Numbers 22:41

“And it happened in the morning that Balak took Balaam and brought him up to Bamoth-baal, and he saw from there the edge of the people.”

Numbers 22:41 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Numbers 22:41, word by word

And it happenedיְהִיyehi

happen

For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.

Where else “yehi” appears
in the morningבֹּקֶרboker

morning

Morning, dawn.

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that Balakבָּלָקbalak

Balak

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

Where else “balak” appears
tookיִּקַּחyikach

fetch

To take someone along, or go and fetch something.

Where else “yikach” appears
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
and brought him upיַּעֲלֵyaale

bring up

To make someone go up: "I led you up from Egypt".

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to Bamoth-baalבָּמוֹתbamot

Bamoth

Bamoth (also Bamoth-baal), a place east of the Jordan. The name means "high places."

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and he sawיַּרְאyar

see

To see with one's eyes.

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the edgeקְצֵהketse

end

The place where something ends: its edge or farthest point.

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of the peopleעָםam

crowd

The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.

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The context

40And Balak sacrificed oxen and sheep and sent some to Balaam and to the princes who were with him.

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