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And Balaam said unto the ass, Because thou hast mocked me: I would there were a sword in mine hand, for now would I kill thee. (KJV)

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וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.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 22:29 word 1

בִּלְעָם֙bil.'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 22:29 word 2

לָֽאָת֔וֹןla.'a.Tonto the donkey

Lemma: אָתוֹן (a.ton) · Strong's: H0860

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: she-ass

Used 34 times. Also: Genesis 12:16, Genesis 32:15, Genesis 45:23, Genesis 49:11, Numbers 22:21, Numbers 22:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0860; TAHOT Numbers 22:29 word 3

כִּ֥יkithat

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Numbers 22:29 word 4

הִתְעַלַּ֖לְתְּhit.'a.Laltyou have dealt wantonly

Lemma: עָלַל (a.lal) · Strong's: H5953A

Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Feminine · Singular (HVtp2fs)

Meaning: to abuse

Used 13 times. Also: Exodus 10:2, Judges 19:25, 1 Samuel 6:6, 1 Samuel 31:4, 1 Chronicles 10:4, Psalms 141:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5953A; TAHOT Numbers 22:29 word 5

ל֤וּluif

Lemma: לוּ (lu) · Strong's: H3863

Parsing: Conjunction (HC)

Meaning: if

Used 20 times. Also: Genesis 17:18, Genesis 23:13, Genesis 30:34, Genesis 50:15, Numbers 14:2, Numbers 20:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3863; TAHOT Numbers 22:29 word 6

יֶשׁ\־yesh-there

Lemma: יֵשׁ (yesh) · Strong's: H3426

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HAcbsa)

Meaning: there

Used 138 times. Also: Genesis 18:24, Genesis 23:8, Genesis 24:23, Genesis 24:42, Genesis 24:49, Genesis 28:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3426; TAHOT Numbers 22:29 word 7

חֶ֙רֶב֙che.rev[were] a sword

Lemma: חֶ֫רֶב (che.rev) · Strong's: H2719

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: sword

Used 412 times. Also: Genesis 3:24, Genesis 27:40, Genesis 31:26, Genesis 34:25, Genesis 34:26, Genesis 48:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2719; TAHOT Numbers 22:29 word 8

בְּיָדִ֔יbe.ya.Diin hand my

Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)

Meaning: hand

Used 722 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3027G; TAHOT Numbers 22:29 word 9

כִּ֥יkithat

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Numbers 22:29 word 10

עַתָּ֖ה'a.Tahnow

Lemma: עַתָּ֫ה (at.tah) · Strong's: H6258

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: now

Used 431 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 11:6, Genesis 12:19, Genesis 19:9, Genesis 20:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6258; TAHOT Numbers 22:29 word 11

הֲרַגְתִּֽיךְ\׃ha.rag.TikhI killed you

Lemma: הָרַג (ha.rag) · Strong's: H2026

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqp1cs)

Meaning: to kill

Used 167 times. Also: Genesis 4:8, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 4:15, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 12:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2026; TAHOT Numbers 22:29 word 12

How the BSB renders it

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

Balaam	→	בִּלְעָם H1109A Balaam
answered	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
the donkey	→	אָתוֹן H0860 she-ass
. . .	→	כִּי H3588A for
You have made a fool	→	עָלַל H5953A to abuse
of me	→
If	→	לוּ H3863 if
I had	→	יֵשׁ H3426 there
a sword	→	חֶ֫רֶב H2719 sword
in my hand	→	יָד H3027G hand
. . .	→	כִּי H3588A for
I would kill you	→	הָרַג H2026 to kill
right now	→	עַתָּ֫ה H6258 now

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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