Numbers 22:17 — King James Version← Study notes
“For I will promote thee unto very great honour, and I will do whatsoever thou sayest unto me: come therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people.”
Numbers 22:17 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Numbers 22:1716 words
כִּיkîRelative conjunction
כַבֵּדḵabēdBe heavy
אֲכַבֶּדְךָʾăḵabedəḵāBe heavy
מְאֹדməʾōdVehemence
וְכֹלwəḵōlAnd whole
אֲשֶׁרʾăšerWho
תֹּאמַרtōʾmarSay
אֵלַיʾēlayNear
אֶעֱשֶׂהʾeʿĕśehDo
וּלְכָהûləḵāhAnd walk
נָּאnāʾ'I pray'
קָבָהqāvāhScoop
לִּיlîTo
אֵתʾēt—
הָעָםhāʿāmThe people
הַזֶּהhazehThe this
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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