Numbers 22:17

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
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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׃

  1. כִּֽי־ki-“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  2. כַבֵּ֤דkha.Bed“surely <honor>”
    Verb, piel, infinitive construct, common · from כָּבֵד · “honour” · Strong's H3513G
  3. 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
  4. מְאֹ֔דme.'Od“exceedingly”
    Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, singular, absolute · from מְאֹד · “much” · Strong's H3966
  5. וְכֹ֛לve.Khol“and all”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  6. אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-“that”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  7. תֹּאמַ֥רto.Mar“you will say”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  8. אֵלַ֖י'e.Lai“to me”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  9. אֶֽעֱשֶׂ֑ה'e.'e.Seh“I will do”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · from עָשָׂה · “do” · Strong's H6213A
  10. וּלְכָה־u.le.khah-“and come !”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, paragogic he · from הָלַךְ · “come[hortative]” · Strong's H1980K
  11. נָּא֙na'“please”
    Particle, interjection · from נָא · “please” · Strong's H4994
  12. קָֽבָה־ka.vah-“curse !”
    Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, paragogic he · from קָבַב · “to curse” · Strong's H6895
  13. לִּ֔יLi“for <the> me”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from Os1c · “me” · Strong's H9030
  14. אֵ֖ת'et“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  15. הָעָ֥םha.'Am“the people”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עַם · “people” · Strong's H5971A
  16. 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)