Numbers 23:25 Go deeper

And Balak said unto Balaam, Neither curse them at all, nor bless them at all. (KJV)

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וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merand 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 23:25 word 1

בָּלָק֙ba.LakBalak

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 23:25 word 2

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 23:25 word 3

בִּלְעָ֔םbil.'AmBalaam

Lemma: בִּלְעָם (bil.am) · Strong's: H1109A

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Balaam

Used 60 times. Also: Numbers 22:5, Numbers 22:7, Numbers 22:8, Numbers 22:9, Numbers 22:10, Numbers 22:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1109A; TAHOT Numbers 23:25 word 4

גַּם\־gam-neither

Lemma: גַּם (gam) · Strong's: H1571

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: also

Used 769 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 4:22, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 6:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1571; TAHOT Numbers 23:25 word 5

קֹ֖בkoat all <curse>

Lemma: קָבַב (qa.vav) · Strong's: H6895

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to curse

Used 14 times. Also: Numbers 22:11, Numbers 22:17, Numbers 23:8, Numbers 23:11, Numbers 23:13, Numbers 23:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6895; TAHOT Numbers 23:25 word 6

לֹ֣אlo'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 23:25 word 7

תִקֳּבֶ֑נּוּti.ko.Ve.nuyou will curse it

Lemma: קָבַב (qa.vav) · Strong's: H6895

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqi2ms)

Meaning: to curse

Used 14 times. Also: Numbers 22:11, Numbers 22:17, Numbers 23:8, Numbers 23:11, Numbers 23:13, Numbers 23:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6895; TAHOT Numbers 23:25 word 8

גַּם\־gam-nor

Lemma: גַּם (gam) · Strong's: H1571

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: also

Used 769 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 4:22, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 6:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1571; TAHOT Numbers 23:25 word 9

בָּרֵ֖ךְba.Rekhat all <bless>

Lemma: בָּרַךְ (ba.rakh) · Strong's: H1288

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVpcc)

Meaning: to bless

Used 330 times. Also: Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 5:2, Genesis 9:1, Genesis 9:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1288; TAHOT Numbers 23:25 word 10

לֹ֥אlo'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 23:25 word 11

תְבָרֲכֶֽנּוּ\׃te.va.ra.Khe.nuyou will bless it

Lemma: בָּרַךְ (ba.rakh) · Strong's: H1288

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVpi2ms)

Meaning: to bless

Used 330 times. Also: Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 5:2, Genesis 9:1, Genesis 9:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1288; TAHOT Numbers 23:25 word 12

How the BSB renders it

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

Now Balak	→	בָּלָק H1111 Balak
said	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
to	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
Balaam	→	בִּלְעָם H1109A Balaam
Then	→	גַּם H1571 also
neither	→	לֹא H3808 not
curse them	→	קָבַב H6895 to curse
at all	→	קָבַב H6895 to curse
. . .	→	גַּם H1571 also
nor	→	לֹא H3808 not
bless them	→	בָּרַךְ H1288 to bless
at all	→	בָּרַךְ H1288 to bless

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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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