Numbers 23:27
Old Testament • 14 words with Strong's data
"And Balak said unto Balaam, Come, I pray thee, I will bring thee unto another place; peradventure it will please God that thou mayest curse me them from thence."
Word-by-Word Analysis
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
בִּלְעָם
Bilʻâm
Bilam, a Mesopotamian prophet; also a place in Palestine
בּוֹא
bôwʼ
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
פָּלַל
pâlal
to judge (officially or mentally); by extension, to intercede, pray
בּוֹא
bôwʼ
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
אַחֵר
ʼachêr
properly, hinder; generally, next, other, etc.
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)
פֵּן
pên
properly, removal; used only (in the construction) adverb as conjunction, lest
טוֹב
ṭôwb
to be (transitively, do or make) good (or well) in the widest sense
אֱלֹהִים
ʼĕlôhîym
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of...
יָכֹל
yâkôl
to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)
שָׁם
shâm
there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence
Key Terms in This Verse
פֵּן pên
properly, removal; used only (in the construction) adverb as conjunction, lest
Study H6435 →טוֹב ṭôwb
to be (transitively, do or make) good (or well) in the widest sense
Study H2895 →פָּלַל pâlal
to judge (officially or mentally); by extension, to intercede, pray
Study H6419 →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 →Cross References
For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance.
And Balak said unto him, Come, I pray thee, with me unto another place, from whence thou mayest see them: thou shalt see but the utmost part of them, and shalt not see them all: and curse me them from...
There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD.
But he is in one mind, and who can turn him? and what his soul desireth, even that he doeth.
There are many devices in a man’s heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.
For the LORD of hosts hath purposed, and who shall disannul it? and his hand is stretched out, and who shall turn it back?
For I am the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.
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