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Then Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, arose and warred against Israel, and sent and called Balaam the son of Beor to curse you: (KJV)
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וַיָּ֨קָםvai.Ya.komand he arose
Lemma: קוּם (qum) · Strong's: H6965B
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to arise: rise
Used 376 times. Also: Genesis 4:8, Genesis 13:17, Genesis 18:16, Genesis 19:1, Genesis 19:14, Genesis 19:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6965B; TAHOT Joshua 24:9 word 1
בָּלָ֤קba.LakBalak
Lemma: בָּלָק (ba.laq) · Strong's: H1111
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Balak
Used 43 times. Also: Numbers 22:2, Numbers 22:4, Numbers 22:7, Numbers 22:10, Numbers 22:13, Numbers 22:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1111; TAHOT Joshua 24:9 word 2
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son of
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: son: child
Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT Joshua 24:9 word 3
צִפּוֹר֙tzi.pOrZippor
Lemma: צִפּוֹר (tsip.por) · Strong's: H6834
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Zippor
Used 7 times. Also: Numbers 22:2, Numbers 22:4, Numbers 22:10, Numbers 22:16, Numbers 23:18, Judges 11:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6834; TAHOT Joshua 24:9 word 4
מֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king of
Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: king
Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT Joshua 24:9 word 5
מוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvMoab
Lemma: מוֹאָב (mo.av) · Strong's: H4124G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Moab
Used 167 times. Also: Genesis 36:35, Exodus 15:15, Numbers 21:11, Numbers 21:13, Numbers 21:15, Numbers 21:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4124G; TAHOT Joshua 24:9 word 6
וַיִּלָּ֖חֶםvai.yi.La.chemand he fought
Lemma: לָחַם (la.cham) · Strong's: H3898A
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNw3ms)
Meaning: to fight
Used 171 times. Also: Exodus 1:10, Exodus 14:14, Exodus 14:25, Exodus 17:8, Exodus 17:9, Exodus 17:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3898A; TAHOT Joshua 24:9 word 7
בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'Elagainst Israel
Lemma: יִשְׂרָאֵל (yis.ra.el) · Strong's: H3478
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Israel
Used 2504 times. Also: Genesis 32:28, Genesis 32:32, Genesis 34:7, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 35:21, Genesis 35:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3478; TAHOT Joshua 24:9 word 8
וַיִּשְׁלַ֗חvai.yish.Lachand he sent
Lemma: שָׁלַח (sha.lach) · Strong's: H7971G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to send: depart
Used 669 times. Also: Genesis 3:23, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:8, Genesis 8:10, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 12:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7971G; TAHOT Joshua 24:9 word 9
וַיִּקְרָ֛אvai.yik.Ra'and he summoned
Lemma: קָרָא (qa.ra) · Strong's: H7121G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to call: call to
Used 363 times. Also: Genesis 3:9, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 12:8, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 13:4, Genesis 16:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7121G; TAHOT Joshua 24:9 word 10
לְבִלְעָ֥םle.vil.'Am<to> Balaam
Lemma: בִּלְעָם (bil.am) · Strong's: H1109A
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Balaam
Used 60 times. Also: Numbers 22:5, Numbers 22:7, Numbers 22:8, Numbers 22:9, Numbers 22:10, Numbers 22:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1109A; TAHOT Joshua 24:9 word 11
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son of
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: son: child
Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT Joshua 24:9 word 12
בְּע֖וֹרbe.'orBeor
Lemma: בְּעוֹר (be.or) · Strong's: H1160H
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Beor
Used 8 times. Also: Numbers 22:5, Numbers 24:3, Numbers 24:15, Numbers 31:8, Deuteronomy 23:4, Joshua 13:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1160H; TAHOT Joshua 24:9 word 13
לְקַלֵּ֥לle.ka.Lelto curse
Lemma: קָלַל (qa.lal) · Strong's: H7043
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVpcc)
Meaning: to lighten
Used 82 times. Also: Genesis 8:8, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 12:3, Genesis 16:4, Genesis 16:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7043; TAHOT Joshua 24:9 word 14
אֶתְכֶֽם\׃'et.Khem<obj.> you
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Joshua 24:9 word 15
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Then Balak | → | בָּלָק H1111 Balak |
| son | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| of Zippor | → | צִפּוֹר H6834 Zippor |
| the king | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king |
| of Moab | → | מוֹאָב H4124G Moab |
| set out | → | קוּם H6965B to arise: rise |
| to fight | → | לָחַם H3898A to fight |
| against Israel | → | יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel |
| He sent | → | שָׁלַח H7971G to send: depart |
| . . . | → | קָרָא H7121G to call: call to |
| for Balaam | → | בִּלְעָם H1109A Balaam |
| son | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| of Beor | → | בְּעוֹר H1160H Beor |
| to curse you | → | קָלַל H7043 to lighten |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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