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God brought him forth out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn: he shall eat up the nations his enemies, and shall break their bones, and pierce them through with his arrows. (KJV)

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אֵ֚ל'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 24:8 word 1

מוֹצִיא֣וֹmo.tzi.'O[is] bringing out it

Lemma: יָצָא (ya.tsa) · Strong's: H3318H

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HVhrmsc)

Meaning: to come out: send

Used 258 times. Also: Genesis 14:18, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 15:7, Genesis 19:5, Genesis 19:8, Genesis 19:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3318H; TAHOT Numbers 24:8 word 2

מִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimfrom Egypt

Lemma: מִצְרַ֫יִם (mits.ra.yim) · Strong's: H4714G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Egypt

Used 630 times. Also: Genesis 12:10, Genesis 12:11, Genesis 12:14, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 13:10, Genesis 15:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4714G; TAHOT Numbers 24:8 word 3

כְּתוֹעֲפֹ֥תke.to.'a.Fotlike [the] horns of

Lemma: תּוֹעָפָה (to.a.phah) · Strong's: H8443

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)

Meaning: peak

Used 4 times. Also: Numbers 23:22, Job 22:25, Psalms 95:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8443; TAHOT Numbers 24:8 word 4

רְאֵ֖םre.'Ema wild ox

Lemma: רְאֵם (re.em) · Strong's: H7214

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

Meaning: wild ox

Used 9 times. Also: Numbers 23:22, Deuteronomy 33:17, Job 39:9, Job 39:10, Psalms 22:21, Psalms 29:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7214; TAHOT Numbers 24:8 word 5

יֹאכַ֞לyo.Khalit will consume

Lemma: אָכַל (a.khal) · Strong's: H0398

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

Meaning: to eat

Used 806 times. Also: Genesis 2:16, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0398; TAHOT Numbers 24:8 word 6

גּוֹיִ֣םgo.Yimnations

Lemma: גּוֹי (goy) · Strong's: H1471A

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

Meaning: nation

Used 548 times. Also: Genesis 10:5, Genesis 10:20, Genesis 10:31, Genesis 10:32, Genesis 12:2, Genesis 15:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1471A; TAHOT Numbers 24:8 word 7

צָרָ֗יוtza.Ravopponents its

Lemma: צַר (tsar) · Strong's: H6862C

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

Meaning: enemy

Used 69 times. Also: Genesis 14:20, Numbers 10:9, Deuteronomy 32:27, Deuteronomy 32:41, Deuteronomy 32:43, Deuteronomy 33:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6862C; TAHOT Numbers 24:8 word 8

וְעַצְמֹתֵיהֶ֛םve.'atz.mo.tei.Hemand bones their

Lemma: עֶ֫צֶם (e.tsem) · Strong's: H6106G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)

Meaning: bone

Used 105 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 29:14, Genesis 50:25, Exodus 12:46, Exodus 13:19, Numbers 9:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6106G; TAHOT Numbers 24:8 word 9

יְגָרֵ֖םye.ga.Remit will break

Lemma: גָּרַם (ga.ram) · Strong's: H1633B

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpi3ms)

Meaning: to break bones

Used 2 times. Also: Ezekiel 23:34 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1633B; TAHOT Numbers 24:8 word 10

וְחִצָּ֥יוve.chi.Tzavand arrows its

Lemma: חֵץ (chets) · Strong's: H2671

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

Meaning: arrow

Used 51 times. Also: Genesis 49:23, Deuteronomy 32:23, Deuteronomy 32:42, 1 Samuel 20:20, 1 Samuel 20:21, 1 Samuel 20:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2671; TAHOT Numbers 24:8 word 11

יִמְחָֽץ\׃yim.Chatzit will wound [them]

Lemma: מָחַץ (ma.chats) · Strong's: H4272

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

Meaning: to wound

Used 14 times. Also: Numbers 24:17, Deuteronomy 32:39, Deuteronomy 33:11, Judges 5:26, 2 Samuel 22:39, Job 5:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4272; TAHOT Numbers 24:8 word 12

How the BSB renders it

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

God	→	אֵל H0410G God
brought him	→	יָצָא H3318H to come out: send
out of Egypt	→	מִצְרַ֫יִם H4714G Egypt
with strength	→	תּוֹעָפָה H8443 peak
like a wild ox	→	רְאֵם H7214 wild ox
to devour	→	אָכַל H0398 to eat
hostile	→	צַר H6862C enemy
nations	→	גּוֹי H1471A nation
and crush	→	גָּרַם H1633B to break bones
their bones	→	עֶ֫צֶם H6106G bone
to pierce them	→	מָחַץ H4272 to wound
with arrows	→	חֵץ H2671 arrow

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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