Verse 12

{ "verseID": "Numbers.24.12", "source": "וַיֹּ֥אמֶר בִּלְעָ֖ם אֶל־בָּלָ֑ק הֲלֹ֗א גַּ֧ם אֶל־מַלְאָכֶ֛יךָ אֲשֶׁר־שָׁלַ֥חְתָּ אֵלַ֖י דִּבַּ֥רְתִּי לֵאמֹֽר׃", "text": "And *wayyōʾmer* *Bilʿām* to-*Bālāq*: 'Did not also to-your *malʾāḵêḵā* whom-you *šālaḥtā* to me I *dibbartî* *lēʾmōr*?'", "grammar": { "*wayyōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3ms - 'and he said'", "*Bilʿām*": "proper noun - 'Balaam'", "*Bālāq*": "proper noun - 'Balak'", "*malʾāḵêḵā*": "noun mp with 2ms suffix - 'your messengers'", "*šālaḥtā*": "qal perfect 2ms - 'you sent'", "*dibbartî*": "piel perfect 1cs - 'I spoke'", "*lēʾmōr*": "qal infinitive construct - 'saying'" }, "variants": { "*malʾāḵêḵā*": "messengers/ambassadors/angels" } }

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Referenced Verses

  • Num 22:18 : 18 { "verseID": "Numbers.22.18", "source": "וַיַּ֣עַן בִּלְעָ֗ם וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ אֶל־עַבְדֵ֣י בָלָ֔ק אִם־יִתֶּן־לִ֥י בָלָ֛ק מְלֹ֥א בֵית֖וֹ כֶּ֣סֶף וְזָהָ֑ב לֹ֣א אוּכַ֗ל לַעֲבֹר֙ אֶת־פִּי֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהָ֔י לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת קְטַנָּ֖ה א֥וֹ גְדוֹלָֽה׃", "text": "And *yaʿan* *Bilʿam* and *yomer* to-*ʿabdey* *Balaq*, If-*yitten*-to me *Balaq* fullness *beyto* *keseph* and *zahab*, not *ukhal* to transgress *ʾet*-mouth *YHWH* *ʾelohay* to do *qetannah* or *gedolah*.", "grammar": { "*yaʿan*": "qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he answered", "*Bilʿam*": "proper noun - Balaam", "*yomer*": "qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he said", "*ʿabdey*": "masculine plural construct of servant with genitive - servants of", "*Balaq*": "proper noun - Balak", "*yitten*": "qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - he gives", "*beyto*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his house", "*keseph*": "masculine singular noun - silver", "*zahab*": "masculine singular noun - gold", "*ukhal*": "qal imperfect 1st person singular - I am able", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - the LORD", "*ʾelohay*": "masculine plural noun with 1st person singular suffix - my God", "*qetannah*": "feminine singular adjective - small thing", "*gedolah*": "feminine singular adjective - large thing" }, "variants": { "*yaʿan*": "answered/responded", "*yomer*": "said/spoke", "*ʿabdey*": "servants/officials", "*ukhal*": "I am able/I have power", "*qetannah*": "small thing/minor thing", "*gedolah*": "great thing/major thing" } }
  • Num 22:38 : 38 { "verseID": "Numbers.22.38", "source": "וַיֹּ֨אמֶר בִּלְעָ֜ם אֶל־בָּלָ֗ק הִֽנֵּה־בָ֙אתִי֙ אֵלֶ֔יךָ עַתָּ֕ה הֲיָכ֥וֹל אוּכַ֖ל דַּבֵּ֣ר מְא֑וּמָה הַדָּבָ֗ר אֲשֶׁ֨ר יָשִׂ֧ים אֱלֹהִ֛ים בְּפִ֖י אֹת֥וֹ אֲדַבֵּֽר׃", "text": "And-*wə-yōʾmer* *Bilʿām* to-*Bālāq*, *hinnēh-bāʾtî* to-you *ʿattāh* *hă-yākôl* *ʾûkal* *dabbēr* *məʾûmāh*? The-*dābār* which *yāśîm* *ʾĕlōhîm* in-my-mouth, *ʾōtô* *ʾădabbēr*", "grammar": { "*wə-yōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said", "*Bilʿām*": "proper noun - Balaam", "*Bālāq*": "proper noun - Balak", "*hinnēh-bāʾtî*": "interjection + qal perfect, 1st singular - behold, I have come", "*ʿattāh*": "adverb - now", "*hă-yākôl* *ʾûkal*": "interrogative + qal infinitive absolute + qal imperfect, 1st singular - am I indeed able", "*dabbēr*": "piel infinitive construct - to speak", "*məʾûmāh*": "indefinite pronoun - anything", "*dābār*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the word", "*yāśîm*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he will put", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "masculine plural noun (divine title) - God", "*ʾōtô*": "direct object marker + 3rd masculine singular suffix - it", "*ʾădabbēr*": "piel imperfect, 1st singular - I will speak" }, "variants": { "*bāʾtî*": "have come/arrived", "*ʿattāh*": "now/at this time", "*yākôl* *ʾûkal*": "indeed able/surely can (emphatic construction)", "*dabbēr*": "to speak/to say", "*məʾûmāh*": "anything/something", "*dābār*": "word/speech/thing", "*yāśîm*": "will put/place/set", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "God/deity (plural form with singular meaning)", "*ʾădabbēr*": "will speak/will say/will utter" } }