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And Elohimוַ אֱלֹהִיםmetיִּקָּרBalaam,אֶל בִּלְעָםand he saidוַיֹּאמֶרto him,אֵלָיו“The sevenאֶת שִׁבְעַתaltarsהַמִּזְבְּחֹתI have set in order,עָרַכְתִּיand I have offeredוָאַעַלa bullפָּרand a ramוָאַיִלon each altar.”בַּמִּזְבֵּחַ
Numbers 23:4
Study it in the app“And Elohim met Balaam, and he said to him, “The seven altars I have set in order, and I have offered a bull and a ram on each altar.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 23:4, word by word
- And Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- metיִּקָּרyikar
meet
To come to meet someone, as YHWH does with his people.
Where else “yikar” 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 he saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- “The sevenשִׁבְעַתshivat
seven
Seven, the number of fullness; also "seven times".
Where else “shivat” appears- altarsמִּזְבְּחֹתmizbchot
altar
Altar: a structure of stone or earth on which sacrifices are offered to God.
Where else “mizbchot” appears- I have set in orderעָרַכְתִּיarachti
arrange
To set things in a row and in order, like bread on the table.
Where else “arachti” appears- and I have offeredאַעַלaal
offer up
To burn a sacrifice on the altar; literally "make go up".
Where else “aal” 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
The context
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.
4 · This verse (above)
5And YHWH put a word in the mouth of Balaam and said, “Return to Balak, and thus you shall speak.”