Now Balak said to Balaam, “Then neither curse them at all nor bless them at all!”Numbers 23:25
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר בָּלָק֙ אֶל־בִּלְעָ֔ם גַּם־קֹ֖ב לֹ֣א תִקֳּבֶ֑נּוּ גַּם־בָּרֵ֖ךְ לֹ֥א תְבָרֲכֶֽנּוּ׃
- וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
- בָּלָק֙ba.Lak“Balak”Noun, proper name of a man · from בָּלָק · “Balak” · Strong's H1111
- 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
- גַּם־gam-“neither”Adverb · from גַּם · “also” · Strong's H1571
- קֹ֖בko“at all <curse>”Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from קָבַב · “to curse” · Strong's H6895
- לֹ֣אlo'“not”Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
- תִקֳּבֶ֑נּוּti.ko.Ve.nu“you will curse it”Verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from קָבַב · “to curse” · Strong's H6895
- גַּם־gam-“nor”Adverb · from גַּם · “also” · Strong's H1571
- בָּרֵ֖ךְba.Rekh“at all <bless>”Verb, piel, infinitive construct, common · from בָּרַךְ · “to bless” · Strong's H1288
- לֹ֥אlo'“not”Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
- תְבָרֲכֶֽנּוּ׃te.va.ra.Khe.nu“you will bless it”Verb, piel, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בָּרַךְ · “to bless” · Strong's H1288
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)