Joshua 24:9

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Joshua 24:9, word by word

Then Balakבָּלָקbalak

Balak

Balak, king of Moab in the time of Moses. The name means "devastator."

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sonבֶּןben

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

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of Zipporצִפּוֹרtsipor

Zippor

Zippor, father of Balak, king of Moab. The name means "bird."

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kingמֶלֶךְmelech

king

A king who rules a people.

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of Moabמוֹאָבmoav

Moab

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aroseיָּקָםyakam

rise

To go from sitting or lying to standing, or to set out.

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and foughtיִּלָּחֶםyilachem

fight

To struggle against an enemy with weapons and give battle; God also fights for his people.

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against 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.

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and he sentיִּשְׁלַחyishlach

send

To send someone or something.

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and summonedיִּקְרָאyikra

call

To raise the voice to someone so that he comes, or to invite him.

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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.

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of Beorבְּעוֹרbeor

Beor

Beor, the father of Bela, king of Edom, and the father of Balaam.

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to curseקַלֵּלkalel

curse

To speak words against someone that wish him harm.

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Translation note

It is told in Numbers 22–24.

The context