Numbers 22:29
Old Testament • 9 words with Strong's data
"And Balaam said unto the ass, Because thou hast mocked me: I would there were a sword in mine hand, for now would I kill thee."
Word-by-Word Analysis
בִּלְעָם
Bilʻâm
Bilam, a Mesopotamian prophet; also a place in Palestine
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
פָּנִים
pânîym
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi...
הָתַל
hâthal
to deride; by implication, to cheat
חֶרֶב
chereb
drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement
יָד
yâd
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
שָׁחַט
shâchaṭ
to slaughter (in sacrifice or massacre)
Key Terms in This Verse
חֶרֶב chereb
drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement
Study H2719 →פָּנִים pânîym
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
Study H6440 →Cross References
A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.
For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:
A fool’s wrath is presently known: but a prudent man covereth shame.
This is an evil among all things that are done under the sun, that there is one event unto all: yea, also the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live, a...
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