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And God came unto Balaam at night, and said unto him, If the men come to call thee, rise up, and go with them; but yet the word which I shall say unto thee, that shalt thou do. (KJV)
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וַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'and he came
Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to come (in): come
Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT Numbers 22:20 word 1
אֱלֹהִ֥ים\׀'E.lo.HimGod
Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
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 22:20 word 2
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 22:20 word 3
בִּלְעָם֮bil.'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 22:20 word 4
לַיְלָה֒lay.Lahnight
Lemma: לַ֫יְלָה (lay.lah) · Strong's: H3915
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: night
Used 231 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 7:4, Genesis 7:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3915; TAHOT Numbers 22:20 word 5
וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.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 22:20 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 22:20 word 7
לִקְרֹ֤אlik.Ro'to summon
Lemma: קָרָא (qa.ra) · Strong's: H7121G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
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 Numbers 22:20 word 8
בָּ֣אוּBa.'uthey have come
Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)
Meaning: to come (in): come
Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT Numbers 22:20 word 9
הָאֲנָשִׁ֔יםha.'a.na.Shimthe men
Lemma: אֱנוֹשׁ (e.nosh) · Strong's: H0582
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: human
Used 564 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 12:20, Genesis 13:8, Genesis 13:13, Genesis 14:24, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0582; TAHOT Numbers 22:20 word 10
ק֖וּםkumarise
Lemma: קוּם (qum) · Strong's: H6965B
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)
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 Numbers 22:20 word 11
לֵ֣ךְlekhgo
Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)
Meaning: to go: went
Used 940 times. Also: Genesis 3:14, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 12:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1980G; TAHOT Numbers 22:20 word 12
אִתָּ֑ם'i.Tamwith them
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0854
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
Meaning: with
Used 928 times. Also: Genesis 4:1, Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 6:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0854; TAHOT Numbers 22:20 word 13
וְאַ֗ךְve.'Akhand only
Lemma: אַךְ (akh) · Strong's: H0389
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: surely
Used 161 times. Also: Genesis 7:23, Genesis 9:4, Genesis 9:5, Genesis 18:32, Genesis 20:12, Genesis 23:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0389; TAHOT Numbers 22:20 word 14
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 22:20 word 15
הַדָּבָ֛רha.da.Varthe word
Lemma: דָּבָר (da.var) · Strong's: H1697G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: word
Used 867 times. Also: Genesis 11:1, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 15:4, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 24:52, Genesis 27:34 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1697G; TAHOT Numbers 22:20 word 16
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-which
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Numbers 22:20 word 17
אֲדַבֵּ֥ר'a.da.BerI will speak
Lemma: דָבַר (da.var) · Strong's: H1696G
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVpi1cs)
Meaning: to speak: speak
Used 1056 times. Also: Genesis 8:15, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 16:13, Genesis 17:3, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1696G; TAHOT Numbers 22:20 word 18
אֵלֶ֖יךָ'e.Lei.khato you
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
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 22:20 word 19
אֹת֥וֹ'o.To<obj.> it
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 22:20 word 20
תַעֲשֶֽׂה\׃ta.'a.Sehyou will do
Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqi2ms)
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 22:20 word 21
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| That night | → | לַ֫יְלָה H3915 night |
| God | → | אֱלֹהִים H0430G God |
| came | → | בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come |
| to | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| Balaam | → | בִּלְעָם H1109A Balaam |
| and said | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| Since | → | אִם H0518A if |
| these men | → | אֱנוֹשׁ H0582 human |
| have come | → | בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come |
| to summon | → | קָרָא H7121G to call: call to |
| you | → | |
| get up | → | קוּם H6965B to arise: rise |
| and go | → | הָלַךְ H1980G to go: went |
| with them | → | אֵת H0854 with |
| but you must only | → | אַךְ H0389 surely |
| do | → | עָשָׂה H6213A to make: do |
| what | → | אֲשֶׁר H0834A which |
| I tell you | → | דָבַר H1696G to speak: speak |
| . . . | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
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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