Numbers 24:1
And when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he did not resort to sorcery as on previous occasions, but he turned his face toward the wilderness.
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ASV
And when Balaam saw that it pleased Jehovah to bless Israel, he went not, as at the other times, to meet with enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness.
KJV
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.
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19 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיַּ֣רְא | vai.Yar' | and he saw | H7200 → |
| בִּלְעָ֗ם | bil.'Am | Balaam | H1109 → |
| כִּ֣י | ki | that | H3588 → |
| ט֞וֹב | Tov | it was good | H2895 → |
| בְּעֵינֵ֤י | be.'ei.Nei | in [the] eyes of | H5869 → |
| יְהוָה֙ | Yah.weh | Yahweh | H3068 → |
| לְבָרֵ֣ךְ | le.va.Rekh | to bless | H1288 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | Yis.ra.'El | Israel | H3478 → |
| וְלֹא־ | ve.lo'- | and not | H3808 → |
| הָלַ֥ךְ | ha.Lakh | he went | H1980 → |
| כְּפַֽעַם־ | ke.fa.'am- | as time | H6471 → |
| בְּפַ֖עַם | be.Fa.'am | on time | H6471 → |
| לִקְרַ֣את | lik.Rat | to meet | H7122 → |
| נְחָשִׁ֑ים | ne.cha.Shim | omens | H5173 → |
| וַיָּ֥שֶׁת | vai.Ya.shet | and he set | H7896 → |
| אֶל־ | 'el- | to | H413 → |
| הַמִּדְבָּ֖ר | ha.mid.Bar | the wilderness | H4057 → |
| פָּנָֽיו׃ | pa.Nav | face his | H6440 → |
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