I have indeed received a command to bless; He has blessed, and I cannot change it.Numbers 23:20
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
הִנֵּ֥ה בָרֵ֖ךְ לָקָ֑חְתִּי וּבֵרֵ֖ךְ וְלֹ֥א אֲשִׁיבֶֽנָּה׃
- הִנֵּ֥הhi.Neh“here!”Particle, interjection · from הִנֵּה · “behold” · Strong's H2009
- בָרֵ֖ךְva.Rekh“[surely] blessing”Verb, piel, infinitive construct, common · from בָּרַךְ · “to bless” · Strong's H1288
- לָקָ֑חְתִּיla.Ka.che.ti“I have received”Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from לָקַח · “recieve” · Strong's H3947H
- וּבֵרֵ֖ךְu.ve.Rekh“and he has blessed”Conjunction + Verb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בָּרַךְ · “to bless” · Strong's H1288
- וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'“and not”Conjunction + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
- אֲשִׁיבֶֽנָּה׃'a.shi.Ve.nah“I will turn back it”Verb, hiphil, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from שׁוּב · “turn back” · Strong's H7725I
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)