Category Archives: 4. במדבר

וַיָּ֣שָׁב אֵלָ֔יו וְהִנֵּ֥ה נִצָּ֖ב עַל־עֹלָתֹ֑ו ה֖וּא וְכָל־שָׂרֵ֥י מֹואָֽב׃ And he returned to him, and behold, he was standing by his burnt offering, he and all the princes of Mo’av.   Morphology וַיָּ֣שָׁב (vayyashav) – Root: שוב (shuv); Form: Qal imperfect … Continue reading →

וַיָּ֧שֶׂם יְהוָ֛ה דָּבָ֖ר בְּפִ֣י בִלְעָ֑ם וַיֹּ֛אמֶר שׁ֥וּב אֶל־בָּלָ֖ק וְכֹ֥ה תְדַבֵּֽר׃ And YHWH put a word in Bilʿam’s mouth, and He said, “Return to Balaq, and thus you shall speak.”   Morphology וַיָּ֧שֶׂם (vayyasem) – Root: שׂים (sim); Form: Qal imperfect … Continue reading →

וַיִּקָּ֥ר אֱלֹהִ֖ים אֶל־בִּלְעָ֑ם וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלָ֗יו אֶת־שִׁבְעַ֤ת הַֽמִּזְבְּחֹת֙ עָרַ֔כְתִּי וָאַ֛עַל פָּ֥ר וָאַ֖יִל בַּמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ And God met Bilʿam, and he said to Him, “I have prepared the seven altars, and I have offered a bull and a ram on the altar.”   … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר בִּלְעָ֜ם לְבָלָ֗ק הִתְיַצֵּב֮ עַל־עֹלָתֶךָ֒ וְאֵֽלְכָ֗ה אוּלַ֞י יִקָּרֵ֤ה יְהוָה֙ לִקְרָאתִ֔י וּדְבַ֥ר מַה־יַּרְאֵ֖נִי וְהִגַּ֣דְתִּי לָ֑ךְ וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ שֶֽׁפִי׃ And Bilʿam said to Balaq, “Stand by your burnt offering, and I will go; perhaps YHWH will come to meet me, and whatever He … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֣עַשׂ בָּלָ֔ק כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר דִּבֶּ֣ר בִּלְעָ֑ם וַיַּ֨עַל בָּלָ֧ק וּבִלְעָ֛ם פָּ֥ר וָאַ֖יִל בַּמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ And Balaq did as Bilʿam had spoken, and Balaq and Bilʿam offered a bull and a ram on the altar.   Morphology וַיַּ֣עַשׂ (vayyaʿas) – Root: עשׂה (ʿasah); Form: … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר בִּלְעָם֙ אֶל־בָּלָ֔ק בְּנֵה־לִ֥י בָזֶ֖ה שִׁבְעָ֣ה מִזְבְּחֹ֑ות וְהָכֵ֥ן לִי֙ בָּזֶ֔ה שִׁבְעָ֥ה פָרִ֖ים וְשִׁבְעָ֥ה אֵילִֽים׃ And Bilʿam said to Balaq, “Build for me here seven altars, and prepare for me here seven bulls and seven rams.”   Morphology וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (vayomer) – … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֣י בַבֹּ֔קֶר וַיִּקַּ֤ח בָּלָק֙ אֶת־בִּלְעָ֔ם וַֽיַּעֲלֵ֖הוּ בָּמֹ֣ות בָּ֑עַל וַיַּ֥רְא מִשָּׁ֖ם קְצֵ֥ה הָעָֽם׃ And it came to pass in the morning, Balaq took Bilʿam and brought him up to the high places of Baʿal, and from there he saw the edge … Continue reading →

וַיִּזְבַּ֥ח בָּלָ֖ק בָּקָ֣ר וָצֹ֑אן וַיְשַׁלַּ֣ח לְבִלְעָ֔ם וְלַשָּׂרִ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר אִתֹּֽו׃ And Balaq sacrificed cattle and sheep, and sent them to Bilʿam and to the officials who were with him.   Morphology וַיִּזְבַּ֥ח (vayizbaḥ) – Root: זבח (zavaḥ); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd … Continue reading →

וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ בִּלְעָ֖ם עִם־בָּלָ֑ק וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ קִרְיַ֥ת חֻצֹֽות׃ And Bilʿam went with Balak, and they came to Qiryat Ḥutzot.   Morphology וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ (vayeilekh) – Root: הלך (halakh); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with vav-consecutive; Translation: “And he went”; Notes: Refers … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר בִּלְעָ֜ם אֶל־בָּלָ֗ק הִֽנֵּה־בָ֨אתִי֙ אֵלֶ֔יךָ עַתָּ֕ה הֲיָכֹ֥ול אוּכַ֖ל דַּבֵּ֣ר מְא֑וּמָה הַדָּבָ֗ר אֲשֶׁ֨ר יָשִׂ֧ים אֱלֹהִ֛ים בְּפִ֖י אֹתֹ֥ו אֲדַבֵּֽר׃ And Bilʿam said to Balaq, “Behold, I have come to you. Now, am I able to speak anything? The word that God puts … Continue reading →