God & Savior

Numbers 23:3

“Stay here by your burnt offering while I am gone,” Balaam said to Balak. “Perhaps the LORD will meet with me. And whatever He reveals to me, I will tell you.” So Balaam went off to a barren height,
Numbers 23:3
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Original language (Hebrew)

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר בִּלְעָ֜ם לְבָלָ֗ק הִתְיַצֵּב֮ עַל־עֹלָתֶךָ֒ וְאֵֽלְכָ֗ה אוּלַ֞י יִקָּרֵ֤ה יְהוָה֙ לִקְרָאתִ֔י וּדְבַ֥ר מַה־יַּרְאֵ֖נִי וְהִגַּ֣דְתִּי לָ֑ךְ וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ שֶֽׁפִי׃

  1. וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  2. בִּלְעָ֜םbil.'Am“Balaam”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from בִּלְעָם · “Balaam” · Strong's H1109A
  3. לְבָלָ֗קle.va.Lak“to Balak”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name of a man · from בָּלָק · “Balak” · Strong's H1111
  4. הִתְיַצֵּב֮hit.ya.Tzev“take your stand”
    Verb, hithpael, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from יָצַב · “to stand” · Strong's H3320
  5. עַל־'al-“with”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  6. עֹלָתֶךָ֒'o.la.te.Kha“burnt offering your”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from עֹלָה · “burnt offering” · Strong's H5930A
  7. וְאֵֽלְכָ֗הve.'e.le.Khah“so let me go”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, 1st person, common, singular · from הָלַךְ · “went” · Strong's H1980G
  8. אוּלַ֞י'u.Lai“perhaps”
    Adverb · from אוּלַי · “perhaps” · Strong's H0194
  9. יִקָּרֵ֤הyi.ka.Reh“he will meet”
    Verb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from קָרָה · “to meet” · Strong's H7136A
  10. יְהוָה֙Yah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  11. לִקְרָאתִ֔יlik.ra.Ti“to meet me”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from קָרָא · “meet” · Strong's H7122G
  12. וּדְבַ֥רu.de.Var“and [the] word of”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from דָּבָר · “thing” · Strong's H1697I
  13. מַה־mah-“whatever”
    Pronoun, interrogative · from מָה · “what?” · Strong's H4100
  14. יַּרְאֵ֖נִיyar.'E.ni“he will show me”
    Verb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from רָאָה · “see” · Strong's H7200G
  15. וְהִגַּ֣דְתִּיve.hi.Gad.ti“and I will tell”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from נָגַד · “to tell” · Strong's H5046
  16. לָ֑ךְLakh“to <the> you”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from Os2f · “you” · Strong's H9032
  17. וַיֵּ֖לֶךְvai.Ye.lekh“and he went”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָלַךְ · “went” · Strong's H1980G
  18. שֶֽׁפִי׃She.fi“a bare height”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from שְׁפִי · “bareness” · Strong's H8205
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)