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the oracleנְאֻםof him who hearsשֹׁמֵעַthe wordsאִמְרֵיof El,אֵלwhoאֲשֶׁרseesיֶחֱזֶהthe visionמַחֲזֵהof Shaddai,שַׁדַּיfallen downנֹפֵלandוּwith eyesעֵינָיִםuncovered:גְלוּי
Numbers 24:4
Study it in the app“the oracle of him who hears the words of El, who sees the vision of Shaddai, fallen down and with eyes uncovered:”
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 24:4, word by word
- the oracleנְאֻםneum
oracle
Solemn words of a man, like Balaam.
Where else “neum” appears- of him who hearsשֹׁמֵעַshomea
hear
To hear a sound, or learn of something.
Where else “shomea” appears- the wordsאִמְרֵיimre
words, sayings
Words, sayings. In Genesis 49:21, some read "fawns".
Where else “imre” appears- of 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- seesיֶחֱזֶהyecheze
gaze
To fix one's gaze on something or someone, behold it.
Where else “yecheze” appears- the visionמַחֲזֵהmachaze
vision
Vision: something God makes a person see.
Where else “machaze” appears- of Shaddaiשַׁדַּיshaday
Shaddai, Almighty
"Shaddai": an ancient name of God, above all in Genesis and Job. It is usually translated "Almighty"; the exact origin of the word is not certain.
Where else “shaday” appears- fallen downנֹפֵלnofel
fall prostrate
To fall facedown, or embrace someone.
Where else “nofel” appears- with eyesעֵינָיִםenayim
eye
The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.
Where else “enayim” appears- uncoveredגְלוּיgeluy
uncover
To remove what covers, leaving something in view.
Where else “geluy” appears
The context
3And he took up his poem and said, “The oracle of Balaam son of Beor, and the oracle of the man whose eye is opened,
4 · This verse (above)
5How good are your tents, Jacob, your dwellings, Israel!