‘Look,הִנֵּהthe peopleהָעָםthat has come outהַיֹּצֵאof Egyptמִמִּצְרַיִםcoversוַיְכַסthe faceאֶת עֵיןof the earth;הָאָרֶץnow,עַתָּהcome,לְכָהcurseקָבָהthemאֹתוֹfor me;לִּיperhapsאוּלַיI will be ableאוּכַלto fightלְהִלָּחֶםagainst themבּוֹand drive them out.’”וְגֵרַשְׁתִּיו
Numbers 22:11
Study it in the app“‘Look, the people that has come out of Egypt covers the face of the earth; now, come, curse them for me; perhaps I will be able to fight against them and drive them out.’””
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 22:11, word by word
- the peopleעָםam
people
A group of people united by family, land and customs: a nation.
Where else “am” appears- that has come outיֹּצֵאyotse
go out
To go out of a place.
Where else “yotse” appears- of Egyptמִּצְרַיִםmitsrayim
Egypt, Mizraim
See it on the mapWhere else “mitsrayim” appears- coversיְכַסyechas
cover
To put something over a thing so that it can no longer be seen.
Where else “yechas” appears- the faceעֵיןen
appearance
Literally "the eye": how something looks, its glint.
Where else “en” appears- of the earthאָרֶץarets
earth
The whole world, everything under the sky.
Where else “arets” appears- comeלְכָlecha
go
To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.
Where else “lecha” appears- curseקָבָkava
curse
Curse: speak against someone to bring evil on him.
Where else “kava” appears- perhapsאוּלַיulay
perhaps
Perhaps, maybe.
Where else “ulay” appears- I will be ableאוּכַלuchal
be able
To have the strength, the permission or the opportunity to do something.
Where else “uchal” appears- to fightהִלָּחֶםhilachem
fight
To struggle against an enemy with weapons and give battle; God also fights for his people.
Where else “hilachem” appears- and drive them out.’גֵרַשְׁתִּיgerashti
drive out
To force someone out of their home or land.
Where else “gerashti” appears
Places in this verse
Egypt
Today: Egypt (Nile Valley)
A country in northeast Africa along the Nile River, southwest of Israel.
Joseph was sold into it, and his family went down to live there (Gen 37:28; 46:6). God brought Israel out of it with a mighty hand (Exod 12:41). The child Jesus fled there with his parents (Matt 2:14).
The context
10And Balaam said to Elohim, “Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab, has sent to me:
11 · This verse (above)
12And Elohim said to Balaam, “You shall not go with them; you shall not curse the people, for they are blessed.”