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And the angel of the LORD went further, and stood in a narrow place, where was no way to turn either to the right hand or to the left. (KJV)
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וַיּ֥וֹסֶףvai.Yo.sefand he increased
Lemma: יָסַף (ya.saph) · Strong's: H3254H
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhw3ms)
Meaning: to add
Used 91 times. Also: Genesis 25:1, Genesis 30:24, Genesis 37:5, Genesis 37:8, Exodus 1:10, Leviticus 5:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3254H; TAHOT Numbers 22:26 word 1
מַלְאַךְ\־mal.'akh-[the] angel of
Lemma: מַלְאָךְ (ma.le.akh) · Strong's: H4397H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: messenger: angel
Used 110 times. Also: Genesis 16:7, Genesis 16:9, Genesis 16:10, Genesis 16:11, Genesis 19:1, Genesis 19:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4397H; TAHOT Numbers 22:26 word 2
יְהוָ֖הYah.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 22:26 word 3
עֲב֑וֹרa.Vorto pass on
Lemma: עָבַר (a.var) · Strong's: H5674A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to pass
Used 493 times. Also: Genesis 8:1, Genesis 12:6, Genesis 15:17, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 23:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5674A; TAHOT Numbers 22:26 word 4
וַֽיַּעֲמֹד֙vai.ya.'a.Modand he stood
Lemma: עָמַד (a.mad) · Strong's: H5975G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to stand: stand
Used 450 times. Also: Genesis 18:8, Genesis 18:22, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:27, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 24:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5975G; TAHOT Numbers 22:26 word 5
בְּמָק֣וֹםbe.ma.Komin a place
Lemma: מָקוֹם (ma.qom) · Strong's: H4725
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: place
Used 401 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 12:6, Genesis 13:3, Genesis 13:4, Genesis 13:14, Genesis 18:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4725; TAHOT Numbers 22:26 word 6
צָ֔רTzarnarrow
Lemma: צַר (tsar) · Strong's: H6862A
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: narrow
Used 8 times. Also: 1 Samuel 2:32, 2 Kings 6:1, Job 41:15, Proverbs 23:27, Proverbs 24:10, Isaiah 49:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6862A; TAHOT Numbers 22:26 word 7
אֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.Sherwhere
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 22:26 word 8
אֵֽין\־'ein-there not
Lemma: אַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H0369
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: nothing
Used 786 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 7:8, Genesis 11:30, Genesis 19:31, Genesis 20:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0369; TAHOT Numbers 22:26 word 9
דֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekh[was] a way
Lemma: דֶּ֫רֶךְ (de.rekh) · Strong's: H1870L
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: way: journey
Used 155 times. Also: Genesis 19:2, Genesis 24:21, Genesis 24:27, Genesis 24:40, Genesis 24:42, Genesis 24:48 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1870L; TAHOT Numbers 22:26 word 10
לִנְט֖וֹתlin.Totto turn aside
Lemma: נָטָה (na.tah) · Strong's: H5186
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to stretch
Used 212 times. Also: Genesis 12:8, Genesis 24:14, Genesis 26:25, Genesis 33:19, Genesis 35:21, Genesis 38:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5186; TAHOT Numbers 22:26 word 11
יָמִ֥יןya.Minright [hand]
Lemma: יָמִין (ya.min) · Strong's: H3225G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: right
Used 123 times. Also: Genesis 13:9, Genesis 24:49, Genesis 48:13, Genesis 48:14, Genesis 48:17, Genesis 48:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3225G; TAHOT Numbers 22:26 word 12
וּשְׂמֹֽאול\׃u.se.Moland left [hand]
Lemma: שְׂמֹאל (se.mo.l) · Strong's: H8040G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: left
Used 49 times. Also: Genesis 13:9, Genesis 24:49, Genesis 48:13, Genesis 48:14, Exodus 14:22, Exodus 14:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8040G; TAHOT Numbers 22:26 word 13
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| And the angel | → | מַלְאָךְ H4397H messenger: angel |
| of the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| moved | → | עָבַר H5674A to pass |
| on ahead | → | יָסַף H3254H to add |
| and stood | → | עָמַד H5975G to stand: stand |
| in a narrow | → | צַר H6862A narrow |
| place | → | מָקוֹם H4725 place |
| where | → | אֲשֶׁר H0834A which |
| there was no | → | אַ֫יִן H0369 nothing |
| room | → | דֶּ֫רֶךְ H1870L way: journey |
| to turn | → | נָטָה H5186 to stretch |
| to the right | → | יָמִין H3225G right |
| or left | → | שְׂמֹאל H8040G left |
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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