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And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor: (KJV)

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וַיִּשָּׂ֥אvai.yi.Sa'and he lifted up

Lemma: נָשָׂא (na.sa) · Strong's: H5375N

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

Meaning: to lift: loud

Used 40 times. Also: Genesis 21:16, Genesis 27:38, Genesis 29:11, Exodus 23:1, Numbers 14:1, Numbers 23:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5375N; TAHOT Numbers 23:18 word 1

מְשָׁל֖וֹme.sha.Looracle his

Lemma: מָשָׁל (ma.shal) · Strong's: H4912

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

Meaning: proverb

Used 39 times. Also: Numbers 23:7, Numbers 24:3, Numbers 24:15, Numbers 24:20, Numbers 24:21, Numbers 24:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4912; TAHOT Numbers 23:18 word 2

וַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.Marand 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 23:18 word 3

ק֤וּםkumarise

Lemma: קוּם (qum) · Strong's: H6965B

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)

Meaning: to arise: rise

Used 376 times. Also: Genesis 4:8, Genesis 13:17, Genesis 18:16, Genesis 19:1, Genesis 19:14, Genesis 19:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6965B; TAHOT Numbers 23:18 word 4

בָּלָק֙ba.LakO Balak

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 23:18 word 5

וּֽשֲׁמָ֔עu.sha.Ma'and hear

Lemma: שָׁמַע (sha.ma) · Strong's: H8085G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)

Meaning: to hear: hear

Used 959 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:10, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 16:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8085G; TAHOT Numbers 23:18 word 6

הַאֲזִ֥ינָהha.'a.Zi.nahgive ear !

Lemma: אָזַן (a.zan) · Strong's: H0238

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVhv2ms)

Meaning: to listen

Used 41 times. Also: Genesis 4:23, Exodus 15:26, Deuteronomy 1:45, Deuteronomy 32:1, Judges 5:3, 2 Chronicles 24:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0238; TAHOT Numbers 23:18 word 7

עָדַ֖י'a.Daito me

Lemma: עַד (ad) · Strong's: H5704

Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)

Meaning: till

Used 1260 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 6:7, Genesis 7:23, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 10:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5704; TAHOT Numbers 23:18 word 8

בְּנ֥וֹbe.No[O] son his

Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A

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

Meaning: son: child

Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT Numbers 23:18 word 9

צִפֹּֽר\׃tzi.PorZippor

Lemma: צִפּוֹר (tsip.por) · Strong's: H6834

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Zippor

Used 7 times. Also: Numbers 22:2, Numbers 22:4, Numbers 22:10, Numbers 22:16, Joshua 24:9, Judges 11:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6834; TAHOT Numbers 23:18 word 10

How the BSB renders it

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

Then Balaam lifted up	→	נָשָׂא H5375N to lift: loud
an oracle	→	מָשָׁל H4912 proverb
saying	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
Arise	→	קוּם H6965B to arise: rise
O Balak	→	בָּלָק H1111 Balak
and listen	→	שָׁמַע H8085G to hear: hear
give	→	אָזַן H0238 to listen
ear to me	→	עַד H5704 till
O son	→	בֵּן H1121A son: child
of Zippor	→	צִפּוֹר H6834 Zippor

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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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