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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)
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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
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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