God & Savior

Numbers 22:31

Then the LORD opened Balaam’s eyes, and he saw the angel of the LORD standing in the road with a drawn sword in his hand. And Balaam bowed low and fell facedown.
Numbers 22:31
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Original language (Hebrew)

וַיְגַ֣ל יְהוָה֮ אֶת־עֵינֵ֣י בִלְעָם֒ וַיַּ֞רְא אֶת־מַלְאַ֤ךְ יְהוָה֙ נִצָּ֣ב בַּדֶּ֔רֶךְ וְחַרְבּ֥וֹ שְׁלֻפָ֖ה בְּיָד֑וֹ וַיִּקֹּ֥ד וַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּ לְאַפָּֽיו׃

  1. וַיְגַ֣לvay.Gal“and he uncovered”
    Conjunction + Verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from גָּלָה · “uncover[things]” · Strong's H1540I
  2. יְהוָה֮Yah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  3. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  4. עֵינֵ֣י'ei.Nei“[the] eyes of”
    Noun, feminine, dual, construct · from עַ֫יִן · “eye” · Strong's H5869A
  5. בִלְעָם֒vil.'Am“Balaam”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from בִּלְעָם · “Balaam” · Strong's H1109A
  6. וַיַּ֞רְאvai.Yar'“and he saw”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from רָאָה · “see” · Strong's H7200G
  7. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  8. מַלְאַ֤ךְmal.'Akh“[the] angel of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from מַלְאָךְ · “angel” · Strong's H4397H
  9. יְהוָה֙Yah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  10. נִצָּ֣בni.Tzav“standing”
    Verb, niphal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from נָצַב · “to stand” · Strong's H5324
  11. בַּדֶּ֔רֶךְba.De.rekh“in the road”
    Preposition with article + Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from דֶּ֫רֶךְ · “journey” · Strong's H1870L
  12. וְחַרְבּ֥וֹve.char.Bo“and sword his”
    Conjunction + Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from חֶ֫רֶב · “sword” · Strong's H2719
  13. שְׁלֻפָ֖הshe.lu.Fah“[was] drawn”
    Verb, qal, participle (passive), feminine, singular, absolute · from שָׁלַף · “to draw” · Strong's H8025
  14. בְּיָד֑וֹbe.ya.Do“in hand his”
    Preposition + Noun, both genders, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יָד · “hand” · Strong's H3027G
  15. וַיִּקֹּ֥דvai.yi.Kod“and he bowed low”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from קָדַד · “to bow” · Strong's H6915
  16. וַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּvai.yish.Ta.chu“and he bowed down”
    Conjunction + Verb, hishtaphel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁחָה · “to bow” · Strong's H7812
  17. לְאַפָּֽיו׃le.'a.Pav“to face his”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, dual, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אַף · “face” · Strong's H0639I
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)