Then Balaam lifted up an oracle, saying: “Arise, O Balak, and listen; give ear to me, O son of Zippor.Numbers 23:18
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וַיִּשָּׂ֥א מְשָׁל֖וֹ וַיֹּאמַ֑ר ק֤וּם בָּלָק֙ וּֽשֲׁמָ֔ע הַאֲזִ֥ינָה עָדַ֖י בְּנ֥וֹ צִפֹּֽר׃
- וַיִּשָּׂ֥אvai.yi.Sa'“and he lifted up”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָשָׂא · “loud” · Strong's H5375N
- מְשָׁל֖וֹme.sha.Lo“oracle his”Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מָשָׁל · “proverb” · Strong's H4912
- וַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.Mar“and he said”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
- ק֤וּםkum“arise”Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from קוּם · “rise” · Strong's H6965B
- בָּלָק֙ba.Lak“O Balak”Noun, proper name of a man · from בָּלָק · “Balak” · Strong's H1111
- וּֽשֲׁמָ֔עu.sha.Ma'“and hear”Conjunction + Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁמַע · “hear” · Strong's H8085G
- הַאֲזִ֥ינָהha.'a.Zi.nah“give ear !”Verb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, paragogic he · from אָזַן · “to listen” · Strong's H0238
- עָדַ֖י'a.Dai“to me”Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from עַד · “till” · Strong's H5704
- בְּנ֥וֹbe.No“[O] son his”Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
- צִפֹּֽר׃tzi.Por“Zippor”Noun, proper name of a man · from צִפּוֹר · “Zippor” · Strong's H6834
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)