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And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said: (KJV)

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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 24:3 word 1

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 24:15, Numbers 24:20, Numbers 24:21, Numbers 24:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4912; TAHOT Numbers 24:3 word 2

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 24:3 word 3

נְאֻ֤םne.'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 24:4, Numbers 24:15, Numbers 24:16, 1 Samuel 2:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5002; TAHOT Numbers 24:3 word 4

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 24:3 word 5

בְּנ֣וֹbe.Noson his

Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A

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

Meaning: son: child

Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT Numbers 24:3 word 6

בְעֹ֔רve.'OrBeor

Lemma: בְּעוֹר (be.or) · Strong's: H1160H

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Beor

Used 8 times. Also: Numbers 22:5, Numbers 24:15, Numbers 31:8, Deuteronomy 23:4, Joshua 13:22, Joshua 24:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1160H; TAHOT Numbers 24:3 word 7

וּנְאֻ֥םu.ne.'Umand [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 24:4, Numbers 24:15, Numbers 24:16, 1 Samuel 2:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5002; TAHOT Numbers 24:3 word 8

הַגֶּ֖בֶרha.Ge.verthe man

Lemma: גָּבֶר (ga.ver) · Strong's: H1397

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

Meaning: great man

Used 65 times. Also: Exodus 10:11, Exodus 12:37, Numbers 24:15, Deuteronomy 22:5, Joshua 7:14, Joshua 7:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1397; TAHOT Numbers 24:3 word 9

שְׁתֻ֥םshe.Tum<the> opened of

Lemma: שָׁתַם (sha.tam) · Strong's: H8365

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

Meaning: to open

Used 2 times. Also: Numbers 24:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8365; TAHOT Numbers 24:3 word 10

הָעָֽיִן\׃ha.'A.yinthe eye

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

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

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 24:3 word 11

How the BSB renders it

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

and he lifted up	→	נָשָׂא H5375N to lift: loud
an oracle	→	מָשָׁל H4912 proverb
saying	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
[This is] the prophecy	→	נְאֻם H5002 utterance
of Balaam	→	בִּלְעָם H1109A Balaam
son	→	בֵּן H1121A son: child
of Beor	→	בְּעוֹר H1160H Beor
the prophecy	→	נְאֻם H5002 utterance
of a man	→	גָּבֶר H1397 great man
whose eyes	→	עַ֫יִן H5869A eye
are open	→	שָׁתַם H8365 to open

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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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