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Behold, the people shall rise up as a great lion, and lift up himself as a young lion: he shall not lie down until he eat of the prey, and drink the blood of the slain. (KJV)

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הֶן\־hen-there!

Lemma: הֵן (hen) · Strong's: H2005

Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)

Meaning: look!

Used 316 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 11:6, Genesis 15:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2005; TAHOT Numbers 23:24 word 1

עָם֙'ama people

Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971A

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

Meaning: people

Used 1756 times. Also: Genesis 11:6, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 17:16, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5971A; TAHOT Numbers 23:24 word 2

כְּלָבִ֣יאke.la.Vi'like a lion

Lemma: לָבִיא (la.vi) · Strong's: H3833C

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

Meaning: lion

Used 11 times. Also: Genesis 49:9, Numbers 24:9, Deuteronomy 33:20, Job 4:11, Job 38:39, Isaiah 5:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3833C; TAHOT Numbers 23:24 word 3

יָק֔וּםya.Kumit rises

Lemma: קוּם (qum) · Strong's: H6965B

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

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 23:24 word 4

וְכַאֲרִ֖יve.kha.'a.Riand like a lion

Lemma: אֲרִי (a.ri) · Strong's: H0738A

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

Meaning: lion

Used 32 times. Also: Numbers 24:9, Judges 14:5, Judges 14:18, 1 Samuel 17:34, 1 Samuel 17:36, 1 Samuel 17:37 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0738A; TAHOT Numbers 23:24 word 5

יִתְנַשָּׂ֑אyit.na.Sa'it lifts itself up

Lemma: נָשָׂא (na.sa) · Strong's: H5375G

Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVti3ms)

Meaning: to lift: raise

Used 131 times. Also: Genesis 21:18, Genesis 27:3, Genesis 31:17, Genesis 40:13, Genesis 40:19, Genesis 40:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5375G; TAHOT Numbers 23:24 word 6

לֹ֤אlo'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 23:24 word 7

יִשְׁכַּב֙yish.Kavit will lie down

Lemma: שָׁכַב (sha.khav) · Strong's: H7901G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to lie down: lay down

Used 101 times. Also: Genesis 19:4, Genesis 28:13, Genesis 47:30, Leviticus 15:4, Leviticus 15:20, Leviticus 15:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7901G; TAHOT Numbers 23:24 word 8

עַד\־'ad-until

Lemma: עַד (ad) · Strong's: H5704

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

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 23:24 word 9

יֹ֣אכַלYo.khalit will devour

Lemma: אָכַל (a.khal) · Strong's: H0398

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to eat

Used 806 times. Also: Genesis 2:16, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0398; TAHOT Numbers 23:24 word 10

טֶ֔רֶףTe.refprey

Lemma: טֶ֫רֶף (te.reph) · Strong's: H2964

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

Meaning: prey

Used 22 times. Also: Genesis 49:9, Job 4:11, Job 24:5, Job 29:17, Job 38:39, Psalms 76:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2964; TAHOT Numbers 23:24 word 11

וְדַם\־ve.dam-and [the] blood of

Lemma: דָּם (dam) · Strong's: H1818

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

Meaning: blood

Used 359 times. Also: Genesis 4:10, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 9:4, Genesis 9:5, Genesis 9:6, Genesis 37:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1818; TAHOT Numbers 23:24 word 12

חֲלָלִ֖יםcha.la.Lim[those] slain

Lemma: חָלָל (cha.lal) · Strong's: H2491A

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)

Meaning: slain: killed

Used 83 times. Also: Genesis 34:27, Numbers 19:16, Numbers 19:18, Numbers 31:8, Numbers 31:19, Deuteronomy 21:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2491A; TAHOT Numbers 23:24 word 13

יִשְׁתֶּֽה\׃yish.Tehit will drink

Lemma: שָׁתָה (sha.tah) · Strong's: H8354

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to drink

Used 217 times. Also: Genesis 9:21, Genesis 24:14, Genesis 24:18, Genesis 24:19, Genesis 24:22, Genesis 24:44 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8354; TAHOT Numbers 23:24 word 14

How the BSB renders it

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

Behold	→	הֵן H2005 look!
the people	→	עַם H5971A people
rise	→	קוּם H6965B to arise: rise
like a lioness	→	לָבִיא H3833C lion
they rouse themselves	→	נָשָׂא H5375G to lift: raise
like a lion	→	אֲרִי H0738A lion
not	→	לֹא H3808 not
resting	→	שָׁכַב H7901G to lie down: lay down
until	→	עַד H5704 till
they devour	→	אָכַל H0398 to eat
their prey	→	טֶ֫רֶף H2964 prey
and drink	→	שָׁתָה H8354 to drink
the blood	→	דָּם H1818 blood
of the slain	→	חָלָל H2491A slain: killed

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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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