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But I was notוְלֹאwillingאָבִיתִיto listenלִשְׁמֹעַto Balaam;לְבִלְעָםand he blessedוַיְבָרֶךְyouאֶתְכֶםagain and again,בָּרוֹךְand I deliveredוָאַצִּלyouאֶתְכֶםfrom his hand.מִיָּדוֹ
Joshua 24:10
Study it in the app“But I was not willing to listen to Balaam; and he blessed you again and again, and I delivered you from his hand.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Joshua 24:10, word by word
- willingאָבִיתִיaviti
be willing, consent
Be willing, consent, agree to something; with "not", refuse.
Where else “aviti” appears- to listenשְׁמֹעַshemoa
listen
To pay close attention, or heed a plea.
Where else “shemoa” appears- to Balaamבִלְעָםvilam
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 “vilam” appears- and he blessedיְבָרֶךְyevarech
bless
God gives good things: life, children, harvests.
Where else “yevarech” appears- and I deliveredאַצִּלatsil
rescue
To take someone out of danger or out of his enemy's hands.
Where else “atsil” appears- from his handיָּדyad
power
Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.
Where else “yad” appears
The context
9Then Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab, arose and fought against Israel; and he sent and summoned Balaam son of Beor to curse you.
10 · This verse (above)
11And you crossed the Jordan and came to Jericho; and the lords of Jericho fought against you, the Amorite, the Perizzite, the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Girgashite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite; and I gave them into your hand.