Numbers 24:21 Go deeper

← Numbers 24 · ← verse 20 · verse 22 →

And he looked on the Kenites, and took up his parable, and said, Strong is thy dwellingplace, and thou puttest thy nest in a rock. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

וַיַּרְא֙vai.yaR'and he saw

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

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

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 24:21 word 1

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 24:21 word 2

הַקֵּינִ֔יha.kei.Nithe Kenite[s]

Lemma: קֵינִי (qe.ni) · Strong's: H7017

Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNgmsa)

Meaning: Kenite

Used 12 times. Also: Genesis 15:19, Judges 1:16, Judges 4:11, Judges 4:17, Judges 5:24, 1 Samuel 15:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7017; TAHOT Numbers 24:21 word 3

וַיִּשָּׂ֥אvai.yi.Sa'and he lifted up

Lemma: נָשָׂא (na.sa) · Strong's: H5375N

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

Meaning: to lift: loud

Used 40 times. Also: Genesis 21:16, Genesis 27:38, Genesis 29:11, Exodus 23:1, Numbers 14:1, Numbers 23:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5375N; TAHOT Numbers 24:21 word 4

מְשָׁל֖וֹme.sha.Looracle his

Lemma: מָשָׁל (ma.shal) · Strong's: H4912

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

Meaning: proverb

Used 39 times. Also: Numbers 23:7, Numbers 23:18, Numbers 24:3, Numbers 24:15, Numbers 24:20, Numbers 24:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4912; TAHOT Numbers 24:21 word 5

וַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.Marand 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 24:21 word 6

אֵיתָן֙'ei.Tan[is] enduring

Lemma: אֵיתָן (e.tan) · Strong's: H0386

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

Meaning: strong

Used 13 times. Also: Genesis 49:24, Exodus 14:27, Deuteronomy 21:4, Job 12:19, Job 33:19, Psalms 74:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0386; TAHOT Numbers 24:21 word 7

מֽוֹשָׁבֶ֔ךָmo.sha.Ve.khadwelling your

Lemma: מוֹשָׁב (mo.shav) · Strong's: H4186

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

Meaning: seat

Used 44 times. Also: Genesis 10:30, Genesis 27:39, Genesis 36:43, Exodus 10:23, Exodus 12:20, Exodus 12:40 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4186; TAHOT Numbers 24:21 word 8

וְשִׂ֥יםve.Simand [is] set

Lemma: שׂוּם (sum) · Strong's: H7760A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqsmsa)

Meaning: to set: make

Used 272 times. Also: Genesis 6:16, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 21:13, Genesis 21:18, Genesis 27:37, Genesis 28:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7760A; TAHOT Numbers 24:21 word 9

בַּסֶּ֖לַעba.Se.la'in the rock

Lemma: סֶ֫לַע (se.la) · Strong's: H5553H

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

Meaning: crag

Used 56 times. Also: Numbers 20:8, Numbers 20:10, Numbers 20:11, Deuteronomy 32:13, Judges 6:20, Judges 15:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5553H; TAHOT Numbers 24:21 word 10

קִנֶּֽךָ\׃ki.Ne.chanest your

Lemma: קֵן (qen) · Strong's: H7064

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

Meaning: nest

Used 13 times. Also: Genesis 6:14, Deuteronomy 22:6, Deuteronomy 32:11, Job 29:18, Job 39:27, Psalms 84:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7064; TAHOT Numbers 24:21 word 11

How the BSB renders it

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

Next he saw	→	רָאָה H7200G to see: see
the Kenites	→	קֵינִי H7017 Kenite
and lifted up	→	נָשָׂא H5375N to lift: loud
an oracle	→	מָשָׁל H4912 proverb
saying	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
Your dwelling place	→	מוֹשָׁב H4186 seat
is secure	→	אֵיתָן H0386 strong
and your nest	→	קֵן H7064 nest
is set	→	שׂוּם H7760A to set: make
in a cliff	→	סֶ֫לַע H5553H crag

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

All attributions

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).

All attributions and changes