Study it in the app“But Balaam answered and said to the servants of Balak, “If Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not go beyond the command of YHWH my Elohim, to do anything small or great.”
But Balaamוַ בִּלְעָםansweredיַּעַןand saidוַיֹּאמֶרtoאֶלthe servantsעַבְדֵיof Balak,בָלָק“IfאִםBalakבָלָקwere to giveיִתֶּןmeלִיhis houseבֵיתוֹfullמְלֹאof silverכֶּסֶףand gold,וְזָהָבI could notלֹא אוּכַלgo beyondלַעֲבֹרthe commandאֶת פִּיof YHWHיְהוָהmy Elohim,אֱלֹהָיto doלַעֲשׂוֹתanything smallקְטַנָּהorאוֹgreat.גְדוֹלָה
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” appearsanswer
To reply to what was said.
Where else “yaan” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appearsservant
Someone who works for another, or a king's official.
Where else “avde” appearsBalak
Balak, king of Moab in the time of Moses. The name means "devastator."
Where else “valak” appearsgive
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “yiten” appearshouse
A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.
Where else “vet” appearshandful
What fits at once: a handful, or a house full.
Where else “melo” appearssilver
A white, valuable metal, the one most used after gold.
Where else “kesef” appearsgold
Gold.
Where else “zahav” appearsbe able
To have the strength, the permission or the opportunity to do something.
Where else “uchal” appearstransgress
To break a covenant or command.
Where else “avor” appearscommand
Literally "the mouth": what someone says or decrees.
Where else “pi” appearsYHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appearsElohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “eloha” appearsdo
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “asot” appearssmall
What is small in size or counts for little.
Where else “ketana” appearsgreat
Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.
Where else “gedola” appears17for I will honor you greatly, and all that you say to me I will do. So come, please, curse this people for me.’”
18 · This verse (above)
19And now, please stay here, you also, tonight, and I will know what more YHWH will speak to me.”
