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He shall pour the water out of his buckets, and his seed shall be in many waters, and his king shall be higher than Agag, and his kingdom shall be exalted. (KJV)

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יִֽזַּל\־yi.zal-it will flow

Lemma: נָזַל (na.zal) · Strong's: H5140

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

Meaning: to flow

Used 16 times. Also: Exodus 15:8, Deuteronomy 32:2, Judges 5:5, Job 36:28, Psalms 78:16, Psalms 78:44 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5140; TAHOT Numbers 24:7 word 1

מַ֙יִם֙ma.yimwater

Lemma: מַי (ma.yim) · Strong's: H4325G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: water

Used 573 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4325G; TAHOT Numbers 24:7 word 2

מִדָּ֣לְיָ֔וmi.Dal.Yavfrom buckets its

Lemma: דְּלִי (de.li) · Strong's: H1805

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Dual · Construct (HNcmdc)

Meaning: bucket

Used 2 times. Also: Isaiah 40:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1805; TAHOT Numbers 24:7 word 3

וְזַרְע֖וֹve.zar.'Oand offspring its

Lemma: זֶ֫רַע (ze.ra) · Strong's: H2233H

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

Meaning: seed: children

Used 177 times. Also: Genesis 3:15, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 7:3, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 12:7, Genesis 13:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2233H; TAHOT Numbers 24:7 word 4

בְּמַ֣יִםbe.Ma.yim[will be] in waters

Lemma: מַי (ma.yim) · Strong's: H4325G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: water

Used 573 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4325G; TAHOT Numbers 24:7 word 5

רַבִּ֑יםra.Bimmany

Lemma: רַב (rav) · Strong's: H7227A

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)

Meaning: many

Used 423 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 21:34, Genesis 24:25, Genesis 25:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7227A; TAHOT Numbers 24:7 word 6

וְיָרֹ֤םve.ya.Romand he may be high

Lemma: רוּם (rum) · Strong's: H7311A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqj3ms)

Meaning: to exalt

Used 185 times. Also: Genesis 7:17, Genesis 14:22, Genesis 31:45, Genesis 39:15, Genesis 39:18, Genesis 41:44 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7311A; TAHOT Numbers 24:7 word 7

מֵֽאֲגַג֙me.'a.Gagmore than Agag

Lemma: אֲגָג (a.gag) · Strong's: H0090G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Agag

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0090G; TAHOT Numbers 24:7 word 8

מַלְכּ֔וֹmal.Koking its

Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G

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

Meaning: king

Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT Numbers 24:7 word 9

וְתִנַּשֵּׂ֖אve.tin.na.Se'so it may be exalted

Lemma: נָשָׂא (na.sa) · Strong's: H5375L

Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVtu3fs)

Meaning: to lift: exalt

Used 13 times. Also: Numbers 16:3, 2 Samuel 5:12, 1 Kings 1:5, 1 Chronicles 14:2, 1 Chronicles 29:11, 2 Chronicles 32:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5375L; TAHOT Numbers 24:7 word 10

מַלְכֻתֽוֹ\׃mal.khu.Tokingdom its

Lemma: מַלְכוּת (mal.khut) · Strong's: H4438

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

Meaning: royalty

Used 91 times. Also: 1 Samuel 20:31, 1 Kings 2:12, 1 Chronicles 11:10, 1 Chronicles 12:23, 1 Chronicles 14:2, 1 Chronicles 17:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4438; TAHOT Numbers 24:7 word 11

How the BSB renders it

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

Water	→	מַי H4325G water
will flow	→	נָזַל H5140 to flow
from his buckets	→	דְּלִי H1805 bucket
and his seed	→	זֶ֫רַע H2233H seed: children
will have abundant	→	רַב H7227A many
water	→	מַי H4325G water
His king	→	מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king
will be greater	→	רוּם H7311A to exalt
than Agag	→	אֲגָג H0090G Agag
and his kingdom	→	מַלְכוּת H4438 royalty
will be exalted	→	נָשָׂא H5375L to lift: exalt

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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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