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And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven bullocks and seven rams. (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 23:29 word 1
בִּלְעָם֙bil.'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 23:29 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 23:29 word 3
בָּלָ֔קba.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 23:29 word 4
בְּנֵה\־be.neh-build
Lemma: בָּנָה (ba.nah) · Strong's: H1129
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)
Meaning: to build
Used 374 times. Also: Genesis 2:22, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 8:20, Genesis 10:11, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1129; TAHOT Numbers 23:29 word 5
בָזֶ֖הva.Zehin this [place]
Lemma: זֶה (zeh) · Strong's: H2088
Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)
Meaning: this
Used 1176 times. Also: Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 7:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2088; TAHOT Numbers 23:29 word 6
שִׁבְעָ֣הshiv.'Ahseven
Lemma: שֶׁ֫בַע (she.va) · Strong's: H7651
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HAcbsa)
Meaning: seven
Used 392 times. Also: Genesis 4:24, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:25, Genesis 5:26, Genesis 5:31, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7651; TAHOT Numbers 23:29 word 7
מִזְבְּחֹ֑תmiz.be.Chotaltars
Lemma: מִזְבֵּחַ (miz.be.ach) · Strong's: H4196
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: altar
Used 399 times. Also: Genesis 8:20, Genesis 12:7, Genesis 12:8, Genesis 13:4, Genesis 13:18, Genesis 22:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4196; TAHOT Numbers 23:29 word 8
וְהָכֵ֥ןve.ha.Khenand prepare
Lemma: כּוּן (kun) · Strong's: H3559A
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVhv2ms)
Meaning: to establish: prepare
Used 87 times. Also: Genesis 43:16, Genesis 43:25, Exodus 16:5, Exodus 19:11, Exodus 19:15, Exodus 23:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3559A; TAHOT Numbers 23:29 word 9
בָּזֶ֔הba.Zehin this [place]
Lemma: זֶה (zeh) · Strong's: H2088
Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)
Meaning: this
Used 1176 times. Also: Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 7:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2088; TAHOT Numbers 23:29 word 10
שִׁבְעָ֥הshiv.'Ahseven
Lemma: שֶׁ֫בַע (she.va) · Strong's: H7651
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HAcbsa)
Meaning: seven
Used 392 times. Also: Genesis 4:24, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:25, Genesis 5:26, Genesis 5:31, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7651; TAHOT Numbers 23:29 word 11
פָרִ֖יםfa.Rimyoung bulls
Lemma: פַּר (par) · Strong's: H6499
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: bullock
Used 133 times. Also: Genesis 32:15, Exodus 24:5, Exodus 29:1, Exodus 29:3, Exodus 29:10, Exodus 29:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6499; TAHOT Numbers 23:29 word 12
וְשִׁבְעָ֥הve.shiv.'Ahand seven
Lemma: שֶׁ֫בַע (she.va) · Strong's: H7651
Parsing: Acbsa (Acbsa)
Meaning: seven
Used 392 times. Also: Genesis 4:24, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:25, Genesis 5:26, Genesis 5:31, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7651; TAHOT Numbers 23:29 word 13
אֵילִֽים\׃'ei.Limrams
Lemma: אַ֫יִל (a.yil) · Strong's: H0352A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: ram
Used 156 times. Also: Genesis 15:9, Genesis 22:13, Genesis 31:38, Genesis 32:14, Exodus 25:5, Exodus 26:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0352A; TAHOT Numbers 23:29 word 14
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Then Balaam | → | בִּלְעָם H1109A Balaam |
| . . . | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| said | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| Build | → | בָּנָה H1129 to build |
| for me | → | |
| seven | → | שֶׁ֫בַע H7651 seven |
| altars | → | מִזְבֵּחַ H4196 altar |
| here | → | זֶה H2088 this |
| and prepare | → | כּוּן H3559A to establish: prepare |
| for me | → | |
| . . . | → | זֶה H2088 this |
| seven | → | שֶׁ֫בַע H7651 seven |
| bulls | → | פַּר H6499 bullock |
| and seven | → | שֶׁ֫בַע H7651 seven |
| rams | → | אַ֫יִל H0352A ram |
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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