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Who can count the dust of Jacob, and the number of the fourth part of Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous, and let my last end be like his! (KJV)

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מִ֤יmiwho?

Lemma: מִי (mi) · Strong's: H4310

Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)

Meaning: who?

Used 423 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 19:12, Genesis 21:7, Genesis 21:26, Genesis 24:23, Genesis 24:47 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4310; TAHOT Numbers 23:10 word 1

מָנָה֙ma.Nahhas he counted

Lemma: מָנָה (ma.nah) · Strong's: H4487

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

Meaning: to count

Used 28 times. Also: Genesis 13:16, 2 Samuel 24:1, 1 Kings 3:8, 1 Kings 8:5, 1 Kings 20:25, 2 Kings 12:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4487; TAHOT Numbers 23:10 word 2

עֲפַ֣ר'a.Far[the] dust of

Lemma: עָפָר (a.phar) · Strong's: H6083

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: dust

Used 110 times. Also: Genesis 2:7, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:19, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 18:27, Genesis 26:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6083; TAHOT Numbers 23:10 word 3

יַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoJacob

Lemma: יַעֲקֹב (ya.a.qov) · Strong's: H3290

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Jacob

Used 350 times. Also: Genesis 25:26, Genesis 25:27, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 25:29, Genesis 25:30, Genesis 25:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3290; TAHOT Numbers 23:10 word 4

וּמִסְפָּ֖רu.mis.Parand a number

Lemma: מִסְפָּר (mis.par) · Strong's: H4557

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: number

Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 34:30, Genesis 41:49, Exodus 16:16, Exodus 23:26, Leviticus 25:15, Leviticus 25:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4557; TAHOT Numbers 23:10 word 5

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 23:10 word 6

רֹ֣בַעRoa'[the] fourth part of

Lemma: רֹ֫בַע (ro.va) · Strong's: H7255

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: fourth

Used 2 times. Also: 2 Kings 6:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7255; TAHOT Numbers 23:10 word 7

יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElIsrael

Lemma: יִשְׂרָאֵל (yis.ra.el) · Strong's: H3478

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Israel

Used 2504 times. Also: Genesis 32:28, Genesis 32:32, Genesis 34:7, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 35:21, Genesis 35:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3478; TAHOT Numbers 23:10 word 8

תָּמֹ֤תta.Motlet it die

Lemma: מוּת (mut) · Strong's: H4191

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqj3fs)

Meaning: to die

Used 837 times. Also: Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4191; TAHOT Numbers 23:10 word 9

נַפְשִׁי֙naf.Shiself my

Lemma: נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) · Strong's: H5315I

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: soul: myself

Used 129 times. Also: Genesis 27:4, Genesis 27:19, Genesis 27:25, Genesis 27:31, Leviticus 7:18, Leviticus 7:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5315I; TAHOT Numbers 23:10 word 10

מ֣וֹתMot[the] death of

Lemma: מָ֫וֶת (ma.vet) · Strong's: H4194

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: death

Used 155 times. Also: Genesis 21:16, Genesis 25:11, Genesis 26:18, Genesis 27:2, Genesis 27:7, Genesis 27:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4194; TAHOT Numbers 23:10 word 11

יְשָׁרִ֔יםye.sha.Rimupright [people]

Lemma: יָשָׁר (ya.shar) · Strong's: H3477G

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)

Meaning: upright

Used 113 times. Also: Exodus 15:26, Deuteronomy 6:18, Deuteronomy 12:8, Deuteronomy 12:25, Deuteronomy 12:28, Deuteronomy 13:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3477G; TAHOT Numbers 23:10 word 12

וּתְהִ֥יu.te.Hiand let it be

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqj3fs)

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Numbers 23:10 word 13

אַחֲרִיתִ֖י'a.cha.ri.Tiend my

Lemma: אַחֲרִית (a.cha.rit) · Strong's: H0319

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: end

Used 61 times. Also: Genesis 49:1, Numbers 24:14, Numbers 24:20, Deuteronomy 4:30, Deuteronomy 8:16, Deuteronomy 11:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0319; TAHOT Numbers 23:10 word 14

כָּמֹֽהוּ\׃ka.Mo.hulike his

Lemma: כְּמוֹ (ke.mo) · Strong's: H3644G

Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)

Meaning: like

Used 142 times. Also: Genesis 19:15, Genesis 34:15, Genesis 41:39, Genesis 44:15, Genesis 44:18, Exodus 9:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3644G; TAHOT Numbers 23:10 word 15

How the BSB renders it

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

Who	→	מִי H4310 who?
can count	→	מָנָה H4487 to count
the dust	→	עָפָר H6083 dust
of Jacob	→	יַעֲקֹב H3290 Jacob
or number	→	מִסְפָּר H4557 number
[even] a fourth	→	רֹ֫בַע H7255 fourth
of Israel	→	יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel
Let me	→	נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315I soul: myself
die	→	מוּת H4191 to die
the death	→	מָ֫וֶת H4194 death
of the righteous	→	יָשָׁר H3477G upright
let my end	→	אַחֲרִית H0319 end
be	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
like theirs	→	כְּמוֹ H3644G like

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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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