Verse 28

{ "verseID": "Numbers.23.28", "source": "וַיִּקַּ֥ח בָּלָ֖ק אֶת־בִּלְעָ֑ם רֹ֣אשׁ הַפְּע֔וֹר הַנִּשְׁקָ֖ף עַל־פְּנֵ֥י הַיְשִׁימֹֽן׃", "text": "*wə-yiqqaḥ* *bālāq* *ʾet*-*bilʿām* *rōʾš* *ha-pəʿôr* *ha-nišqāp* *ʿal*-*pənê* *ha-yəšîmōn*", "grammar": { "*wə-yiqqaḥ*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he took", "*bālāq*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Balak", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*bilʿām*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Balaam", "*rōʾš*": "common noun, masculine singular construct - top of", "*ha-pəʿôr*": "definite article + proper noun - the Peor", "*ha-nišqāp*": "definite article + niphal participle, masculine singular - the one looking down", "*ʿal*": "preposition - upon", "*pənê*": "common noun, masculine plural construct - face of", "*ha-yəšîmōn*": "definite article + common noun, masculine singular - the desert" }, "variants": { "*yiqqaḥ*": "took/led/brought", "*rōʾš*": "top/summit/head", "*ha-pəʿôr*": "the Peor (mountain)", "*ha-nišqāp*": "the one looking down/overlooking/facing", "*pənê*": "face of/surface of", "*ha-yəšîmōn*": "the desert/the wasteland/the wilderness" } }

Other Translations

Referenced Verses

  • Num 21:20 : 20 { "verseID": "Numbers.21.20", "source": "וּמִבָּמ֗וֹת הַגַּיְא֙ אֲשֶׁר֙ בִּשְׂדֵ֣ה מוֹאָ֔ב רֹ֖אשׁ הַפִּסְגָּ֑ה וְנִשְׁקָ֖פָה עַל־פְּנֵ֥י הַיְשִׁימֹֽן׃", "text": "And-from-*bāmôṯ* the-*gay'* which *'ăšer* in-*śəḏēh* *mô'āḇ* *rō'š* the-*pisgâ* and-*nišqāp̄â* upon-*pənê* the-*yəšîmōn*.", "grammar": { "*bāmôṯ*": "proper noun - Bamoth", "*gay'*": "definite noun masculine singular - the valley", "*'ăšer*": "relative pronoun - which", "*śəḏēh*": "noun masculine singular construct - field of", "*mô'āḇ*": "proper noun - Moab", "*rō'š*": "noun masculine singular construct - top of", "*pisgâ*": "definite proper noun - the Pisgah", "*nišqāp̄â*": "niphal perfect 3rd feminine singular - it looks down", "*pənê*": "noun masculine plural construct - face of", "*yəšîmōn*": "definite noun masculine singular - the desert/wasteland" }, "variants": { "*rō'š ha-pisgâ*": "top of Pisgah/Pisgah heights", "*nišqāp̄â*": "looks down/overlooks/gazes", "*yəšîmōn*": "desert/wasteland/Jeshimon" } }
  • Ps 106:28 : 28 { "verseID": "Psalms.106.28", "source": "וַ֭יִּצָּ֣מְדוּ לְבַ֣עַל פְּע֑וֹר וַ֝יֹּאכְל֗וּ זִבְחֵ֥י מֵתִֽים׃", "text": "*wayyiṣṣāmədū* to-*Ba'al* *Pə'ōr* *wayyō'kəlū* *zibḥê* *mētîm*", "grammar": { "*wayyiṣṣāmədū*": "niphal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person plural - and they joined themselves", "*Ba'al*": "proper noun - Baal", "*Pə'ōr*": "proper noun - Peor", "*wayyō'kəlū*": "qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person plural - and they ate", "*zibḥê*": "noun, masculine, plural construct - sacrifices of", "*mētîm*": "adjective, masculine, plural - dead ones" }, "variants": { "*wayyiṣṣāmədū*": "and they joined themselves/attached themselves/yoked themselves", "*zibḥê*": "sacrifices/offerings", "*mētîm*": "dead ones/lifeless beings/corpses" } }