Numbers 23:19 — King James Version← Study notes

“God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?”

Numbers 23:19 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Numbers 23:1914 words

HebrewMeaning

לֹ֣אlōʾ

notparticleH3808

before · or else · except · ig ···

אִ֥ישׁʾiyš

is a humannounH376

another · any · a certain · champion ···

אֵל֙ʾēl

GodnounH410

goodly · great · idol · might ···

וִֽ/יכַזֵּ֔בwiykazēb

so he may lieconjH3576

(be found a · make a) liar · lie · lying ···

וּ/בֶןwben

and a son ofconjH1121

afflicted · ite · ed one · appointed to ···

אָדָ֖םʾādām

humankindnounH120

another · hypocrite · common sort · low ···

וְ/יִתְנֶחָ֑םwəyitəneḥām

so he may change his mindconjH5162

ease · repent(-er · -ing · self)

הַ/ה֤וּאhahwʾ

¿ heparticleH1931

as for her · him · it · the same ···

אָמַר֙ʾāmar

has he saidverbH559

appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···

וְ/לֹ֣אwəlōʾ

and notconjH3808

before · or else · except · ig ···

יַעֲשֶׂ֔הyaʿăśeh

will he act?verbH6213

advance · appoint · apt · be at ···

וְ/דִבֶּ֖רwədiber

and has he spoken?conjH1696

appoint · bid · command · commune ···

וְ/לֹ֥אwəlōʾ

and notconjH3808

before · or else · except · ig ···

יְקִימֶֽ/נָּהyəqiymenāh

will he fulfill? itverbH6965

accomplish · be clearer · confirm · continue ···

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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