But Balaam replied, “Should I not speak exactly what the LORD puts in my mouth?”Numbers 23:12
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וַיַּ֖עַן וַיֹּאמַ֑ר הֲלֹ֗א אֵת֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר יָשִׂ֤ים יְהוָה֙ בְּפִ֔י אֹת֥וֹ אֶשְׁמֹ֖ר לְדַבֵּֽר׃
- וַיַּ֖עַןvai.Ya.'an“and he answered”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עָנָה · “to answer” · Strong's H6030B
- וַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.Mar“and he said”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
- הֲלֹ֗אha.Lo'“¿ not”Particle, interrogative + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
- אֵת֩'et“<obj.>”Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.Sher“[that] which”Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
- יָשִׂ֤יםya.Sim“he will put”Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שׂוּם · “put” · Strong's H7760H
- יְהוָה֙Yah.weh“Yahweh”Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
- בְּפִ֔יbe.Fi“in mouth my”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from פֶּה · “lip” · Strong's H6310G
- אֹת֥וֹ'o.To“<obj.> it”Particle, direct object marker + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- אֶשְׁמֹ֖ר'esh.Mor“will I take care”Verb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · from שָׁמַר · “careful” · Strong's H8104J
- לְדַבֵּֽר׃le.da.Ber“to speak”Preposition + Verb, piel, infinitive construct, common · from דָבַר · “speak” · Strong's H1696G
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)