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Surely there is no enchantment against Jacob, neither is there any divination against Israel: according to this time it shall be said of Jacob and of Israel, What hath God wrought! (KJV)

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כִּ֤יkifor

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Numbers 23:23 word 1

לֹא\־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 23:23 word 2

נַ֙חַשׁ֙na.chashenchantment

Lemma: נַ֫חַשׁ (na.chash) · Strong's: H5173

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

Meaning: divination

Used 2 times. Also: Numbers 24:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5173; TAHOT Numbers 23:23 word 3

בְּיַעֲקֹ֔בbe.ya.'a.Ko[is] in 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 23:23 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 23:23 word 5

קֶ֖סֶםKe.semdivination

Lemma: קֶ֫סֶם (qe.sem) · Strong's: H7081

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

Meaning: divination

Used 11 times. Also: Numbers 22:7, Deuteronomy 18:10, 1 Samuel 15:23, 2 Kings 17:17, Proverbs 16:10, Jeremiah 14:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7081; TAHOT Numbers 23:23 word 6

בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'El[is] in 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 23:23 word 7

כָּעֵ֗תka.'Etabout <the> this time

Lemma: עֵת (et) · Strong's: H6256

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)

Meaning: time

Used 296 times. Also: Genesis 8:11, Genesis 18:10, Genesis 18:14, Genesis 21:22, Genesis 24:11, Genesis 29:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6256; TAHOT Numbers 23:23 word 8

יֵאָמֵ֤רye.'a.Merit will be said

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNi3ms)

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 23:23 word 9

לְיַעֲקֹב֙le.ya.'a.Koof 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 23:23 word 10

וּלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לu.le.Yis.ra.'Eland of 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 23:23 word 11

מַה\־mah-what!

Lemma: מָה (mah) · Strong's: H4100

Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)

Meaning: what?

Used 748 times. Also: Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 12:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4100; TAHOT Numbers 23:23 word 12

פָּ֖עַלPa.'alhas he done

Lemma: פָּעַל (pa.al) · Strong's: H6466

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

Meaning: to work

Used 57 times. Also: Exodus 15:17, Deuteronomy 32:27, Job 7:20, Job 11:8, Job 22:17, Job 31:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6466; TAHOT Numbers 23:23 word 13

אֵֽל\׃'ElGod

Lemma: אֵל (el) · Strong's: H0410G

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

Meaning: God

Used 205 times. Also: Genesis 16:13, Genesis 17:1, Genesis 21:33, Genesis 28:3, Genesis 31:13, Genesis 35:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0410G; TAHOT Numbers 23:23 word 14

How the BSB renders it

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

For	→	כִּי H3588A for
there is no	→	לֹא H3808 not
spell	→	נַ֫חַשׁ H5173 divination
against Jacob	→	יַעֲקֹב H3290 Jacob
and no	→	לֹא H3808 not
divination	→	קֶ֫סֶם H7081 divination
against Israel	→	יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel
It will now	→	עֵת H6256 time
be said	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
of Jacob	→	יַעֲקֹב H3290 Jacob
and Israel	→	יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel
What	→	מָה H4100 what?
great things God	→	אֵל H0410G God
has done	→	פָּעַל H6466 to work

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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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