Numbers 23:18

And he took up his parable (he began to speak in images and proverbs, often with many meanings; sometimes even prophetically – Hebr. mashal) and said:
"Arise, Balak, and hear;
give ear to me, O son of Zippor.

The hebrew text BETA

Hebrew Masoretic text (MA), Read from right to left

וַיִּשָּׂא   מְשָׁלוֹ   וַיֹּאמַר   קוּם   בָּלָק   וּשֲׁמָע   הַאֲזִינָה   עָדַי   בְּנוֹ   צִפֹּר  

Greek Septuagint (LXX), Read from left to right

καὶ ἀναλαβὼν τὴν παραβολὴν αὐτοῦ εἶπεν ἀνάστηθι Βαλακ καὶ ἄκουε ἐνώτισαι μάρτυς υἱὸς Σεπφωρ


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Strongs nr Hebrew English Grammar Code
H9001
H5375
וַ (va)
יִּשָּׂ֥א (jisa)
seq
to lift
Conj. Conjunktion

Verb Verb
qal wayyiqtol 3p sing. qal wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) third person masculine singular

c
Vqw3ms
H4912
H9023
מְשָׁל֖ (meshal)
וֹ (vó)
proverb
his
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Suffix Suffix
pron. 3p sing. Pronominal third person masculine singular

Ncbsc
Sp3ms
H9001
H0559
וַ (va)
יֹּאמַ֑ר (jómar)
seq
to say
Conj. Conjunktion

Verb Verb
qal wayyiqtol 3p sing. qal wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) third person masculine singular

c
Vqw3ms
H6965b
ק֤וּם (qom)
to arise
Verb Verb
qal sing. qal second person masculine singular

Vqv2ms
H1111
בָּלָק֙ (balaq)
Balak
Noun Noun
masculine
Name/Place name/place

Npm
H9002
H8085
וּֽ (o)
שֲׁמָ֔ע (shama)
and
to hear
Conj. Conjunktion

Verb Verb
qal sing. qal second person masculine singular

C
Vqv2ms
H0238
H9012
הַאֲזִ֥ינָ (haazina)
ה (h)
to listen
parag
Verb Verb
hiphil sing. hiphil second person masculine singular

Suffix Suffix

Vhv2ms
Sh
H5704
H9030
עָדַ֖ (ada)
י (j)
till
me
Prep. Preposition

Suffix Suffix
pron. 1p ♂/♀ sing. Pronominal first person masculine och feminine singular

Rd
Sp1bs
H1121a
H9023
בְּנ֥ (ben)
וֹ (vó)
son
his
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Suffix Suffix
pron. 3p sing. Pronominal third person masculine singular

Ncbsc
Sp3ms
H6834
H9016
צִפֹּֽר (tzipór)
׃
Zippor
verseEnd
Noun Noun
masculine
Name/Place name/place

Npm

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