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Numbers 22:6

So please come now and put a curse on this people, because they are too mighty for me. Perhaps I may be able to defeat them and drive them out of the land; for I know that those you bless are blessed, and those you curse are cursed.”
Numbers 22:6
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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)

וְעַתָּה֩ לְכָה־נָּ֨א אָֽרָה־לִּ֜י אֶת־הָעָ֣ם הַזֶּ֗ה כִּֽי־עָצ֥וּם הוּא֙ מִמֶּ֔נִּי אוּלַ֤י אוּכַל֙ נַכֶּה־בּ֔וֹ וַאֲגָרְשֶׁ֖נּוּ מִן־הָאָ֑רֶץ כִּ֣י יָדַ֗עְתִּי אֵ֤ת אֲשֶׁר־תְּבָרֵךְ֙ מְבֹרָ֔ךְ וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר תָּאֹ֖ר יוּאָֽר׃

  1. וְעַתָּה֩ve.'a.Tah“and therefore”
    Conjunction + Adverb · from עַתָּ֫ה · “now” · Strong's H6258
  2. לְכָה־le.khah-“come !”
    Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, paragogic he · from הָלַךְ · “come[hortative]” · Strong's H1980K
  3. נָּ֨אna'“please”
    Particle, interjection · from נָא · “please” · Strong's H4994
  4. אָֽרָה־'a.rah-“curse !”
    Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, paragogic he · from אָרַר · “to curse” · Strong's H0779
  5. לִּ֜יli“for <the> me”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from Os1c · “me” · Strong's H9030
  6. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  7. הָעָ֣םha.'Am“the people”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עַם · “people” · Strong's H5971A
  8. הַזֶּ֗הha.Zeh“<the> this”
    Definite article + Particle, demonstrative · from זֶה · “this” · Strong's H2088
  9. כִּֽי־ki-“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  10. עָצ֥וּם'a.Tzum“[is too] mighty”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from עָצוּם · “mighty” · Strong's H6099
  11. הוּא֙hu'“it”
    Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
  12. מִמֶּ֔נִּיmi.Me.ni“for me”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from מִן־ · “from” · Strong's H4480A
  13. אוּלַ֤י'u.Lai“perhaps”
    Adverb · from אוּלַי · “perhaps” · Strong's H0194
  14. אוּכַל֙'u.Khal“I will be able”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · from יָכֹל · “be able” · Strong's H3201
  15. נַכֶּה־na.keh-“to strike”
    Verb, hiphil, imperfect, 1st person, common, plural · from נָכָה · “to smite” · Strong's H5221
  16. בּ֔וֹbo“<in> <the> it”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from Os3m · “him” · Strong's H9033
  17. וַאֲגָרְשֶׁ֖נּוּva.'a.ga.re.She.nu“and I will drive out it”
    Conjunction + Verb, piel, 1st person, common, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from גָּרַשׁ · “drive out” · Strong's H1644G
  18. מִן־min-“from”
    Preposition · “from” · Strong's H4480A
  19. הָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retz“the land”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
  20. כִּ֣יki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  21. יָדַ֗עְתִּיya.Da'.ti“I know”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from יָדַע · “to know” · Strong's H3045
  22. אֵ֤ת'et“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  23. אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-“[the one] whom”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  24. תְּבָרֵךְ֙te.va.reKh“you bless”
    Verb, piel, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from בָּרַךְ · “to bless” · Strong's H1288
  25. מְבֹרָ֔ךְme.vo.Rakh“[is] blessed”
    Verb, pual, participle (passive), masculine, singular, absolute · from בָּרַךְ · “to bless” · Strong's H1288
  26. וַאֲשֶׁ֥רva.'a.Sher“and [the one] whom”
    Conjunction + Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  27. תָּאֹ֖רta.'Or“you curse”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אָרַר · “to curse” · Strong's H0779
  28. יוּאָֽר׃yu.'Ar“he is cursed”
    Verb, hophal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָרַר · “to curse” · Strong's H0779
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)