Numbers 23:28 Go deeper

And Balak brought Balaam unto the top of Peor, that looketh toward Jeshimon. (KJV)

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וַיִּקַּ֥חvai.yi.Kachand he took

Lemma: לָקַח (la.qach) · Strong's: H3947G

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

Meaning: to take: take

Used 770 times. Also: Genesis 2:15, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3947G; TAHOT Numbers 23:28 word 1

בָּלָ֖קba.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 23:28 word 2

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Numbers 23:28 word 3

בִּלְעָ֑םbil.'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 23:28 word 4

רֹ֣אשׁrosh[the] top of

Lemma: רֹאשׁ (rosh) · Strong's: H7218I

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

Meaning: head: top

Used 95 times. Also: Genesis 8:5, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 28:12, Genesis 28:18, Exodus 17:9, Exodus 17:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7218I; TAHOT Numbers 23:28 word 5

הַפְּע֔וֹרha.pe.'or<the> Peor

Lemma: פְּעוֹר (pe.or) · Strong's: H6465

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Peor

Used 5 times. Also: Numbers 25:18, Numbers 31:16, Joshua 22:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6465; TAHOT Numbers 23:28 word 6

הַנִּשְׁקָ֖ףha.nish.Kafwhich looks down

Lemma: שָׁקַף (sha.qaph) · Strong's: H8259

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVNrmsa)

Meaning: to look

Used 22 times. Also: Genesis 18:16, Genesis 19:28, Genesis 26:8, Exodus 14:24, Numbers 21:20, Deuteronomy 26:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8259; TAHOT Numbers 23:28 word 7

עַל\־'al-over

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Numbers 23:28 word 8

פְּנֵ֥יpe.Nei[the] face of

Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440J

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: face: surface

Used 100 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:20, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 2:6, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 6:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6440J; TAHOT Numbers 23:28 word 9

הַיְשִׁימֹֽן\׃hay.shi.Monthe desolate place

Lemma: יְשִׁימוֹן (ye.shi.mon) · Strong's: H3452H

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

Meaning: wilderness

Used 9 times. Also: Numbers 21:20, Deuteronomy 32:10, Psalms 68:7, Psalms 78:40, Psalms 106:14, Psalms 107:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3452H; TAHOT Numbers 23:28 word 10

How the BSB renders it

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

And Balak	→	בָּלָק H1111 Balak
took	→	לָקַח H3947G to take: take
Balaam	→	בִּלְעָם H1109A Balaam
to the top	→	רֹאשׁ H7218I head: top
of Peor	→	פְּעוֹר H6465 Peor
which overlooks	→	שָׁקַף H8259 to look
. . .	→	עַל H5921A upon
. . .	→	פָּנֶה H6440J face: surface
the wasteland	→	יְשִׁימוֹן H3452H wilderness

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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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