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← Numbers 23 · ← verse 13 · verse 15 →

And he brought him into the field of Zophim, to the top of Pisgah, and built seven altars, and offered a bullock and a ram on every altar. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

וַיִּקָּחֵ֙הוּ֙vai.yi.ka.Che.huand he took him

Lemma: לָקַח (la.qach) · Strong's: H3947G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to take: take

Used 770 times. Also: Genesis 2:15, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3947G; TAHOT Numbers 23:14 word 1

שְׂדֵ֣הse.Deh[the] field of

Lemma: שָׂדֶה (sa.deh) · Strong's: H7704G

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

Meaning: land: country

Used 295 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7704G; TAHOT Numbers 23:14 word 2

צֹפִ֔יםtzo.FimZophim

Lemma: צֹפִים (tso.phim) · Strong's: H6839

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)

Meaning: Zophim

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6839; TAHOT Numbers 23:14 word 3

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 23:14 word 4

רֹ֖אשׁrosh[the] top of

Lemma: רֹאשׁ (rosh) · Strong's: H7218I

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

Meaning: head: top

Used 95 times. Also: Genesis 8:5, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 28:12, Genesis 28:18, Exodus 17:9, Exodus 17:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7218I; TAHOT Numbers 23:14 word 5

הַפִּסְגָּ֑הha.pis.Gah<the> Pisgah

Lemma: פִּסְגָּה (pis.gah) · Strong's: H6449

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Pisgah

Used 8 times. Also: Numbers 21:20, Deuteronomy 3:17, Deuteronomy 3:27, Deuteronomy 4:49, Deuteronomy 34:1, Joshua 12:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6449; TAHOT Numbers 23:14 word 6

וַיִּ֙בֶן֙vai.Yi.venand he built

Lemma: בָּנָה (ba.nah) · Strong's: H1129

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to build

Used 374 times. Also: Genesis 2:22, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 8:20, Genesis 10:11, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1129; TAHOT Numbers 23:14 word 7

שִׁבְעָ֣הshiv.'Ahseven

Lemma: שֶׁ֫בַע (she.va) · Strong's: H7651

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

Meaning: seven

Used 392 times. Also: Genesis 4:24, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:25, Genesis 5:26, Genesis 5:31, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7651; TAHOT Numbers 23:14 word 8

מִזְבְּחֹ֔תmiz.be.Chotaltars

Lemma: מִזְבֵּחַ (miz.be.ach) · Strong's: H4196

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)

Meaning: altar

Used 399 times. Also: Genesis 8:20, Genesis 12:7, Genesis 12:8, Genesis 13:4, Genesis 13:18, Genesis 22:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4196; TAHOT Numbers 23:14 word 9

וַיַּ֛עַלvai.Ya.'aland he offered up

Lemma: עָלָה (a.lah) · Strong's: H5927I

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhw3ms)

Meaning: to ascend: offer up

Used 83 times. Also: Genesis 8:20, Genesis 22:2, Genesis 22:13, Exodus 24:5, Exodus 27:20, Exodus 30:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5927I; TAHOT Numbers 23:14 word 10

פָּ֥רpara young bull

Lemma: פַּר (par) · Strong's: H6499

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

Meaning: bullock

Used 133 times. Also: Genesis 32:15, Exodus 24:5, Exodus 29:1, Exodus 29:3, Exodus 29:10, Exodus 29:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6499; TAHOT Numbers 23:14 word 11

וָאַ֖יִלva.'A.yiland a ram

Lemma: אַ֫יִל (a.yil) · Strong's: H0352A

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

Meaning: ram

Used 156 times. Also: Genesis 15:9, Genesis 22:13, Genesis 31:38, Genesis 32:14, Exodus 25:5, Exodus 26:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0352A; TAHOT Numbers 23:14 word 12

בַּמִּזְבֵּֽחַ\׃ba.miz.Be.achon the altar

Lemma: מִזְבֵּחַ (miz.be.ach) · Strong's: H4196

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

Meaning: altar

Used 399 times. Also: Genesis 8:20, Genesis 12:7, Genesis 12:8, Genesis 13:4, Genesis 13:18, Genesis 22:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4196; TAHOT Numbers 23:14 word 13

How the BSB renders it

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

So Balak took him→לָקַח H3947G to take: take
to the field→שָׂדֶה H7704G land: country
of Zophim→צֹפִים H6839 Zophim
to the→אֶל H0413 to(wards)
top→רֹאשׁ H7218I head: top
of Pisgah→פִּסְגָּה H6449 Pisgah
where he built→בָּנָה H1129 to build
seven→שֶׁ֫בַע H7651 seven
altars→מִזְבֵּחַ H4196 altar
and offered→עָלָה H5927I to ascend: offer up
a bull→פַּר H6499 bullock
and a ram→אַ֫יִל H0352A ram
on each altar→מִזְבֵּחַ H4196 altar

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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