And the LORD met with Balaam and put a message in his mouth, saying, “Return to Balak and speak what I tell you.”Numbers 23:16
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וַיִּקָּ֤ר יְהוָה֙ אֶל־בִּלְעָ֔ם וַיָּ֥שֶׂם דָּבָ֖ר בְּפִ֑יו וַיֹּ֛אמֶר שׁ֥וּב אֶל־בָּלָ֖ק וְכֹ֥ה תְדַבֵּֽר׃
- וַיִּקָּ֤רvai.yi.Kar“and he met”Conjunction + Verb, niphal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from קָרָה · “to meet” · Strong's H7136A
- יְהוָה֙Yah.weh“Yahweh”Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
- אֶל־'el-“<to>”Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
- בִּלְעָ֔םbil.'Am“Balaam”Noun, proper name of a man · from בִּלְעָם · “Balaam” · Strong's H1109A
- וַיָּ֥שֶׂםvai.Ya.sem“and he put”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שׂוּם · “put” · Strong's H7760H
- דָּבָ֖רda.Var“a word”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from דָּבָר · “word” · Strong's H1697G
- בְּפִ֑יוbe.Fiv“in mouth his”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from פֶּה · “lip” · Strong's H6310G
- וַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
- שׁ֥וּבshuv“return”Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from שׁוּב · “return” · Strong's H7725G
- אֶל־'el-“to”Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
- בָּלָ֖קba.Lak“Balak”Noun, proper name of a man · from בָּלָק · “Balak” · Strong's H1111
- וְכֹ֥הve.Khoh“and thus”Conjunction + Adverb · from כֹּה · “thus” · Strong's H3541
- תְדַבֵּֽר׃te.da.Ber“you will speak”Verb, piel, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · 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)