:39–40

Numbers 24:10 Numbers 23:11 · Ezekiel 21:14 · Ezekiel 21:17 · Ezekiel 22:13 · Job 27:23 · Nehemiah 13:2 · Joshua 24:9–10 · Numbers 22:6 · Numbers 22:17 · Numbers 22:11 · Deuteronomy 23:4–5

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.