Study it in the app“‘If Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not go beyond the command of YHWH, to do good or bad of my own heart; what YHWH speaks, that I will speak’?”
‘IfאִםBalakבָלָקwere to giveיִתֶּןmeלִיhis houseבֵיתוֹfullמְלֹאof silverכֶּסֶףand gold,וְזָהָבI could notלֹא אוּכַלgo beyondלַעֲבֹרthe commandאֶת פִּיof YHWH,יְהוָהto doלַעֲשׂוֹתgoodטוֹבָהorאוֹbadרָעָהof my own heart;מִלִּבִּיwhatאֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהspeaks,יְדַבֵּרthatאֹתוֹI will speak’?אֲדַבֵּר
Balak
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” appearscarry out
To do what is commanded.
Where else “asot” appearsgood
What is as it should be and gives delight: sound, useful, beautiful or valuable.
Where else “tova” appearsevil
What is evil, the opposite of good.
Where else “raa” appearsheart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.
Where else “libi” appearsspeak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “yedaber” appears12And Balaam said to Balak, “Did I not also tell your messengers whom you sent to me, saying,
13 · This verse (above)
14And now, look, I am going to my people; come, I will advise you what this people will do to your people in the days to come.”
