for I will honor you richly and do whatever you say. So please come and put a curse on this people for me!’”Numbers 22:17
Original language and places
Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.
Original language (Hebrew)
כִּֽי־כַבֵּ֤ד אֲכַבֶּדְךָ֙ מְאֹ֔ד וְכֹ֛ל אֲשֶׁר־תֹּאמַ֥ר אֵלַ֖י אֶֽעֱשֶׂ֑ה וּלְכָה־נָּא֙ קָֽבָה־לִּ֔י אֵ֖ת הָעָ֥ם הַזֶּֽה׃
- כִּֽי־ki-“for”Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
- כַבֵּ֤דkha.Bed“surely <honor>”Verb, piel, infinitive construct, common · from כָּבֵד · “honour” · Strong's H3513G
- אֲכַבֶּדְךָ֙'a.kha.bed.Kha“I will honor you”Verb, piel, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from כָּבֵד · “honour” · Strong's H3513G
- מְאֹ֔דme.'Od“exceedingly”Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, singular, absolute · from מְאֹד · “much” · Strong's H3966
- וְכֹ֛לve.Khol“and all”Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
- אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-“that”Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
- תֹּאמַ֥רto.Mar“you will say”Verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
- אֵלַ֖י'e.Lai“to me”Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
- אֶֽעֱשֶׂ֑ה'e.'e.Seh“I will do”Verb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · from עָשָׂה · “do” · Strong's H6213A
- וּלְכָה־u.le.khah-“and come !”Conjunction + Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, paragogic he · from הָלַךְ · “come[hortative]” · Strong's H1980K
- נָּא֙na'“please”Particle, interjection · from נָא · “please” · Strong's H4994
- קָֽבָה־ka.vah-“curse !”Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, paragogic he · from קָבַב · “to curse” · Strong's H6895
- לִּ֔יLi“for <the> me”Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from Os1c · “me” · Strong's H9030
- אֵ֖ת'et“<obj.>”Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- הָעָ֥םha.'Am“the people”Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עַם · “people” · Strong's H5971A
- הַזֶּֽה׃ha.Zeh“<the> this”Definite article + Particle, demonstrative · from זֶה · “this” · Strong's H2088
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)