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And Balaam said unto Balak, Lo, I am come unto thee: have I now any power at all to say any thing? the word that God putteth in my mouth, that shall I speak. (KJV)
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וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.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 22:38 word 1
בִּלְעָ֜םbil.'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 22:38 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 22:38 word 3
בָּלָ֗קba.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 22:38 word 4
הִֽנֵּה\־hi.neh-here!
Lemma: הִנֵּה (hin.neh) · Strong's: H2009
Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)
Meaning: behold
Used 841 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:31, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 8:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2009; TAHOT Numbers 22:38 word 5
בָ֙אתִי֙va.tiI have come
Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqp1cs)
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 22:38 word 6
אֵלֶ֔יךָ'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 22:38 word 7
עַתָּ֕ה'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 22:38 word 8
הֲיָכ֥וֹלha.ya.Khol¿ certainly <to able>
Lemma: יָכֹל (ya.khol) · Strong's: H3201
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Absolute (HVqaa)
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 22:38 word 9
אוּכַ֖ל'u.Khalam I 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 22:38 word 10
דַּבֵּ֣רda.Berto speak
Lemma: דָבַר (da.var) · Strong's: H1696G
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVpcc)
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 22:38 word 11
מְא֑וּמָהme.'U.mahanything
Lemma: מְא֫וּמָה (me.u.mah) · Strong's: H3972
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: anything
Used 32 times. Also: Genesis 22:12, Genesis 30:31, Genesis 39:6, Genesis 39:9, Genesis 39:23, Genesis 40:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3972; TAHOT Numbers 22:38 word 12
הַדָּבָ֗רha.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 22:38 word 13
אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.Sherwhich
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 22:38 word 14
יָשִׂ֧יםya.Simhe will put
Lemma: שׂוּם (sum) · Strong's: H7760H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to set: put
Used 236 times. Also: Genesis 2:8, Genesis 4:15, Genesis 9:23, Genesis 21:14, Genesis 22:6, Genesis 22:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7760H; TAHOT Numbers 22:38 word 15
אֱלֹהִ֛ים'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 22:38 word 16
בְּפִ֖יbe.Fiin mouth my
Lemma: פֶּה (peh) · Strong's: H6310G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: lip
Used 324 times. Also: Genesis 4:11, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 24:57, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 29:2, Genesis 29:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6310G; TAHOT Numbers 22:38 word 17
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 22:38 word 18
אֲדַבֵּֽר\׃'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 22:38 word 19
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| See | → | הִנֵּה H2009 behold |
| I have come | → | בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come |
| to you | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| Balaam | → | בִּלְעָם H1109A Balaam |
| replied | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| . . . | → | יָכֹל H3201 be able |
| but can | → | יָכֹל H3201 be able |
| I say | → | דָבַר H1696G to speak: speak |
| just anything | → | מְא֫וּמָה H3972 anything |
| I must speak | → | דָבַר H1696G to speak: speak |
| only the word | → | דָּבָר H1697G word |
| that | → | אֲשֶׁר H0834A which |
| God | → | אֱלֹהִים H0430G God |
| puts | → | שׂוּם H7760H to set: put |
| in my mouth | → | פֶּה H6310G lip |
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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