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And Balaamוְאֶת בִּלְעָםsonבֶּןof Beor,בְּעוֹרthe diviner,הַקּוֹסֵםthe sonsבְנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלkilledהָרְגוּwith the sword,בַּחֶרֶבin addition toאֶלtheir slain.חַלְלֵיהֶם
Joshua 13:22
Study it in the app“And Balaam son of Beor, the diviner, the sons of Israel killed with the sword, in addition to their slain.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Joshua 13:22, word by word
- And Balaamבִּלְעָםbilam
Balaam
Balaam, a diviner from Mesopotamia whom the king of Moab called to curse Israel. The name perhaps means "not of the people," that is, a foreigner.
Where else “bilam” appears- sonבֶּןben
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appears- of Beorבְּעוֹרbeor
Beor
Beor, the father of Bela, king of Edom, and the father of Balaam.
Where else “beor” appears- the divinerקּוֹסֵםkosem
practice divination
Practice divination: try to learn what is hidden by casting lots or by signs.
Where else “kosem” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- killedהָרְגוּhargu
kill
Kill, slay.
Where else “hargu” appears- with the swordחֶרֶבcherev
sword
A sword; or war.
Where else “cherev” appears- their slainחַלְלֵיchalle
slain
Someone killed or wounded in war.
Where else “challe” appears
Translation note
It is told in Numbers 31:8.
The context
21and all the cities of the plateau, and all the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorite, who reigned in Heshbon, whom Moses struck, him and the chiefs of Midian: Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba, the princes of Sihon, who lived in the land.
22 · This verse (above)
23And the border of the sons of Reuben was the Jordan as a border. This is the inheritance of the sons of Reuben according to their families: the cities and their villages.