Numbers 23:16 — King James Version← Study notes
“And the Lord met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Go again unto Balak, and say thus.”
Numbers 23:16 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Numbers 23:1613 words
וַיִּקָּרwayiqārAnd light upon
יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD
אֶלʾelNear
בִּלְעָםbiləʿāmBilam
וַיָּשֶׂםwayāśemAnd put
דָּבָרdāvārWord
בְּפִיוbəp̄îwIn mouth
וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say
שׁוּבšûvTurn
אֶלʾelNear
בָּלָקbālāqBalak
וְכֹהwəḵōhAnd like this
תְדַבֵּרtədabērArrange
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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