2{
"verseID": "Numbers.23.2",
"source": "וַיַּ֣עַשׂ בָּלָ֔ק כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר דִּבֶּ֣ר בִּלְעָ֑ם וַיַּ֨עַל בָּלָ֧ק וּבִלְעָ֛ם פָּ֥ר וָאַ֖יִל בַּמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃",
"text": "*wə-yaʿaś* *bālāq* *kaʾăšer* *dibber* *bilʿām* *wə-yaʿal* *bālāq* *û-bilʿām* *pār* *wā-ʾayil* *ba-mizbēaḥ*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yaʿaś*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he did",
"*bālāq*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Balak",
"*kaʾăšer*": "preposition + relative pronoun - according to what",
"*dibber*": "piel perfect, 3rd masculine singular - spoke",
"*bilʿām*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Balaam",
"*wə-yaʿal*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he offered up",
"*bālāq*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Balak",
"*û-bilʿām*": "waw conjunction + proper noun, masculine singular - and Balaam",
"*pār*": "common noun, masculine singular - bull",
"*wā-ʾayil*": "waw conjunction + common noun, masculine singular - and ram",
"*ba-mizbēaḥ*": "preposition + definite article + common noun, masculine singular - on the altar"
},
"variants": {
"*yaʿaś*": "did/made/prepared",
"*dibber*": "spoke/said/commanded",
"*yaʿal*": "offered up/sacrificed/caused to ascend",
"*pār*": "bull/young bull",
"*ʾayil*": "ram/male sheep"
}
}
3{
"verseID": "Numbers.23.3",
"source": "וַיֹּ֨אמֶר בִּלְעָ֜ם לְבָלָ֗ק הִתְיַצֵּב֮ עַל־עֹלָתֶךָ֒ וְאֵֽלְכָ֗ה אוּלַ֞י יִקָּרֵ֤ה יְהוָה֙ לִקְרָאתִ֔י וּדְבַ֥ר מַה־יַּרְאֵ֖נִי וְהִגַּ֣דְתִּי לָ֑ךְ וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ שֶֽׁפִי׃",
"text": "*wə-yōʾmer* *bilʿām* *lə-bālāq* *hityaṣṣēb* *ʿal*-*ʿōlātekā* *wə-ʾēlkâ* *ʾûlay* *yiqqāreh* *YHWH* *liqrāʾtî* *û-dəbar* *mah*-*yarʾēnî* *wə-higgadtî* *lāk* *wə-yēlek* *šepî*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*bilʿām*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Balaam",
"*lə-bālāq*": "preposition + proper noun, masculine singular - to Balak",
"*hityaṣṣēb*": "hithpael imperative, masculine singular - station yourself",
"*ʿal*": "preposition - beside/by",
"*ʿōlātekā*": "common noun, feminine singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your burnt offering",
"*wə-ʾēlkâ*": "waw conjunction + qal cohortative, 1st singular - and let me go",
"*ʾûlay*": "adverb - perhaps",
"*yiqqāreh*": "niphal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he will meet/encounter",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - Yahweh",
"*liqrāʾtî*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct + 1st singular suffix - to meet me",
"*û-dəbar*": "waw conjunction + common noun, masculine singular construct - and word of",
"*mah*": "interrogative pronoun - what",
"*yarʾēnî*": "hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular + 1st singular suffix - he will show me",
"*wə-higgadtî*": "waw conjunctive + hiphil perfect, 1st singular - and I will tell",
"*lāk*": "preposition + 2nd masculine singular suffix - to you",
"*wə-yēlek*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he went",
"*šepî*": "noun or adverb - to a bare height/alone"
},
"variants": {
"*hityaṣṣēb*": "station yourself/stand/present yourself",
"*ʿōlātekā*": "your burnt offering/your sacrifice",
"*yiqqāreh*": "will meet/will encounter/will happen upon",
"*liqrāʾtî*": "to meet me/to encounter me",
"*yarʾēnî*": "he will show me/he will reveal to me",
"*higgadtî*": "I will tell/I will report/I will declare",
"*šepî*": "to a bare height/alone/to a lookout point"
}
}
4{
"verseID": "Numbers.23.4",
"source": "וַיִּקָּ֥ר אֱלֹהִ֖ים אֶל־בִּלְעָ֑ם וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלָ֗יו אֶת־שִׁבְעַ֤ת הַֽמִּזְבְּחֹת֙ עָרַ֔כְתִּי וָאַ֛עַל פָּ֥ר וָאַ֖יִל בַּמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃",
"text": "*wə-yiqqār* *ʾĕlōhîm* *ʾel*-*bilʿām* *wə-yōʾmer* *ʾēlāyw* *ʾet*-*šibʿat* *ha-mizbəḥōt* *ʿāraktî* *wā-ʾaʿal* *pār* *wā-ʾayil* *ba-mizbēaḥ*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yiqqār*": "waw consecutive + niphal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he encountered/met",
"*ʾĕlōhîm*": "common noun, masculine plural (divine title) - God",
"*ʾel*": "preposition - to/toward",
"*bilʿām*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Balaam",
"*wə-yōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*ʾēlāyw*": "preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - to him",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*šibʿat*": "cardinal number, masculine construct - seven of",
"*ha-mizbəḥōt*": "definite article + common noun, masculine plural - the altars",
"*ʿāraktî*": "qal perfect, 1st singular - I have arranged",
"*wā-ʾaʿal*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 1st singular - and I offered up",
"*pār*": "common noun, masculine singular - bull",
"*wā-ʾayil*": "waw conjunction + common noun, masculine singular - and ram",
"*ba-mizbēaḥ*": "preposition + definite article + common noun, masculine singular - on the altar"
},
"variants": {
"*yiqqār*": "encountered/met/appeared to",
"*ʾĕlōhîm*": "God/divine being",
"*ʿāraktî*": "I have arranged/I have prepared/I have set in order",
"*ʾaʿal*": "I offered up/I sacrificed/I caused to ascend",
"*pār*": "bull/young bull",
"*ʾayil*": "ram/male sheep"
}
}
5{
"verseID": "Numbers.23.5",
"source": "וַיָּ֧שֶׂם יְהוָ֛ה דָּבָ֖ר בְּפִ֣י בִלְעָ֑ם וַיֹּ֛אמֶר שׁ֥וּב אֶל־בָּלָ֖ק וְכֹ֥ה תְדַבֵּֽר׃",
"text": "*wə-yāśem* *YHWH* *dābār* *bə-pî* *bilʿām* *wə-yōʾmer* *šûb* *ʾel*-*bālāq* *wə-kōh* *tədabbēr*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yāśem*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he put",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - Yahweh",
"*dābār*": "common noun, masculine singular - word",
"*bə-pî*": "preposition + common noun, masculine singular construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - in mouth of",
"*bilʿām*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Balaam",
"*wə-yōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*šûb*": "qal imperative, masculine singular - return",
"*ʾel*": "preposition - to/toward",
"*bālāq*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Balak",
"*wə-kōh*": "waw conjunction + adverb - and thus",
"*tədabbēr*": "piel imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you shall speak"
},
"variants": {
"*yāśem*": "put/placed/established",
"*dābār*": "word/speech/thing",
"*pî*": "mouth/speech/command",
"*šûb*": "return/go back/turn back",
"*kōh*": "thus/so/in this manner",
"*tədabbēr*": "you shall speak/you shall say"
}
}