Numbers 23:5 — King James Version← Study notes
“And the Lord put a word in Balaam’s mouth, and said, Return unto Balak, and thus thou shalt speak.”
Numbers 23:5 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Numbers 23:511 words
וַיָּשֶׂםwayāśemAnd put
יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD
דָּבָרdāvārWord
בְּפִיbəp̄îIn mouth
בִלְעָםviləʿāmBilam
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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