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Numbers 23:1

Then Balaam said to Balak, “Build for me seven altars here, and prepare for me seven bulls and seven rams.”
Numbers 23:1
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Original language (Hebrew)

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר בִּלְעָם֙ אֶל־בָּלָ֔ק בְּנֵה־לִ֥י בָזֶ֖ה שִׁבְעָ֣ה מִזְבְּחֹ֑ת וְהָכֵ֥ן לִי֙ בָּזֶ֔ה שִׁבְעָ֥ה פָרִ֖ים וְשִׁבְעָ֥ה אֵילִֽים׃

  1. וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  2. בִּלְעָם֙bil.'Am“Balaam”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from בִּלְעָם · “Balaam” · Strong's H1109A
  3. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  4. בָּלָ֔קba.Lak“Balak”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from בָּלָק · “Balak” · Strong's H1111
  5. בְּנֵה־be.neh-“build”
    Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from בָּנָה · “to build” · Strong's H1129
  6. לִ֥יli“for <the> me”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from Os1c · “me” · Strong's H9030
  7. בָזֶ֖הva.Zeh“in this [place]”
    Preposition + Particle, demonstrative · from זֶה · “this” · Strong's H2088
  8. שִׁבְעָ֣הshiv.'Ah“seven”
    Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, singular, absolute · from שֶׁ֫בַע · “seven” · Strong's H7651
  9. מִזְבְּחֹ֑תmiz.be.Chot“altars”
    Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from מִזְבֵּחַ · “altar” · Strong's H4196
  10. וְהָכֵ֥ןve.ha.Khen“and prepare”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from כּוּן · “prepare” · Strong's H3559A
  11. לִי֙li“for <the> me”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from Os1c · “me” · Strong's H9030
  12. בָּזֶ֔הba.Zeh“in this [place]”
    Preposition + Particle, demonstrative · from זֶה · “this” · Strong's H2088
  13. שִׁבְעָ֥הshiv.'Ah“seven”
    Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, singular, absolute · from שֶׁ֫בַע · “seven” · Strong's H7651
  14. פָרִ֖יםfa.Rim“young bulls”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from פַּר · “bullock” · Strong's H6499
  15. וְשִׁבְעָ֥הve.shiv.'Ah“and seven”
    Conjunction + Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, singular, absolute · from שֶׁ֫בַע · “seven” · Strong's H7651
  16. אֵילִֽים׃'ei.Lim“rams”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אַ֫יִל · “ram” · Strong's H0352A
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)