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And he took upוַיִּשָּׂאhis poemמְשָׁלוֹand said,וַיֹּאמַר“Alas,אוֹיwhoמִיshall liveיִחְיֶהwhenמִElאֵלdoes this?שֻּׂמוֹ
Numbers 24:23
Study it in the app“And he took up his poem and said, “Alas, who shall live when El does this?”
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 24:23, word by word
- And he took upיִּשָּׂאyisa
lift up
To direct the eyes upward, make the voice loud, or put up the hand.
Where else “yisa” appears- his poemמְשָׁלmeshal
poem
A solemn message spoken as a poem, like Balaam's.
Where else “meshal” appears- and saidיֹּאמַרyomar
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomar” appears- “Alasאוֹיoy
woe, alas
Woe! A cry of lament or a warning of disaster.
Where else “oy” appears- shall liveיִחְיֶהyichye
live
To have breath and remain in this world, not die.
Where else “yichye” appears- Elאֵלel
El, God, god
"El", an ancient Hebrew word for "God". Alone or with another title it is a name of the God of Israel: El Elyon (God Most High), El Shaddai (God Almighty). Neighboring peoples used the same word for their gods; then this translation writes "god" in lower case. It also means "mighty".
Where else “el” appears- does thisשֻּׂמsum
General meaning: Put, set; establish.
Where else “sum” appears
The context
22nevertheless, Cain shall be for burning. How long until Asshur takes you captive?”
23 · This verse (above)
24And ships shall come from the hand of Kittim, and they shall afflict Asshur and shall afflict Eber; and he also shall come to destruction.”