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He hath said, which heard the words of God, and knew the knowledge of the most High, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance , but having his eyes open: (KJV)

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נְאֻ֗םne.'Um[the] utterance of

Lemma: נְאֻם (ne.um) · Strong's: H5002

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

Meaning: utterance

Used 376 times. Also: Genesis 22:16, Numbers 14:28, Numbers 24:3, Numbers 24:4, Numbers 24:15, 1 Samuel 2:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5002; TAHOT Numbers 24:16 word 1

שֹׁמֵ֙עַ֙sho.Me.a'[the] [one who] hears

Lemma: שָׁמַע (sha.ma) · Strong's: H8085G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HVqrmsc)

Meaning: to hear: hear

Used 959 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:10, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 16:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8085G; TAHOT Numbers 24:16 word 2

אִמְרֵי\־'im.rei-<of> [the] words of

Lemma: אֵמֶר (e.mer) · Strong's: H0561

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

Meaning: word

Used 49 times. Also: Genesis 49:21, Numbers 24:4, Deuteronomy 32:1, Joshua 24:27, Judges 5:29, Job 6:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0561; TAHOT Numbers 24:16 word 3

אֵ֔ל'ElGod

Lemma: אֵל (el) · Strong's: H0410G

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

Meaning: God

Used 205 times. Also: Genesis 16:13, Genesis 17:1, Genesis 21:33, Genesis 28:3, Genesis 31:13, Genesis 35:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0410G; TAHOT Numbers 24:16 word 4

וְיֹדֵ֖עַve.yo.De.a'and [the] [one who] knows

Lemma: יָדַע (ya.da) · Strong's: H3045

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HVqrmsc)

Meaning: to know

Used 937 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3045; TAHOT Numbers 24:16 word 5

דַּ֣עַתDa.'at<of> [the] knowledge of

Lemma: דַּ֫עַת (da.at) · Strong's: H1847

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

Meaning: knowledge

Used 92 times. Also: Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Exodus 31:3, Exodus 35:31, Deuteronomy 4:42, Deuteronomy 19:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1847; TAHOT Numbers 24:16 word 6

עֶלְי֑וֹןel.Yon[the] Most High

Lemma: עֶלְיוֹן (el.yon) · Strong's: H5945B

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: Most High

Used 25 times. Also: Deuteronomy 32:8, 2 Samuel 22:14, Psalms 7:17, Psalms 9:2, Psalms 18:13, Psalms 21:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5945B; TAHOT Numbers 24:16 word 7

מַחֲזֵ֤הma.cha.Zeh<the> vision of

Lemma: מַחֲזֶה (ma.cha.zeh) · Strong's: H4236

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

Meaning: vision

Used 4 times. Also: Genesis 15:1, Numbers 24:4, Ezekiel 13:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4236; TAHOT Numbers 24:16 word 8

שַׁדַּי֙sha.Dai[the] Almighty

Lemma: שַׁדַּי (shad.day) · Strong's: H7706

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)

Meaning: Almighty

Used 48 times. Also: Genesis 17:1, Genesis 28:3, Genesis 35:11, Genesis 43:14, Genesis 48:3, Genesis 49:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7706; TAHOT Numbers 24:16 word 9

יֶֽחֱזֶ֔הye.che.Zehhe sees

Lemma: חָזָה (cha.zah) · Strong's: H2372

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

Meaning: to see

Used 55 times. Also: Exodus 18:21, Exodus 24:11, Numbers 24:4, Job 8:17, Job 15:17, Job 19:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2372; TAHOT Numbers 24:16 word 10

נֹפֵ֖לno.Fel[who] falls down

Lemma: נָפַל (na.phal) · Strong's: H5307G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to fall: fall

Used 275 times. Also: Genesis 2:21, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 14:10, Genesis 15:12, Genesis 17:3, Genesis 17:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5307G; TAHOT Numbers 24:16 word 11

וּגְל֥וּיu.ge.Luiand [who] is uncovered of

Lemma: גָּלָה (ga.lah) · Strong's: H1540I

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HVqsmsc)

Meaning: to reveal: uncover

Used 66 times. Also: Genesis 9:21, Exodus 20:26, Leviticus 18:6, Leviticus 18:7, Leviticus 18:8, Leviticus 18:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1540I; TAHOT Numbers 24:16 word 12

עֵינָֽיִם\׃'ei.Na.yimeyes

Lemma: עַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H5869A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Absolute (HNcfda)

Meaning: eye

Used 461 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 6:8, Genesis 13:10, Genesis 13:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5869A; TAHOT Numbers 24:16 word 13

How the BSB renders it

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

the prophecy	→	נְאֻם H5002 utterance
of one who hears	→	שָׁמַע H8085G to hear: hear
the words	→	אֵמֶר H0561 word
of God	→	אֵל H0410G God
who has knowledge	→	יָדַע H3045 to know
. . .	→	דַּ֫עַת H1847 knowledge
from the Most High	→	עֶלְיוֹן H5945B Most High
who sees	→	חָזָה H2372 to see
a vision	→	מַחֲזֶה H4236 vision
from the Almighty	→	שַׁדַּי H7706 Almighty
who bows down	→	נָפַל H5307G to fall: fall
with eyes	→	עַ֫יִן H5869A eye
wide open	→	גָּלָה H1540I to reveal: uncover

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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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