Numbers 23:4 — King James Version← Study notes
“And God met Balaam: and he said unto him, I have prepared seven altars, and I have offered upon every altar a bullock and a ram.”
Numbers 23:4 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Numbers 23:414 words
וַיִּקָּרwayiqārAnd light upon
אֱלֹהִיםʾĕlōhîmGod
אֶלʾelNear
בִּלְעָםbiləʿāmBilam
וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say
אֵלָיוʾēlāywNear
אֶתʾet—
שִׁבְעַתšivəʿatSeven
הַמִּזְבְּחֹתhamizəbəḥōtThe altar
עָרַכְתִּיʿāraḵətîRow
וָאַעַלwāʾaʿalAnd ascend
פָּרpārBullock
וָאַיִלwāʾayilAnd strength
בַּמִּזְבֵּחַbamizəbēḥaIn altar
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