Numbers 24:3

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Numbers 24:3, 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

“The oracleנְאֻםneum

oracle

Solemn words of a man, like Balaam.

Where else “neum” appears

of 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

sonבְּנben

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

Where else “ben” appears

of Beorבְעֹרveor

Beor

Beor, the father of Bela, king of Edom, and the father of Balaam.

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of the manגֶּבֶרgever

man

Man, a grown man in his strength.

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whose eyeעָיִןayin

eye

The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.

Where else “ayin” appears

is openedשְׁתֻםshetum

open

Open, uncover. A word found only in Numbers 24, whose sense is uncertain.

Where else “shetum” appears

Translation note

The word translated “opened” appears only here and in verse 15; its meaning is uncertain.

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