34{
"verseID": "Numbers.22.34",
"source": "וַיֹּ֨אמֶר בִּלְעָ֜ם אֶל־מַלְאַ֤ךְ יְהוָה֙ חָטָ֔אתִי כִּ֚י לֹ֣א יָדַ֔עְתִּי כִּ֥י אַתָּ֛ה נִצָּ֥ב לִקְרָאתִ֖י בַּדָּ֑רֶךְ וְעַתָּ֛ה אִם־רַ֥ע בְּעֵינֶ֖יךָ אָשׁ֥וּבָה לִּֽי׃",
"text": "And-*wə-yōʾmer* *Bilʿām* to-*malʾak* *YHWH*, *ḥāṭāʾtî* because *lōʾ* *yādaʿtî* that *ʾattāh* *niṣṣāb* *liqrāʾtî* in-the-*dārek*; and-*wə-ʿattāh* if-*raʿ* in-*ʿênêkā* *ʾāšûbāh* to-me",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*Bilʿām*": "proper noun - Balaam",
"*malʾak*": "construct state, masculine singular - messenger/angel of",
"*YHWH*": "divine name, tetragrammaton",
"*ḥāṭāʾtî*": "qal perfect, 1st singular - I have sinned",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*yādaʿtî*": "qal perfect, 1st singular - I knew",
"*ʾattāh*": "2nd masculine singular independent pronoun - you",
"*niṣṣāb*": "niphal participle, masculine singular - standing/stationed",
"*liqrāʾtî*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct + 1st singular suffix - to meet me",
"*dārek*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the way/road",
"*wə-ʿattāh*": "conjunction + adverb - and now",
"*raʿ*": "adjective, masculine singular - evil/displeasing",
"*ʿênêkā*": "dual construct noun + 2nd masculine singular suffix - in your eyes",
"*ʾāšûbāh*": "qal imperfect, 1st singular cohortative - let me return"
},
"variants": {
"*Bilʿām*": "Balaam (name meaning 'swallower/destroyer')",
"*ḥāṭāʾtî*": "sinned/missed the mark/erred",
"*yādaʿtî*": "knew/recognized/understood",
"*niṣṣāb*": "standing/positioned/stationed",
"*dārek*": "way/road/journey/path",
"*raʿ*": "evil/bad/displeasing/disagreeable",
"*ʾāšûbāh*": "let me return/let me go back"
}
}
35{
"verseID": "Numbers.22.35",
"source": "וַיֹּאמֶר֩ מַלְאַ֨ךְ יְהוָ֜ה אֶל־בִּלְעָ֗ם לֵ֚ךְ עִם־הָ֣אֲנָשִׁ֔ים וְאֶ֗פֶס אֶת־הַדָּבָ֛ר אֲשֶׁר־אֲדַבֵּ֥ר אֵלֶ֖יךָ אֹת֣וֹ תְדַבֵּ֑ר וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ בִּלְעָ֖ם עִם־שָׂרֵ֥י בָלָֽק׃",
"text": "And-*wə-yōʾmer* *malʾak* *YHWH* to-*Bilʿām*, *lēk* with-the-*ʾănāšîm* and-*wə-ʾepes* *ʾet*-the-*dābār* which-*ʾădabbēr* to-you, *ʾōtô* *tədabbēr*; and-*wə-yēlek* *Bilʿām* with-*śārê* *Bālāq*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*malʾak*": "construct state, masculine singular - messenger/angel of",
"*YHWH*": "divine name, tetragrammaton",
"*Bilʿām*": "proper noun - Balaam",
"*lēk*": "qal imperative, masculine singular - go",
"*ʾănāšîm*": "masculine plural noun with definite article - the men",
"*wə-ʾepes*": "conjunction + adverb - but only/however",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*dābār*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the word/thing/matter",
"*ʾădabbēr*": "piel imperfect, 1st singular - I will speak",
"*ʾōtô*": "direct object marker + 3rd masculine singular suffix - it",
"*tədabbēr*": "piel imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you shall speak",
"*wə-yēlek*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he went",
"*śārê*": "masculine plural construct - princes/chiefs/officials of",
"*Bālāq*": "proper noun - Balak"
},
"variants": {
"*malʾak*": "messenger/angel",
"*lēk*": "go/walk/proceed",
"*ʾănāšîm*": "men/people/individuals",
"*ʾepes*": "only/nothing but/however",
"*dābār*": "word/thing/matter/speech",
"*ʾădabbēr*": "will speak/will tell/will utter",
"*tədabbēr*": "shall speak/shall say/shall utter",
"*śārê*": "princes/chiefs/officials/nobles"
}
}
36{
"verseID": "Numbers.22.36",
"source": "וַיִּשְׁמַ֥ע בָּלָ֖ק כִּ֣י בָ֣א בִלְעָ֑ם וַיֵּצֵ֨א לִקְרָאת֜וֹ אֶל־עִ֣יר מוֹאָ֗ב אֲשֶׁר֙ עַל־גְּב֣וּל אַרְנֹ֔ן אֲשֶׁ֖ר בִּקְצֵ֥ה הַגְּבֽוּל׃",
"text": "And-*wə-yišmaʿ* *Bālāq* that *bāʾ* *Bilʿām*; and-*wə-yēṣēʾ* to-meet-him to-*ʿîr* *Môʾāb* which on-*gəbûl* *ʾArnōn*, which in-*qəṣēh* the-*gəbûl*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yišmaʿ*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he heard",
"*Bālāq*": "proper noun - Balak",
"*bāʾ*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he came/had come",
"*Bilʿām*": "proper noun - Balaam",
"*wə-yēṣēʾ*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he went out",
"*ʿîr*": "construct state, feminine singular - city of",
"*Môʾāb*": "proper noun - Moab",
"*gəbûl*": "masculine singular construct - border/territory of",
"*ʾArnōn*": "proper noun - Arnon",
"*qəṣēh*": "masculine singular construct - edge/end of",
"*gəbûl*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the border/territory"
},
"variants": {
"*bāʾ*": "came/had come/arrived",
"*ʿîr*": "city/town",
"*gəbûl*": "border/territory/boundary",
"*qəṣēh*": "edge/end/extremity"
}
}
37{
"verseID": "Numbers.22.37",
"source": "וַיֹּ֨אמֶר בָּלָ֜ק אֶל־בִּלְעָ֗ם הֲלֹא֩ שָׁלֹ֨חַ שָׁלַ֤חְתִּי אֵלֶ֙יךָ֙ לִקְרֹא־לָ֔ךְ לָ֥מָּה לֹא־הָלַ֖כְתָּ אֵלָ֑י הַֽאֻמְנָ֔ם לֹ֥א אוּכַ֖ל כַּבְּדֶֽךָ׃",
"text": "And-*wə-yōʾmer* *Bālāq* to-*Bilʿām*, did-not *šālōaḥ* *šālaḥtî* to-you to-call-for-you? *lāmmāh* not-*hālaktā* to-me? *ha-ʾumnām* not *ʾûkal* *kabbedekā*?",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*Bālāq*": "proper noun - Balak",
"*Bilʿām*": "proper noun - Balaam",
"*šālōaḥ* *šālaḥtî*": "qal infinitive absolute + qal perfect, 1st singular - I surely sent/earnestly sent",
"*lāmmāh*": "interrogative - why",
"*hālaktā*": "qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you went/came",
"*ha-ʾumnām*": "interrogative particle + adverb - indeed/truly/really",
"*ʾûkal*": "qal imperfect, 1st singular - I am able",
"*kabbedekā*": "piel infinitive construct + 2nd masculine singular suffix - to honor you"
},
"variants": {
"*šālōaḥ* *šālaḥtî*": "earnestly sent/surely sent (emphatic construction)",
"*lāmmāh*": "why/for what reason",
"*hālaktā*": "went/came/walked",
"*ʾumnām*": "indeed/truly/really",
"*ʾûkal*": "am able/can/have power",
"*kabbedekā*": "honor you/reward you/glorify you"
}
}
38{
"verseID": "Numbers.22.38",
"source": "וַיֹּ֨אמֶר בִּלְעָ֜ם אֶל־בָּלָ֗ק הִֽנֵּה־בָ֙אתִי֙ אֵלֶ֔יךָ עַתָּ֕ה הֲיָכ֥וֹל אוּכַ֖ל דַּבֵּ֣ר מְא֑וּמָה הַדָּבָ֗ר אֲשֶׁ֨ר יָשִׂ֧ים אֱלֹהִ֛ים בְּפִ֖י אֹת֥וֹ אֲדַבֵּֽר׃",
"text": "And-*wə-yōʾmer* *Bilʿām* to-*Bālāq*, *hinnēh-bāʾtî* to-you *ʿattāh* *hă-yākôl* *ʾûkal* *dabbēr* *məʾûmāh*? The-*dābār* which *yāśîm* *ʾĕlōhîm* in-my-mouth, *ʾōtô* *ʾădabbēr*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*Bilʿām*": "proper noun - Balaam",
"*Bālāq*": "proper noun - Balak",
"*hinnēh-bāʾtî*": "interjection + qal perfect, 1st singular - behold, I have come",
"*ʿattāh*": "adverb - now",
"*hă-yākôl* *ʾûkal*": "interrogative + qal infinitive absolute + qal imperfect, 1st singular - am I indeed able",
"*dabbēr*": "piel infinitive construct - to speak",
"*məʾûmāh*": "indefinite pronoun - anything",
"*dābār*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the word",
"*yāśîm*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he will put",
"*ʾĕlōhîm*": "masculine plural noun (divine title) - God",
"*ʾōtô*": "direct object marker + 3rd masculine singular suffix - it",
"*ʾădabbēr*": "piel imperfect, 1st singular - I will speak"
},
"variants": {
"*bāʾtî*": "have come/arrived",
"*ʿattāh*": "now/at this time",
"*yākôl* *ʾûkal*": "indeed able/surely can (emphatic construction)",
"*dabbēr*": "to speak/to say",
"*məʾûmāh*": "anything/something",
"*dābār*": "word/speech/thing",
"*yāśîm*": "will put/place/set",
"*ʾĕlōhîm*": "God/deity (plural form with singular meaning)",
"*ʾădabbēr*": "will speak/will say/will utter"
}
}
39{
"verseID": "Numbers.22.39",
"source": "וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ בִּלְעָ֖ם עִם־בָּלָ֑ק וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ קִרְיַ֥ת חֻצֽוֹת׃",
"text": "And-*wə-yēlek* *Bilʿām* with-*Bālāq*, and-*wə-yābōʾû* *Qiryat* *Ḥuṣôt*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yēlek*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he went",
"*Bilʿām*": "proper noun - Balaam",
"*Bālāq*": "proper noun - Balak",
"*wə-yābōʾû*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they came",
"*Qiryat* *Ḥuṣôt*": "proper noun, construct phrase - Kiriath-huzoth (lit. 'city of streets')"
},
"variants": {
"*Qiryat* *Ḥuṣôt*": "Kiriath-huzoth (city of streets/city of markets/city of outskirts)"
}
}