Numbers 23:17 — compare English translations
Compare translationsNumbers 23:17 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיָּבֹ֣א
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
אֵלָ֗יו
ʼêl
H413
to
וְהִנּ֤וֹ
hinnêh
H2009
behold
נִצָּב֙
nâtsab
H5324
to stand
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
עֹ֣לָת֔וֹ
ʻôlâh
H5930
burnt offering
וְשָׂרֵ֥י
sar
H8269
prince
מוֹאָ֖ב
Môwʼâb
H4124
Moab
אִתּ֑וֹ
ʼêth
H854
with
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לוֹ֙
בָּלָ֔ק
Bâlâq
H1111
Balak
מַה
mâh
H4100
what
דִּבֶּ֖ר
dâbar
H1696
to speak
יְהוָֽה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
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World English Bible Public Domain
He came to him, and, behold, he was standing by his burnt offering, and the princes of Moab with him. Balak said to him, What has Yahweh spoken?
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King James Version Public Domain
And when he came to him, behold, he stood by his burnt offering, and the princes of Moab with him. And Balak said unto him, What hath the LORD spoken?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And he came to him, and behold, he was stationed beside his burnt offering, and the princes of Moab were with him. And Balak said to him, “What has Yahweh spoken?”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).