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And Balaam said unto Balak, Stand by thy burnt offering, and I will go: peradventure the LORD will come to meet me: and whatsoever he sheweth me I will tell thee. And he went to an high place. (KJV)

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וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.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 23:3 word 1

בִּלְעָ֜םbil.'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 23:3 word 2

לְבָלָ֗קle.va.Lakto Balak

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 23:3 word 3

הִתְיַצֵּב֮hit.ya.Tzevtake your stand

Lemma: יָצַב (ya.tsav) · Strong's: H3320

Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVtv2ms)

Meaning: to stand

Used 48 times. Also: Exodus 2:4, Exodus 8:20, Exodus 9:13, Exodus 14:13, Exodus 19:17, Exodus 34:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3320; TAHOT Numbers 23:3 word 4

עַל\־'al-with

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 23:3 word 5

עֹלָתֶךָ֒'o.la.te.Khaburnt offering your

Lemma: עֹלָה (o.lah) · Strong's: H5930A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: burnt offering

Used 286 times. Also: Genesis 8:20, Genesis 22:2, Genesis 22:3, Genesis 22:6, Genesis 22:7, Genesis 22:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5930A; TAHOT Numbers 23:3 word 6

וְאֵֽלְכָ֗הve.'e.le.Khahso let me go

Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqc1cs)

Meaning: to go: went

Used 940 times. Also: Genesis 3:14, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 12:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1980G; TAHOT Numbers 23:3 word 7

אוּלַ֞י'u.Laiperhaps

Lemma: אוּלַי (u.lay) · Strong's: H0194

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: perhaps

Used 45 times. Also: Genesis 16:2, Genesis 18:24, Genesis 18:28, Genesis 18:29, Genesis 18:30, Genesis 18:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0194; TAHOT Numbers 23:3 word 8

יִקָּרֵ֤הyi.ka.Rehhe will meet

Lemma: קָרָה (qa.rah) · Strong's: H7136A

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

Meaning: to meet

Used 22 times. Also: Genesis 24:12, Genesis 27:20, Genesis 42:29, Genesis 44:29, Exodus 3:18, Numbers 11:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7136A; TAHOT Numbers 23:3 word 9

יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahweh

Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)

Meaning: LORD

Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Numbers 23:3 word 10

לִקְרָאתִ֔יlik.ra.Tito meet me

Lemma: קָרָא (qa.ra) · Strong's: H7122G

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

Meaning: to encounter: meet

Used 86 times. Also: Genesis 14:17, Genesis 18:2, Genesis 19:1, Genesis 24:17, Genesis 24:65, Genesis 29:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7122G; TAHOT Numbers 23:3 word 11

וּדְבַ֥רu.de.Varand [the] word of

Lemma: דָּבָר (da.var) · Strong's: H1697I

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

Meaning: word: thing

Used 294 times. Also: Genesis 15:1, Genesis 18:14, Genesis 19:8, Genesis 19:21, Genesis 19:22, Genesis 20:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1697I; TAHOT Numbers 23:3 word 12

מַה\־mah-whatever

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 23:3 word 13

יַּרְאֵ֖נִיyar.'E.nihe will show me

Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhi3ms)

Meaning: to see: see

Used 1189 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7200G; TAHOT Numbers 23:3 word 14

וְהִגַּ֣דְתִּיve.hi.Gad.tiand I will tell

Lemma: נָגַד (na.gad) · Strong's: H5046

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVhq1cs)

Meaning: to tell

Used 369 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 21:26, Genesis 22:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5046; TAHOT Numbers 23:3 word 15

וַיֵּ֖לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhand he went

Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980G

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

Meaning: to go: went

Used 940 times. Also: Genesis 3:14, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 12:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1980G; TAHOT Numbers 23:3 word 16

שֶֽׁפִי\׃She.fia bare height

Lemma: שְׁפִי (she.phi) · Strong's: H8205

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

Meaning: bareness

Used 9 times. Also: Isaiah 41:18, Isaiah 49:9, Jeremiah 3:2, Jeremiah 3:21, Jeremiah 4:11, Jeremiah 7:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8205; TAHOT Numbers 23:3 word 17

How the BSB renders it

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

Stay	→	יָצַב H3320 to stand
here by	→	עַל H5921A upon
your burnt offering	→	עֹלָה H5930A burnt offering
while I am gone	→	הָלַךְ H1980G to go: went
Balaam	→	בִּלְעָם H1109A Balaam
said	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
to Balak	→	בָּלָק H1111 Balak
Perhaps	→	אוּלַי H0194 perhaps
. . .	→	קָרָה H7136A to meet
the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
will meet with me	→	קָרָא H7122G to encounter: meet
. . .	→	דָּבָר H1697I word: thing
And whatever	→	מָה H4100 what?
He reveals to me	→	רָאָה H7200G to see: see
I will tell	→	נָגַד H5046 to tell
you	→
So [Balaam] went off	→	הָלַךְ H1980G to go: went
to a barren height	→	שְׁפִי H8205 bareness

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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