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And Balaamוַ בִּלְעָםsaidיֹּאמֶרtoאֶלBalak,בָּלָק“Buildבְּנֵהfor meלִיhereבָזֶהsevenשִׁבְעָהaltars,מִזְבְּחֹתand prepareוְהָכֵןfor meלִיhereבָּזֶהsevenשִׁבְעָהbullsפָרִיםandוְsevenשִׁבְעָהrams.”אֵילִים
Numbers 23:1
Study it in the app“And Balaam said to Balak, “Build for me here seven altars, and prepare for me here seven bulls and seven rams.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 23:1, word by word
- And 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- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- Balakבָּלָקbalak
Balak
Balak, king of Moab in the time of Moses. The name means "devastator."
Where else “balak” appears- “Buildבְּנֵהbene
build
To raise a house, a city or an altar, setting stone on stone.
Where else “bene” appears- sevenשִׁבְעָהshiva
seven
Seven, the number of fullness; also "seven times".
Where else “shiva” appears- altarsמִזְבְּחֹתmizbchot
altar
Altar: a structure of stone or earth on which sacrifices are offered to God.
Where else “mizbchot” appears- and prepareהָכֵןhachen
prepare
To get something set and done beforehand.
Where else “hachen” appears- bullsפָרִיםfarim
bull
Young bull, bullock.
Where else “farim” appears- ramsאֵילִיםelim
ram
A full-grown male sheep, used as an offering.
Where else “elim” appears
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2And Balak did as Balaam had said; and Balak and Balaam offered a bull and a ram on each altar.