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Numbers 22:4
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And Moab was sore afraid of the people, because they [were] many: and Moab was distressed because of the children of Israel.
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And Moab said unto the elders of Midian, Now shall this company lick up all [that are] round about us, as the ox licketh up the grass of the field. And Balak the son of Zippor [was] king of the Moabites at that time.
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He sent messengers therefore unto Balaam the son of Beor to Pethor, which [is] by the river of the land of the children of his people, to call him, saying, Behold, there is a people come out from Egypt: behold, they cover the face of the earth, and they abide over against me:
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Verse Text
And MoabH4124 saidH559 unto the eldersH2205 of MidianH4080, Now shall this companyH6951 lick upH3897 all that are round aboutH5439 us, as the oxH7794 licketh upH3897 the grassH3418 of the fieldH7704. And BalakH1111 the sonH1121 of ZipporH6834 was kingH4428 of the MoabitesH4124 at that timeH6256.
וַיֹּאמֶר מֹואָב אֶל־זִקְנֵי מִדְיָן עַתָּה יְלַחֲכוּ הַקָּהָל אֶת־כָּל־סְבִיבֹתֵינוּ כִּלְחֹךְ הַשֹּׁור אֵת יֶרֶק הַשָּׂדֶה וּבָלָק בֶּן־צִפֹּור מֶלֶךְ לְמֹואָב בָּעֵת הַהִוא׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר |
va/i.Yo.mer | H559 | HC/Vqw3ms | and/ it said |
מוֹאָ֜ב |
mo.'Av | H4124 | HNp | Moab |
אֶל |
'el- | H413 | HR | to |
זִקְנֵ֣י |
zik.Nei | H2205 | HAampc | (the) elders of |
מִדְיָ֗ן |
mid.Yan | H4080 | HNp | Midian |
עַתָּ֞ה |
'a.Tah | H6258 | HD | now |
יְלַחֲכ֤וּ |
ye.la.cha.Khu | H3897 | HVpi3mp | they will lick up |
הַ/קָּהָל֙ |
ha./ka.Hal | H6951 | HTd/Ncmsa | the/ company |
אֶת |
'et- | H853 | HTo | (obj.) |
כָּל |
kol- | H3605 | HNcmsc | all |
סְבִ֣יבֹתֵ֔י/נוּ |
se.Vi.vo.Tei./nu | H5439 | HNcbpc/Sp1cp | around/ us |
כִּ/לְחֹ֣ךְ |
ki/l.Chokh | H3897 | HR/Vqc | as/ licks up |
הַ/שּׁ֔וֹר |
ha./Shor | H7794 | HTd/Ncmsa | the/ ox |
אֵ֖ת |
'et | H853 | HTo | (obj.) |
יֶ֣רֶק |
Ye.rek | H3418 | HNcmsc | (the) greenery of |
הַ/שָּׂדֶ֑ה |
ha./sa.Deh | H7704 | HTd/Ncmsa | the/ field |
וּ/בָלָ֧ק |
u./va.Lak | H1111 | HC/Np | and/ Balak |
בֶּן |
ben- | H1121 | HNcmsc | (the) son of |
צִפּ֛וֹר |
tzi.Por | H6834 | HNp | Zippor |
מֶ֥לֶךְ |
Me.lekh | H4428 | HNcmsa | (was) king |
לְ/מוֹאָ֖ב |
le./mo.'Av | H4124 | HR/Np | of/ Moab |
בָּ/עֵ֥ת |
ba./'Et | H6256 | HRd/Ncbsa | at the/ time |
הַ/הִֽוא |
ha./Hiv' | H1931 | HTd/Pp3fs | (the)/ that |
- H559 — אָמַר (ʼâmar, aw-mar'): a primitive root; to say (used with great latitude); answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [idiom] plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), [idiom] still, [idiom] suppose, talk, tell, term, [idiom] that is, [idiom] think, use (speech), utter, [idiom] verily, [idiom] yet.
- H1111 — בָּלָק (Bâlâq, baw-lawk'): from בָּלַק; waster; Balak, a Moabitish king; Balak.
- H1121 — בֵּן (bên, bane): from בָּנָה; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.); [phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, [idiom] came up in, child, colt, [idiom] common, [idiom] corn, daughter, [idiom] of first, [phrase] firstborn, foal, [phrase] very fruitful, [phrase] postage, [idiom] in, [phrase] kid, [phrase] lamb, ([phrase]) man, meet, [phrase] mighty, [phrase] nephew, old, ([phrase]) people, [phrase] rebel, [phrase] robber, [idiom] servant born, [idiom] soldier, son, [phrase] spark, [phrase] steward, [phrase] stranger, [idiom] surely, them of, [phrase] tumultuous one, [phrase] valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.
- H2205 — זָקֵן (zâqên, zaw-kane'): from זָקֵן; old; aged, ancient (man), elder(-est), old (man, men and...women), senator.
- H3418 — יֶרֶק (yereq, yeh'-rek): from יָרָק (in the sense of vacuity of color); properly, pallor, i.e. hence, the yellowish green of young and sickly vegetation; concretely, verdure, i.e. grass or vegetation; grass, green (thing).
- H3897 — לָחַךְ (lâchak, law-khak'): a primitive root; to lick; lick (up).
- H4080 — מִדְיָן (Midyân, mid-yawn'): the same as מִדְיָן; Midjan, a son of Abraham; also his country and (collectively) his descendants; Midian, Midianite.
- H4124 — מוֹאָב (Môwʼâb, mo-awb): from a prolonged form of the prepositional prefix m-and אָב; from (her (the mother's)) father; Moab, an incestuous son of Lot; also his territory and descendants; Moab.
- H4428 — מֶלֶךְ (melek, meh'-lek): from מָלַךְ; a king; king, royal.
- H5439 — סָבִיב (çâbîyb, saw-beeb'): or (feminine) סְבִיבָה; from סָבַב; (as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around; (place, round) about, circuit, compass, on every side.
- H6256 — עֵת (ʻêth, ayth): from עַד; time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.; [phrase] after, (al-) ways, [idiom] certain, [phrase] continually, [phrase] evening, long, (due) season, so (long) as, (even-, evening-, noon-) tide, (meal-), what) time, when.
- H6834 — צִפּוֹר (Tsippôwr, tsip-pore'): the same as צִפּוֹר; Tsippor, a Moabite; Zippor.
- H6951 — קָהָל (qâhâl, kaw-hawl'): from קָהַל; assemblage (usually concretely); assembly, company, congregation, multitude.
- H7704 — שָׂדֶה (sâdeh, saw-deh'): or שָׂדַי; from an unused root meaning to spread out; a field (as flat); country, field, ground, land, soil, [idiom] wild.
- H7794 — שׁוֹר (shôwr, shore): from שׁוּר; a bullock (as a traveller); bull(-ock), cow, ox, wall (by mistake for שׁוּר).
The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:
- H413 — אֵל (ʼêl, ale): (but only used in the shortened constructive form אֶל ); a primitive particle; properly, denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e.; near, with or among; often in general, to; about, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).
- H853 — אֵת (ʼêth, ayth): apparent contracted from אוֹת in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely); (as such unrepresented in English).
- H1931 — הוּא (hûwʼ, hoo): of which the feminine (beyond the Pentateuch) is הִיא; a primitive word, the third person pronoun singular; he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are; he, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.
- H3605 — כֹּל (kôl, kole): or (Jeremiah 33:8) כּוֹל; from כָּלַל; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense); (in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).
- H6258 — עַתָּה (ʻattâh, at-taw'): from עֵת; at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletive; henceforth, now, straightway, this time, whereas.
Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)
- And Balak — Numbers 22:2, Judges 11:25
- elders — Numbers 22:7, Numbers 25:15-18, Numbers 31:8, Joshua 13:21-22
- Now shall — Numbers 24:17, Jeremiah 48:38
Reciprocal references (10): Genesis 25:2, Exodus 1:9, Numbers 22:10, Numbers 25:6, Deuteronomy 2:4, Deuteronomy 2:9, 1 Kings 11:18, 1 Chronicles 1:32, Nehemiah 2:10, Habakkuk 3:7
Related Topics
- Thompson Chain: MIDIAN
- Torrey’s: DESERT, JOURNEY OF ISRAEL THROUGH THE, MIDIANITES, MOABITES, OX, THE
- Nave’s: BALAK, GOVERNMENT, MOABITES, ZIPPOR
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