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Elאֵלis notלֹאa man,אִישׁthat he should lie,וִיכַזֵּבorוּa sonבֶןof man,אָדָםthat he should relent.וְיִתְנֶחָםHas heהַהוּאsaid,אָמַרandוְwill he notלֹאdo it?יַעֲשֶׂהOr has he spoken,וְדִבֶּרandוְwill he notלֹאfulfill it?יְקִימֶנָּה
Numbers 23:19
Study it in the app“El is not a man, that he should lie, or a son of man, that he should relent. Has he said, and will he not do it? Or has he spoken, and will he not fulfill it?”
Balaam admits God is not a man that he should lie or change his mindFaithfulnessGod is not a man, that he should lie or change his mindHope
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 23:19, word by word
- 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- a manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- that he should lieיכַזֵּבychazev
lie
To say what is not true, or not to keep what was promised.
Where else “ychazev” appears- a sonבֶןven
human being
Literally "son of Adam": any person, a mortal.
Where else “ven” appears- of manאָדָםadam
human being
All humankind, men and women, as creatures God formed.
Where else “adam” appears- that he should relentיִתְנֶחָםyitnecham
relent
God gives up the evil he announced and leaves it unfulfilled.
Where else “yitnecham” appears- saidאָמַרamar
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amar” appears- do itיַעֲשֶׂהyaase
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “yaase” appears- Or has he spokenדִבֶּרdiber
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “diber” appears- fulfill itיְקִימֶyekime
establish
To put something up, or confirm a covenant.
Where else “yekime” appears
The context
18And he took up his poem and said, “Rise, Balak, and hear; give ear to me, son of Zippor!
19 · This verse (above)
20Look, I have received a command to bless; and he has blessed, and I cannot reverse it.