Numbers 22:26
Old Testament • 12 words with Strong's data
"And the angel of the LORD went further, and stood in a narrow place, where was no way to turn either to the right hand or to the left."
Word-by-Word Analysis
מֲלְאָךְ
mălʼâk
a messenger; specifically, of God, i.e. an angel (also a prophet, priest or teacher)
יְהֹוָה
Yᵉhôvâh
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
יָלַךְ
yâlak
to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
עָמַד
ʻâmad
to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
אָטַם
ʼâṭam
to close (the lips or ears); by analology to contract (a window by bevelled jambs)
מָקוֹם
mâqôwm
properly, a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)
דֶּרֶךְ
derek
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
שׁוּב
shûwb
to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); ...
אוֹ
ʼôw
desire (and so probably in Proverbs 31:4); hence (by way of alternative) or, also if
יְמָנִי
yᵉmânîy
right (i.e. at the right hand)
יָד
yâd
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
שָׁאַר
shâʼar
properly, to swell up, i.e. be (causatively, make) redundant
Key Terms in This Verse
אָטַם ʼâṭam
to close (the lips or ears); by analology to contract (a window by bevelled jambs)
Study H331 →אוֹ ʼôw
desire (and so probably in Proverbs 31:4); hence (by way of alternative) or, also if
Study H176 →מֲלְאָךְ mălʼâk
a messenger; specifically, of God, i.e. an angel (also a prophet, priest or teacher)
Study H4397 →שׁוּב shûwb
to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again
Study H7725 →עָמַד ʻâmad
to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
Study H5975 →דֶּרֶךְ derek
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
Study H1870 →מָקוֹם mâqôwm
properly, a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)
Study H4725 →יָלַךְ yâlak
to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
Study H3212 →Cross References
Therefore, behold, I will hedge up thy way with thorns, and make a wall, that she shall not find her paths.
LORD, when thy hand is lifted up, they will not see: but they shall see, and be ashamed for their envy at the people; yea, the fire of thine enemies shall devour them.
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