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And the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with the rewards of divination in their hand; and they came unto Balaam, and spake unto him the words of Balak. (KJV)

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וַיֵּ֨לְכ֜וּvai.Ye.le.Khuand they went

Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)

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 22:7 word 1

זִקְנֵ֤יzik.Nei[the] elders of

Lemma: זָקֵן (za.qen) · Strong's: H2205G

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HAampc)

Meaning: old: elder

Used 127 times. Also: Genesis 50:7, Exodus 3:16, Exodus 3:18, Exodus 4:29, Exodus 12:21, Exodus 17:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2205G; TAHOT Numbers 22:7 word 2

מוֹאָב֙mo.'AvMoab

Lemma: מוֹאָב (mo.av) · Strong's: H4124G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Moab

Used 167 times. Also: Genesis 36:35, Exodus 15:15, Numbers 21:11, Numbers 21:13, Numbers 21:15, Numbers 21:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4124G; TAHOT Numbers 22:7 word 3

וְזִקְנֵ֣יve.zik.Neiand [the] elders of

Lemma: זָקֵן (za.qen) · Strong's: H2205G

Parsing: Aampc (Aampc)

Meaning: old: elder

Used 127 times. Also: Genesis 50:7, Exodus 3:16, Exodus 3:18, Exodus 4:29, Exodus 12:21, Exodus 17:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2205G; TAHOT Numbers 22:7 word 4

מִדְיָ֔ןmid.YanMidian

Lemma: מִדְיָן (mid.yan) · Strong's: H4080H

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Midian

Used 55 times. Also: Genesis 36:35, Exodus 2:15, Exodus 2:16, Exodus 3:1, Exodus 4:19, Exodus 18:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4080H; TAHOT Numbers 22:7 word 5

וּקְסָמִ֖יםu.ke.sa.Mimand divinations

Lemma: קֶ֫סֶם (qe.sem) · Strong's: H7081

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: divination

Used 11 times. Also: Numbers 23:23, Deuteronomy 18:10, 1 Samuel 15:23, 2 Kings 17:17, Proverbs 16:10, Jeremiah 14:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7081; TAHOT Numbers 22:7 word 6

בְּיָדָ֑םbe.ya.Dam[were] in hand their

Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027H

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

Meaning: hand: power

Used 578 times. Also: Genesis 14:20, Genesis 16:6, Genesis 27:17, Genesis 30:35, Genesis 31:29, Genesis 32:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3027H; TAHOT Numbers 22:7 word 7

וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uand they came

Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)

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 22:7 word 8

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 22:7 word 9

בִּלְעָ֔םbil.'AmBalaam

Lemma: בִּלְעָם (bil.am) · Strong's: H1109A

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Balaam

Used 60 times. Also: Numbers 22:5, Numbers 22:8, Numbers 22:9, Numbers 22:10, Numbers 22:12, Numbers 22:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1109A; TAHOT Numbers 22:7 word 10

וַיְדַבְּר֥וּvay.da.be.Ruand they spoke

Lemma: דָבַר (da.var) · Strong's: H1696G

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVpw3mp)

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 22:7 word 11

אֵלָ֖יו'e.Lavto him

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 22:7 word 12

דִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.Rei[the] words of

Lemma: דָּבָר (da.var) · Strong's: H1697G

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

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 22:7 word 13

בָלָֽק\׃va.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 22:10, Numbers 22:13, Numbers 22:14, Numbers 22:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1111; TAHOT Numbers 22:7 word 14

How the BSB renders it

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

The elders	→	זָקֵן H2205G old: elder
of Moab	→	מוֹאָב H4124G Moab
. . .	→	זָקֵן H2205G old: elder
and Midian	→	מִדְיָן H4080H Midian
departed	→	הָלַךְ H1980G to go: went
with the fees for divination	→	קֶ֫סֶם H7081 divination
in hand	→	יָד H3027H hand: power
They came	→	בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come
to	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
Balaam	→	בִּלְעָם H1109A Balaam
and relayed	→	דָבַר H1696G to speak: speak
to him	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
the words	→	דָּבָר H1697G word
of Balak	→	בָּלָק H1111 Balak

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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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