Numbers 23:17 — King James Version← Study notes

“And when he came to him, behold, he stood by his burnt offering, and the princes of Moab with him. And Balak said unto him, What hath the Lord spoken?”

Numbers 23:17 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Numbers 23:1715 words

וַיָּבֹאwayāvōʾAnd go

אֵלָיוʾēlāywNear

וְהִנּוֹwəhinwōAnd lo!

נִצָּבniṣāvStation

עַלʿalAbove

עֹלָתוֹʿōlātwōStep

וְשָׂרֵיwəśārêAnd head

מוֹאָבmwōʾāvMoab

אִתּוֹʾitwōNearness

וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say

לוֹlwōTo

בָּלָקbālāqBalak

מַהmahWhat?

דִּבֶּרdiberArrange

יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD

ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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