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And Balakוַ בָּלָקdidיַּעַשׂasכַּאֲשֶׁרBalaamבִּלְעָםhad said;דִּבֶּרand Balakוַ בָּלָקandוּBalaamבִלְעָםofferedיַּעַלa bullפָּרand a ramוָאַיִלon each altar.בַּמִּזְבֵּחַ
Numbers 23:2
Study it in the app“And Balak did as Balaam had said; and Balak and Balaam offered a bull and a ram on each altar.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 23:2, word by word
- And Balakבָּלָקbalak
Balak
Balak, king of Moab in the time of Moses. The name means "devastator."
Where else “balak” appears- didיַּעַשׂyaas
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “yaas” 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- had saidדִּבֶּרdiber
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “diber” appears- offeredיַּעַלyaal
offer up
To burn a sacrifice on the altar; literally "make go up".
Where else “yaal” appears- a bullפָּרpar
bull
Young bull, bullock.
Where else “par” appears- and a ramאַיִלayil
ram
A full-grown male sheep, used as an offering.
Where else “ayil” appears- on each altarמִּזְבֵּחַmizbeach
altar
Altar: a structure of stone or earth on which sacrifices are offered to God.
Where else “mizbeach” appears
The context
1And Balaam said to Balak, “Build for me here seven altars, and prepare for me here seven bulls and seven rams.”
2 · This verse (above)
3And Balaam said to Balak, “Stand beside your burnt offering, and I will go; perhaps YHWH will come to meet me, and whatever word he shows me I will tell you.” And he went to a bare height.