Numbers 24:1
Text Analysis
Strong'sHebrewEnglishMorphology
7200 [e]וַיַּ֣רְא
way-yar
And when sawConj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms
1109 [e]בִּלְעָ֗ם
bil-‘ām,
BalaamN-proper-ms
3588 [e]כִּ֣י
thatConj
2895 [e]ט֞וֹב
ṭō-wḇ
it pleasedV-Qal-Perf-3ms
5869 [e]בְּעֵינֵ֤י
bə-‘ê-nê
the eye ofPrep-b | N-cdc
3068 [e]יְהוָה֙
Yah-weh
YahwehN-proper-ms
1288 [e]לְבָרֵ֣ךְ
lə-ḇā-rêḵ
to blessPrep-l | V-Piel-Inf
853 [e]אֶת־
’eṯ-
-DirObjM
3478 [e]יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
yiś-rā-’êl,
IsraelN-proper-ms
3808 [e]וְלֹא־
wə-lō-
and notConj-w | Adv-NegPrt
1980 [e]הָלַ֥ךְ
hā-laḵ
he did goV-Qal-Perf-3ms
6471 [e]כְּפַֽעַם־
kə-p̄a-‘am-
as at otherPrep-k | N-fs
6471 [e]בְּפַ֖עַם
bə-p̄a-‘am
timesPrep-b | N-fs
7125 [e]לִקְרַ֣את
liq-raṯ
to seekPrep-l | V-Qal-Inf
5173 [e]נְחָשִׁ֑ים
nə-ḥā-šîm;
to use sorceryN-mp
7896 [e]וַיָּ֥שֶׁת
way-yā-šeṯ
but he setConj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms
413 [e]אֶל־
’el-
towardPrep
4057 [e]הַמִּדְבָּ֖ר
ham-miḏ-bār
the wildernessArt | N-ms
6440 [e]פָּנָֽיו׃
pā-nāw.
his faceN-cpc | 3ms





















Hebrew Texts
במדבר 24:1 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex
וַיַּ֣רְא בִּלְעָ֗ם כִּ֣י טֹ֞וב בְּעֵינֵ֤י יְהוָה֙ לְבָרֵ֣ךְ אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְלֹא־הָלַ֥ךְ כְּפַֽעַם־בְּפַ֖עַם לִקְרַ֣את נְחָשִׁ֑ים וַיָּ֥שֶׁת אֶל־הַמִּדְבָּ֖ר פָּנָֽיו׃

במדבר 24:1 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)
וירא בלעם כי טוב בעיני יהוה לברך את־ישראל ולא־הלך כפעם־בפעם לקראת נחשים וישת אל־המדבר פניו׃

במדבר 24:1 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)
וירא בלעם כי טוב בעיני יהוה לברך את־ישראל ולא־הלך כפעם־בפעם לקראת נחשים וישת אל־המדבר פניו׃

במדבר 24:1 Hebrew Bible
וירא בלעם כי טוב בעיני יהוה לברך את ישראל ולא הלך כפעם בפעם לקראת נחשים וישת אל המדבר פניו׃

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
When Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he did not go as at other times to seek omens but he set his face toward the wilderness.

King James Bible
And when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he went not, as at other times, to seek for enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Since Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he did not go to seek omens as on previous occasions, but turned toward the wilderness.
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