18{
"verseID": "Numbers.24.18",
"source": "וְהָיָ֨ה אֱד֜וֹם יְרֵשָׁ֗ה וְהָיָ֧ה יְרֵשָׁ֛ה שֵׂעִ֖יר אֹיְבָ֑יו וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל עֹ֥שֶׂה חָֽיִל׃",
"text": "And *hāyāh* *ʾĕḏôm* *yərēšāh*, and *hāyāh* *yərēšāh* *Śēʿîr* his *ʾōyəḇāw*; and *Yiśrāʾēl* *ʿōśeh* *ḥāyil*.",
"grammar": {
"*hāyāh*": "qal perfect 3ms - 'he/it became'",
"*ʾĕḏôm*": "proper noun - 'Edom'",
"*yərēšāh*": "noun fs - 'possession'",
"*Śēʿîr*": "proper noun - 'Seir'",
"*ʾōyəḇāw*": "qal participle mp with 3ms suffix - 'his enemies'",
"*Yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - 'Israel'",
"*ʿōśeh*": "qal participle ms - 'doing/making'",
"*ḥāyil*": "noun ms - 'strength/might/wealth'"
},
"variants": {
"*yərēšāh*": "possession/heritage/inheritance",
"*ʿōśeh* *ḥāyil*": "doing valiantly/gaining power/showing strength",
"*ḥāyil*": "strength/might/wealth/valor/army"
}
}
19{
"verseID": "Numbers.24.19",
"source": "וְיֵ֖רְדְּ מִֽיַּעֲקֹ֑ב וְהֽ͏ֶאֱבִ֥יד שָׂרִ֖יד מֵעִֽיר׃",
"text": "And *yērd* from *Yaʿăqōḇ*, and *heʾĕḇîḏ* *śārîḏ* from *ʿîr*.",
"grammar": {
"*yērd*": "qal imperfect 3ms - 'he will rule/have dominion'",
"*Yaʿăqōḇ*": "proper noun - 'Jacob'",
"*heʾĕḇîḏ*": "hiphil perfect 3ms - 'he destroyed/caused to perish'",
"*śārîḏ*": "noun ms - 'survivor/remnant'",
"*ʿîr*": "noun fs - 'city'"
},
"variants": {
"*yērd*": "will rule/have dominion/subdue",
"*heʾĕḇîḏ*": "destroyed/caused to perish/exterminated",
"*śārîḏ*": "survivor/remnant/escapee",
"*ʿîr*": "city/town/Ar (name of a city)"
}
}
20{
"verseID": "Numbers.24.20",
"source": "וַיַּרְא֙ אֶת־עֲמָלֵ֔ק וַיִּשָּׂ֥א מְשָׁל֖וֹ וַיֹּאמַ֑ר רֵאשִׁ֤ית גּוֹיִם֙ עֲמָלֵ֔ק וְאַחֲרִית֖וֹ עֲדֵ֥י אֹבֵֽד׃",
"text": "And *wayyarʾ* *ʾet*-*ʿămālēq*, and *wayyiśśāʾ* his *məšālô* and *wayyōʾmar*: *rēʾšîṯ* *gôyim* *ʿămālēq*, and his *ʾaḥărîṯô* until *ʾōḇēḏ*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayyarʾ*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3ms - 'and he saw'",
"*ʿămālēq*": "proper noun - 'Amalek'",
"*wayyiśśāʾ*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3ms - 'and he took up'",
"*məšālô*": "noun ms with 3ms suffix - 'his oracle/proverb'",
"*wayyōʾmar*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3ms - 'and he said'",
"*rēʾšîṯ*": "noun fs construct - 'first/beginning of'",
"*gôyim*": "noun mp - 'nations'",
"*ʾaḥărîṯô*": "noun fs with 3ms suffix - 'his end'",
"*ʾōḇēḏ*": "qal participle ms - 'perishing/destruction'"
},
"variants": {
"*rēʾšîṯ*": "first/beginning/chief",
"*ʾaḥărîṯô*": "his end/his latter state/his posterity",
"*ʾōḇēḏ*": "perishing/destruction/perdition"
}
}
21{
"verseID": "Numbers.24.21",
"source": "וַיַּרְא֙ אֶת־הַקֵּינִ֔י וַיִּשָּׂ֥א מְשָׁל֖וֹ וַיֹּאמַ֑ר אֵיתָן֙ מֽוֹשָׁבֶ֔ךָ וְשִׂ֥ים בַּסֶּ֖לַע קִנֶּֽךָ׃",
"text": "And *wayyarʾ* *ʾet*-the *Qênî*, and *wayyiśśāʾ* his *məšālô* and *wayyōʾmar*: *ʾêṯān* your *môšāḇêḵā*, and *śîm* in the *selaʿ* your *qinnêḵā*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayyarʾ*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3ms - 'and he saw'",
"*Qênî*": "proper noun with article - 'the Kenite'",
"*wayyiśśāʾ*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3ms - 'and he took up'",
"*məšālô*": "noun ms with 3ms suffix - 'his oracle/proverb'",
"*wayyōʾmar*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3ms - 'and he said'",
"*ʾêṯān*": "adjective ms - 'enduring/strong'",
"*môšāḇêḵā*": "noun ms with 2ms suffix - 'your dwelling place'",
"*śîm*": "qal passive participle ms - 'placed/set'",
"*selaʿ*": "noun ms with article - 'the rock/cliff'",
"*qinnêḵā*": "noun ms with 2ms suffix - 'your nest'"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾêṯān*": "enduring/strong/permanent",
"*môšāḇêḵā*": "your dwelling place/habitation/seat",
"*śîm*": "placed/set/establish",
"*selaʿ*": "rock/cliff/crag",
"*qinnêḵā*": "your nest/dwelling"
}
}