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He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob, neither hath he seen perverseness in Israel: the LORD his God is with him, and the shout of a king is among them. (KJV)
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לֹֽא\־lo'-not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Numbers 23:21 word 1
הִבִּ֥יטhi.Bithe has looked at
Lemma: נָבַט (na.vat) · Strong's: H5027
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhp3ms)
Meaning: to look
Used 68 times. Also: Genesis 15:5, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:26, Exodus 3:6, Exodus 33:8, Numbers 12:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5027; TAHOT Numbers 23:21 word 2
אָ֙וֶן֙'a.vendisaster
Lemma: אָ֫וֶן (a.ven) · Strong's: H0205H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: evil: trouble
Used 11 times. Also: Deuteronomy 26:14, Job 5:6, Psalms 90:10, Proverbs 12:21, Proverbs 22:8, Isaiah 41:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0205H; TAHOT Numbers 23:21 word 3
בְּיַעֲקֹ֔בbe.ya.'a.Koin Jacob
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 23:21 word 4
וְלֹא\־ve.lo'-and not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Numbers 23:21 word 5
רָאָ֥הra.'Ahhe has seen
Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to see: see
Used 1189 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7200G; TAHOT Numbers 23:21 word 6
עָמָ֖ל'a.Maltrouble
Lemma: עָמָל (a.mal) · Strong's: H5999
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: trouble
Used 55 times. Also: Genesis 41:51, Deuteronomy 26:7, Judges 10:16, Job 3:10, Job 4:8, Job 5:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5999; TAHOT Numbers 23:21 word 7
בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'Elin Israel
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 23:21 word 8
יְהוָ֤הYah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Numbers 23:21 word 9
אֱלֹהָיו֙'e.lo.HavGod his
Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: God
Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Numbers 23:21 word 10
עִמּ֔וֹi.Mo[is] with him
Lemma: עִם (im) · Strong's: H5973A
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
Meaning: with
Used 980 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 18:16, Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 19:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5973A; TAHOT Numbers 23:21 word 11
וּתְרוּעַ֥תu.te.ru.'Atand a shout of
Lemma: תְּרוּעָה (te.ru.ah) · Strong's: H8643
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: shout
Used 36 times. Also: Leviticus 23:24, Leviticus 25:9, Numbers 10:5, Numbers 10:6, Numbers 29:1, Numbers 31:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8643; TAHOT Numbers 23:21 word 12
מֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekha king
Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: king
Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT Numbers 23:21 word 13
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| He considers | → | נָבַט H5027 to look |
| no | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| disaster | → | אָ֫וֶן H0205H evil: trouble |
| for Jacob | → | יַעֲקֹב H3290 Jacob |
| He sees | → | רָאָה H7200G to see: see |
| no | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| trouble | → | עָמָל H5999 trouble |
| for Israel | → | יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel |
| The LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| their God | → | אֱלֹהִים H0430G God |
| is with them | → | עִם H5973A with |
| and the shout | → | תְּרוּעָה H8643 shout |
| of the King | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king |
| is among them | → |
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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