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And Balaam answered and said unto the servants of Balak, If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the word of the LORD my God, to do less or more. (KJV)

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וַיַּ֣עַןvai.Ya.'anand he answered

Lemma: עָנָה (a.nah) · Strong's: H6030B

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to answer

Used 314 times. Also: Genesis 18:27, Genesis 23:5, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:14, Genesis 24:50, Genesis 27:37 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6030B; TAHOT Numbers 22:18 word 1

בִּלְעָ֗םbil.'AmBalaam

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 Numbers 22:18 word 2

וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merand he said

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Numbers 22:18 word 3

אֶל\־'el-to

Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: to(wards)

Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Numbers 22:18 word 4

עַבְדֵ֣י'av.Dei[the] servants of

Lemma: עֶ֫בֶד (e.ved) · Strong's: H5650

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: servant/slave

Used 796 times. Also: Genesis 9:25, Genesis 9:26, Genesis 9:27, Genesis 12:16, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 18:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5650; TAHOT Numbers 22:18 word 5

בָלָ֔קva.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 Numbers 22:18 word 6

אִם\־'im-if

Lemma: אִם (im) · Strong's: H0518A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: if

Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0518A; TAHOT Numbers 22:18 word 7

יִתֶּן\־yi.ten-he will give

Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to give: give

Used 1312 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:12, Genesis 4:12, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 9:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5414G; TAHOT Numbers 22:18 word 8

בָלָ֛קva.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 Numbers 22:18 word 9

מְלֹ֥אme.Lo'[the] fullness of

Lemma: מְלֹא (me.lo) · Strong's: H4393

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: fullness

Used 38 times. Also: Genesis 48:19, Exodus 9:8, Exodus 16:32, Exodus 16:33, Leviticus 2:2, Leviticus 5:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4393; TAHOT Numbers 22:18 word 10

בֵית֖וֹvei.Tohouse his

Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: house: home

Used 896 times. Also: Genesis 19:2, Genesis 19:3, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 19:10, Genesis 19:11, Genesis 20:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1004B; TAHOT Numbers 22:18 word 11

כֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefsilver

Lemma: כֶּ֫סֶף (ke.seph) · Strong's: H3701G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: silver: money

Used 391 times. Also: Genesis 13:2, Genesis 17:12, Genesis 17:13, Genesis 17:23, Genesis 17:27, Genesis 20:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3701G; TAHOT Numbers 22:18 word 12

וְזָהָ֑בve.za.Havand gold

Lemma: זָהָב (za.hav) · Strong's: H2091

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: gold

Used 389 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 13:2, Genesis 24:22, Genesis 24:35, Genesis 24:53 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2091; TAHOT Numbers 22:18 word 13

לֹ֣אlo'not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Numbers 22:18 word 14

אוּכַ֗ל'u.KhalI will be able

Lemma: יָכֹל (ya.khol) · Strong's: H3201

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqi1cs)

Meaning: be able

Used 193 times. Also: Genesis 13:6, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 19:19, Genesis 19:22, Genesis 24:50 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3201; TAHOT Numbers 22:18 word 15

לַעֲבֹר֙la.'a.Vorto transgress

Lemma: עָבַר (a.var) · Strong's: H5674D

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to pass: trespass

Used 21 times. Also: Numbers 14:41, Numbers 24:13, Deuteronomy 17:2, Deuteronomy 26:13, Joshua 7:11, Joshua 7:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5674D; TAHOT Numbers 22:18 word 16

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>

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 Numbers 22:18 word 17

פִּי֙pi[the] mouth of

Lemma: פֶּה (peh) · Strong's: H6310I

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: lip: word

Used 83 times. Also: Genesis 41:40, Genesis 45:21, Exodus 4:10, Exodus 17:1, Exodus 38:21, Leviticus 24:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6310I; TAHOT Numbers 22:18 word 18

יְהוָ֣הYah.wehYahweh

Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)

Meaning: LORD

Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Numbers 22:18 word 19

אֱלֹהָ֔י'e.lo.HaiGod my

Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: God

Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Numbers 22:18 word 20

לַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.Sotby doing

Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to make: do

Used 1745 times. Also: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 6:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6213A; TAHOT Numbers 22:18 word 21

קְטַנָּ֖הke.ta.Naha small [thing]

Lemma: קָטָן (qa.tan) · Strong's: H6996A

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HAafsa)

Meaning: small

Used 46 times. Also: Genesis 9:24, Genesis 27:15, Genesis 27:42, Genesis 29:16, Genesis 29:18, Genesis 44:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6996A; TAHOT Numbers 22:18 word 22

א֥וֹ'oor

Lemma: אוֹ (o) · Strong's: H0176A

Parsing: Conjunction (HC)

Meaning: or

Used 320 times. Also: Genesis 24:49, Genesis 24:50, Genesis 24:55, Genesis 31:43, Genesis 44:8, Genesis 44:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0176A; TAHOT Numbers 22:18 word 23

גְדוֹלָֽה\׃ge.do.Laha large [thing]

Lemma: גָּדוֹל (ga.dol) · Strong's: H1419A

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HAafsa)

Meaning: great: large

Used 495 times. Also: Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 4:13, Genesis 10:12, Genesis 12:2, Genesis 12:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1419A; TAHOT Numbers 22:18 word 24

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

But Balaam	→	בִּלְעָם H1109A Balaam
. . .	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
replied	→	עָנָה H6030B to answer
to	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
the servants	→	עֶ֫בֶד H5650 servant/slave
of Balak	→	בָּלָק H1111 Balak
If	→	אִם H0518A if
Balak	→	בָּלָק H1111 Balak
were to give	→	נָתַן H5414G to give: give
me	→
his house	→	בַּ֫יִת H1004B house: home
full	→	מְלֹא H4393 fullness
of silver	→	כֶּ֫סֶף H3701G silver: money
and gold	→	זָהָב H2091 gold
I could	→	יָכֹל H3201 be able
not	→	לֹא H3808 not
do	→	עָשָׂה H6213A to make: do
anything small	→	קָטָן H6996A small
or	→	אוֹ H0176A or
great	→	גָּדוֹל H1419A great: large
to go beyond	→	עָבַר H5674D to pass: trespass
the command	→	פֶּה H6310I lip: word
of the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
my God	→	אֱלֹהִים H0430G God

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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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