Word Study

Numbers 24— explore original Hebrew and Greek words with Strong's concordance.

Verse 1

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וַיַּ֣רְאway·yarAnd when sawH7200
1בִּלְעָ֗םbil·‘ām,BalaamH1109
2כִּ֣יthatH3588
3ט֞וֹבṭō·wḇit pleasedH2895
4בְּעֵינֵ֤יbə·‘ê·nêthe eye ofH5869
5יְהוָה֙Yah·wehYahwehH3068
6לְבָרֵ֣ךְlə·ḇā·rêḵto blessH1288
7אֶת־’eṯ--H0853
8יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לyiś·rā·’êl,IsraelH3478
9וְלֹא־wə·lō-and notH3808
10הָלַ֥ךְhā·laḵhe did goH1980
11כְּפַֽעַם־kə·p̄a·‘am-as at otherH6471
12בְּפַ֖עַםbə·p̄a·‘amtimesH6471
13לִקְרַ֣אתliq·raṯto seekH7125
14נְחָשִׁ֑יםnə·ḥā·šîm;to use sorceryH5173
15וַיָּ֥שֶׁתway·yā·šeṯbut he setH7896
16אֶל־’el-towardH0413
17הַמִּדְבָּ֖רham·miḏ·bārthe wildernessH4057
18פָּנָֽיו׃.pā·nāw.his faceH6440

Verse 2

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וַיִּשָּׂ֨אway·yiś·śāAnd raisedH5375
1בִלְעָ֜םḇil·‘āmBalaamH1109
2אֶת־’eṯ--H0853
3עֵינָ֗יו‘ê·nāw,his eyesH5869
4וַיַּרְא֙way·yarand sawH7200
5אֶת־’eṯ--H0853
6יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לyiś·rā·’êl,IsraelH3478
7שֹׁכֵ֖ןšō·ḵênencampedH7931
8לִשְׁבָטָ֑יוliš·ḇā·ṭāw;according to their tribesH7626
9וַתְּהִ֥יwat·tə·hîand cameH1961
10עָלָ֖יו‘ā·lāwupon himH5921
11ר֥וּחַrū·aḥthe SpiritH7307
12אֱלֹהִֽים׃.’ĕ·lō·hîm.of GodH0430

Verse 3

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וַיִּשָּׂ֥אway·yiś·śāAnd he took upH5375
1מְשָׁל֖וֹmə·šā·lōwhis oracleH4912
2וַיֹּאמַ֑רway·yō·mar;and saidH0559
3נְאֻ֤םnə·’umthe utteranceH5002
4בִּלְעָם֙bil·‘āmof BalaamH1109
5בְּנ֣וֹbə·nōwsonH1121
6בְעֹ֔רḇə·‘ōr,of BeorH1160
7וּנְאֻ֥םū·nə·’umand the utteranceH5002
8הַגֶּ֖בֶרhag·ge·ḇerof the manH1397
9שְׁתֻ֥םšə·ṯumare openedH8365
10הָעָֽיִן׃.hā·‘ā·yin.whose eyesH5869

Verse 4

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0נְאֻ֕םnə·’umThe utteranceH5002
1שֹׁמֵ֖עַšō·mê·a‘of him who hearsH8085
2אִמְרֵי־’im·rê-the wordsH0561
3אֵ֑ל’êl;of GodH0410
4אֲשֶׁ֨ר’ă·šerwhoH0834
5מַחֲזֵ֤הma·ḥă·zêhthe visionH4236
6שַׁדַּי֙šad·dayof the AlmightyH7706
7יֶֽחֱזֶ֔הye·ḥĕ·zeh,seesH2372
8נֹפֵ֖לnō·p̄êlwho falls downH5307
9וּגְל֥וּיū·ḡə·luiand open wideH1540
10עֵינָֽיִם׃.‘ê·nā·yim.with eyesH5869

Verse 5

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0מַה־mah-HowH4100
1טֹּ֥בוּṭō·ḇūlovely areH2895
2אֹהָלֶ֖יךָ’ō·hā·le·ḵāyour tentsH0168
3יַעֲקֹ֑בya·‘ă·qōḇ;JacobH3290
4מִשְׁכְּנֹתֶ֖יךָmiš·kə·nō·ṯe·ḵāYour dwellingsH4908
5יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃!yiś·rā·’êl.IsraelH3478

Verse 6

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0כִּנְחָלִ֣יםkin·ḥā·lîmLike valleysH5158
1נִטָּ֔יוּniṭ·ṭā·yū,that stretch outH5186
2כְּגַנֹּ֖תkə·ḡan·nōṯLike gardensH1593
3עֲלֵ֣י‘ă·lêbyH5921
4נָהָ֑רnā·hār;the riverH5104
5כַּאֲהָלִים֙ka·’ă·hā·lîmLike aloesH0174
6נָטַ֣עnā·ṭa‘planted byH5193
7יְהוָ֔הYah·weh,YahwehH3068
8כַּאֲרָזִ֖יםka·’ă·rā·zîmLike cedarsH0730
9עֲלֵי־‘ă·lê-besideH5921
10מָֽיִם׃.mā·yim.the watersH4325

Verse 7

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0יִֽזַּל־yiz·zal-He shall pourH5140
1מַ֙יִם֙ma·yimwaterH4325
2מִדָּ֣לְיָ֔וmid·dā·lə·yāw,from his bucketsH1805
3וְזַרְע֖וֹwə·zar·‘ōwand his seed [shall be]H2233
4בְּמַ֣יִםbə·ma·yimin watersH4325
5רַבִּ֑יםrab·bîm;manyH7227
6וְיָרֹ֤םwə·yā·rōmand shall be higherH7311
7מֵֽאֲגַג֙mê·’ă·ḡaḡthan AgagH0090
8מַלְכּ֔וֹmal·kōw,His kingH4428
9וְתִנַּשֵּׂ֖אwə·ṯin·naś·śêand shall be exaltedH5375
10מַלְכֻתֽוֹ׃.mal·ḵu·ṯōw.his kingdomH4438

Verse 8

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0אֵ֚ל’êlGodH0410
1מוֹצִיא֣וֹmō·w·ṣî·’ōwbrings himH3318
2מִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmim·miṣ·ra·yim,out of EgyptH4714
3כְּתוֹעֲפֹ֥תkə·ṯō·w·‘ă·p̄ōṯlike strengthH8443
4רְאֵ֖םrə·’êma wild oxH7214
5ל֑וֹlōw;He has
6יֹאכַ֞לyō·ḵalHe shall consumeH0398
7גּוֹיִ֣םgō·w·yimthe nationsH1471
8צָרָ֗יוṣā·rāw,his enemiesH6862
9וְעַצְמֹתֵיהֶ֛םwə·‘aṣ·mō·ṯê·hemand their bonesH6106
10יְגָרֵ֖םyə·ḡā·rêmHe shall breakH1633
11וְחִצָּ֥יוwə·ḥiṣ·ṣāwand with his arrowsH2671
12יִמְחָֽץ׃.yim·ḥāṣ.pierce [them]H4272

Verse 9

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0כָּרַ֨עkā·ra‘He bows downH3766
1שָׁכַ֧בšā·ḵaḇhe lies downH7901
2כַּאֲרִ֛יka·’ă·rîas a lionH0738
3וּכְלָבִ֖יאū·ḵə·lā·ḇîand as a lionH3833
4מִ֣יwhoH4310
5יְקִימֶ֑נּוּ؟yə·qî·men·nū;shall rouse himH6965
6מְבָרֲכֶ֣יךָmə·ḇā·ră·ḵe·ḵā[is] he who blesses youH1288
7בָר֔וּךְḇā·rūḵ,BlessedH1288
8וְאֹרְרֶ֖יךָwə·’ō·rə·re·ḵāand [is] he who curses youH0779
9אָרֽוּר׃.’ā·rūr.cursedH0779

Verse 10

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וַיִּֽחַר־way·yi·ḥar-And was arousedH2734
1אַ֤ף’ap̄angerH0639
2בָּלָק֙bā·lāqof BalakH1111
3אֶל־’el-againstH0413
4בִּלְעָ֔םbil·‘ām,BalaamH1109
5וַיִּסְפֹּ֖קway·yis·pōqand he struck togetherH5606
6אֶת־’eṯ--H0853
7כַּפָּ֑יוkap·pāw;his handsH3709
8וַיֹּ֨אמֶרway·yō·merand saidH0559
9בָּלָ֜קbā·lāqBalakH1111
10אֶל־’el-toH0413
11בִּלְעָ֗םbil·‘ām,BalaamH1109
12לָקֹ֤בlā·qōḇto curseH6895
13אֹֽיְבַי֙’ō·yə·ḇaymy enemiesH0341
14קְרָאתִ֔יךָqə·rā·ṯî·ḵā,I called youH7121
15וְהִנֵּה֙wə·hin·nêhand lookH2009
16בֵּרַ֣כְתָּbê·raḵ·tāyou have blessed [them]H1288
17בָרֵ֔ךְḇā·rêḵ,bountifullyH1288
18זֶ֖הzehthis [is]H2088
19שָׁלֹ֥שׁšā·lōšthreeH7969
20פְּעָמִֽים׃.pə·‘ā·mîm.timesH6471

Verse 11

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וְעַתָּ֖הwə·‘at·tāhTherefore nowH6258
1בְּרַח־bə·raḥ-fleeH1272
2לְךָ֣lə·ḵāto you
3אֶל־’el-untoH0413
4מְקוֹמֶ֑ךָmə·qō·w·me·ḵā;your placeH4725
5אָמַ֙רְתִּי֙’ā·mar·tîI saidH0559
6כַּבֵּ֣דkab·bêḏgreatlyH3513
7אֲכַבֶּדְךָ֔’ă·ḵab·beḏ·ḵā,I would honor youH3513
8וְהִנֵּ֛הwə·hin·nêhbut in factH2009
9מְנָעֲךָ֥mə·nā·‘ă·ḵāhas kept you backH4513
10יְהוָ֖הYah·wehYahwehH3068
11מִכָּבֽוֹד׃.mik·kā·ḇō·wḏ.from honorH3519

Verse 12

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וַיֹּ֥אמֶרway·yō·merSo saidH0559
1בִּלְעָ֖םbil·‘āmBalaamH1109
2אֶל־’el-toH0413
3בָּלָ֑קbā·lāq;BalakH1111
4הֲלֹ֗אhă·lō,did notH3808
5גַּ֧םgamalsoH1571
6אֶל־’el-toH0413
7מַלְאָכֶ֛יךָmal·’ā·ḵe·ḵāyour messengersH4397
8אֲשֶׁר־’ă·šer-whomH0834
9שָׁלַ֥חְתָּšā·laḥ·tāyou sentH7971
10אֵלַ֖י’ê·layto meH0413
11דִּבַּ֥רְתִּיdib·bar·tîI speakH1696
12לֵאמֹֽר׃lê·mōr.sayingH0559

Verse 13

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0אִם־’im-ifH0518
1יִתֶּן־yit·ten-were to giveH5414
2לִ֨יme
3בָלָ֜קḇā·lāqBalakH1111
4מְלֹ֣אmə·lōfullH4393
5בֵיתוֹ֮ḇê·ṯōwof his houseH1004
6כֶּ֣סֶףke·sep̄silverH3701
7וְזָהָב֒wə·zā·hāḇand goldH2091
8לֹ֣אnotH3808
9אוּכַ֗ל’ū·ḵal,I couldH3201
10לַעֲבֹר֙la·‘ă·ḇōrgo beyondH5674
11אֶת־’eṯ--H0853
12פִּ֣יthe wordH6310
13יְהוָ֔הYah·weh,of YahwehH3068
14לַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla·‘ă·śō·wṯto doH6213
15טוֹבָ֛הṭō·w·ḇāhgoodH2896
16א֥וֹ’ōworH0176
17רָעָ֖הrā·‘āhbadH7451
18מִלִּבִּ֑יmil·lib·bî;of my own willH3820
19אֲשֶׁר־’ă·šer-whatH0834
20יְדַבֵּ֥רyə·ḏab·bêrsaysH1696
21יְהוָ֖הYah·wehYahwehH3068
22אֹת֥וֹ’ō·ṯōwthatH0853
23אֲדַבֵּֽר׃؟’ă·ḏab·bêr.I must speakH1696

Verse 14

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וְעַתָּ֕הwə·‘at·tāhnowH6258
1הִנְנִ֥יhin·nîindeedH2005
2הוֹלֵ֖ךְhō·w·lêḵI am goingH1980
3לְעַמִּ֑יlə·‘am·mî;to my peopleH5971
4לְכָה֙lə·ḵāhcomeH1980
5אִיעָ֣צְךָ֔’î·‘ā·ṣə·ḵā,I will advise youH3289
6אֲשֶׁ֨ר’ă·šerwhatH0834
7יַעֲשֶׂ֜הya·‘ă·śehwill doH6213
8הָעָ֥םhā·‘āmpeopleH5971
9הַזֶּ֛הhaz·zehthisH2088
10לְעַמְּךָ֖lə·‘am·mə·ḵāto your peopleH5971
11בְּאַחֲרִ֥יתbə·’a·ḥă·rîṯin latterH0319
12הַיָּמִֽים׃.hay·yā·mîm.the daysH3117

Verse 15

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וַיִּשָּׂ֥אway·yiś·śāSo he took upH5375
1מְשָׁל֖וֹmə·šā·lōwhis oracleH4912
2וַיֹּאמַ֑רway·yō·mar;and saidH0559
3נְאֻ֤םnə·’umthe utteranceH5002
4בִּלְעָם֙bil·‘āmof BalaamH1109
5בְּנ֣וֹbə·nōwsonH1121
6בְעֹ֔רḇə·‘ōr,of BeorH1160
7וּנְאֻ֥םū·nə·’umand the utteranceH5002
8הַגֶּ֖בֶרhag·ge·ḇerof the manH1397
9שְׁתֻ֥םšə·ṯumare openedH8365
10הָעָֽיִן׃.hā·‘ā·yin.whose eyesH5869

Verse 16

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0נְאֻ֗םnə·’um,The utteranceH5002
1שֹׁמֵ֙עַ֙šō·mê·a‘of him who hearsH8085
2אִמְרֵי־’im·rê-the wordsH0561
3אֵ֔ל’êl,of GodH0410
4וְיֹדֵ֖עַwə·yō·ḏê·a‘and hasH3045
5דַּ֣עַתda·‘aṯthe knowledgeH1847
6עֶלְי֑וֹן‘el·yō·wn;of the Most HighH5945
7מַחֲזֵ֤הma·ḥă·zêhthe visionH4236
8שַׁדַּי֙šad·dayof the AlmightyH7706
9יֶֽחֱזֶ֔הye·ḥĕ·zeh,[Who] seesH2372
10נֹפֵ֖לnō·p̄êl[Who] falls downH5307
11וּגְל֥וּיū·ḡə·luiand wide openH1540
12עֵינָֽיִם׃.‘ê·nā·yim.with eyesH5869

Verse 17

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0אֶרְאֶ֙נּוּ֙’er·’en·nūI see HimH7200
1וְלֹ֣אwə·lōbut notH3808
2עַתָּ֔ה‘at·tāh,nowH6258
3אֲשׁוּרֶ֖נּוּ’ă·šū·ren·nūI behold HimH7789
4וְלֹ֣אwə·lōbut notH3808
5קָר֑וֹבqā·rō·wḇ;nearH7138
6דָּרַ֨ךְdā·raḵshall comeH1869
7כּוֹכָ֜בkō·w·ḵāḇa StarH3556
8מִֽיַּעֲקֹ֗בmî·ya·‘ă·qōḇ,out of JacobH3290
9וְקָ֥םwə·qāmand shall riseH6965
10שֵׁ֙בֶט֙šê·ḇeṭa ScepterH7626
11מִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֔לmî·yiś·rā·’êl,out of IsraelH3478
12וּמָחַץ֙ū·mā·ḥaṣand batterH4272
13פַּאֲתֵ֣יpa·’ă·ṯêthe browH6285
14מוֹאָ֔בmō·w·’āḇ,of MoabH4124
15וְקַרְקַ֖רwə·qar·qarand destroyH6979
16כָּל־kāl-allH3605
17בְּנֵי־bə·nê-the sonsH1121
18שֵֽׁת׃.šêṯ.of tumultH8351

Verse 18

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וְהָיָ֨הwə·hā·yāhAnd shall beH1961
1אֱד֜וֹם’ĕ·ḏō·wmEdomH0123
2יְרֵשָׁ֗הyə·rê·šāh,a possessionH3424
3וְהָיָ֧הwə·hā·yāhand shall beH1961
4יְרֵשָׁ֛הyə·rê·šāha possessionH3424
5שֵׂעִ֖ירśê·‘îrSeirH8165
6אֹיְבָ֑יו’ō·yə·ḇāw;his enemiesH0341
7וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לwə·yiś·rā·’êland while IsraelH3478
8עֹ֥שֶׂה‘ō·śehdoesH6213
9חָֽיִל׃.ḥā·yil.valiantlyH2428

Verse 19

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וְיֵ֖רְדְּwə·yê·rədAnd one shall have dominionH7287
1מִֽיַּעֲקֹ֑בmî·ya·‘ă·qōḇ;Out of JacobH3290
2וְהֶֽאֱבִ֥ידwə·he·’ĕ·ḇîḏand destroyH0006
3שָׂרִ֖ידśā·rîḏthe remainsH8300
4מֵעִֽיר׃.mê·‘îr.of the cityH5892

Verse 20

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וַיַּרְא֙way·yarAnd he looked onH7200
1אֶת־’eṯ--H0853
2עֲמָלֵ֔ק‘ă·mā·lêq,AmalekH6002
3וַיִּשָּׂ֥אway·yiś·śāand he took upH5375
4מְשָׁל֖וֹmə·šā·lōwhis oracleH4912
5וַיֹּאמַ֑רway·yō·mar;and saidH0559
6רֵאשִׁ֤יתrê·šîṯfirst amongH7225
7גּוֹיִם֙gō·w·yimthe nationsH1471
8עֲמָלֵ֔ק‘ă·mā·lêq,Amalek [was]H6002
9וְאַחֲרִית֖וֹwə·’a·ḥă·rî·ṯōwbut [shall be] lastH0319
10עֲדֵ֥י‘ă·ḏêuntilH5703
11אֹבֵֽד׃.’ō·ḇêḏ.destructionH0008

Verse 21

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וַיַּרְא֙way·yarAnd he looked onH7200
1אֶת־’eṯ--H0853
2הַקֵּינִ֔יhaq·qê·nî,the KeniteH7017
3וַיִּשָּׂ֥אway·yiś·śāand he took upH5375
4מְשָׁל֖וֹmə·šā·lōwhis oracleH4912
5וַיֹּאמַ֑רway·yō·mar;and saidH0559
6אֵיתָן֙’ê·ṯānEnduringH0386
7מֽוֹשָׁבֶ֔ךָmō·wō·šā·ḇe·ḵā,is your dwelling placeH4186
8וְשִׂ֥יםwə·śîmand is setH7760
9בַּסֶּ֖לַעbas·se·la‘in the rockH5553
10קִנֶּֽךָ׃.qin·ne·ḵā.your nestH7064

Verse 22

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0כִּ֥יForH3588
1אִם־’im-neverthelessH0518
2יִהְיֶ֖הyih·yehshall beH1961
3לְבָ֣עֵֽרlə·ḇā·‘êrburnedH1197
4קָ֑יִןqā·yin;KainH7014
5עַד־‘aḏ-untilH5704
6מָ֖הmāhwhat [time]H4100
7אַשּׁ֥וּר’aš·šūrAssyriaH0804
8תִּשְׁבֶּֽךָּ׃.tiš·be·kā.carries you away captiveH7617

Verse 23

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וַיִּשָּׂ֥אway·yiś·śāAnd he took upH5375
1מְשָׁל֖וֹmə·šā·lōwhis oracleH4912
2וַיֹּאמַ֑רway·yō·mar;and saidH0559
3א֕וֹי’ō·wAlasH0188
4מִ֥יwhoH4310
5יִחְיֶ֖הyiḥ·yehshall liveH2421
6מִשֻּׂמ֥וֹmiś·śu·mōwwhen does thisH7760
7אֵֽל׃.’êl.GodH0410

Verse 24

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וְצִים֙wə·ṣîmBut ships [shall come]H6716
1מִיַּ֣דmî·yaḏfrom the coastsH3027
2כִּתִּ֔יםkit·tîm,of CyprusH3794
3וְעִנּ֥וּwə·‘in·nūand they shall afflictH6031
4אַשּׁ֖וּר’aš·šūrAssyriaH0804
5וְעִנּוּ־wə·‘in·nū-and afflictH6031
6עֵ֑בֶר‘ê·ḇer;EberH5677
7וְגַם־wə·ḡam-and so shall [Amalek]H1571
8ה֖וּאheH1931
9עֲדֵ֥י‘ă·ḏêuntilH5703
10אֹבֵֽד׃.’ō·ḇêḏ.destructionH0008

Verse 25

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וַיָּ֣קָםway·yā·qāmSo roseH6965
1בִּלְעָ֔םbil·‘ām,BalaamH1109
2וַיֵּ֖לֶךְway·yê·leḵand departedH1980
3וַיָּ֣שָׁבway·yā·šāḇand returnedH7725
4לִמְקֹמ֑וֹlim·qō·mōw;to his placeH4725
5וְגַם־wə·ḡam-and alsoH1571
6בָּלָ֖קbā·lāqBalakH1111
7הָלַ֥ךְhā·laḵwentH1980
8לְדַרְכּֽוֹ׃.lə·ḏar·kōw.his wayH1870
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