Numbers 24:23

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And he took up his parable, and said, Alas, who shall live when God doeth this!

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיִּשָּׂ֥א מְשָׁל֖וֹ וַיֹּאמַ֑ר א֕וֹי מִ֥י יִחְיֶ֖ה מִשֻּׂמ֥וֹ אֵֽל׃

Transliteration

And wayyiśśāʾ his məšālô and wayyōʾmar: ʾôy, who yiḥyeh from miśśumô ʾēl.

Grammar Details

*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'
*ʾôy*: interjection - 'alas/woe'
*yiḥyeh*: qal imperfect 3ms - 'he will live'
*miśśumô*: preposition + qal infinitive construct with 3ms suffix - 'from his establishing'
*ʾēl*: noun ms - 'God/deity'

Word Meanings

*ʾôy*: alas/woe/ah
*miśśumô*: from his establishing/when he establishes/from his appointing
*ʾēl*: God/deity/Mighty One

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Num 23:23 : 23 Surely there is no enchantment against Jacob, neither is there any divination against Israel: according to this time it shall be said of Jacob and of Israel, What hath God wrought!
2 Kgs 5:1 : 1 Now Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master, and honourable, because by him the LORD had given deliverance unto Syria: he was also a mighty man in valour, but he was a leper.
Mal 3:2 : 2 But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiner's fire, and like fullers' soap:

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