Numbers 24:1 — compare English translations
Compare translationsNumbers 24:1 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 →
וַיַּ֣רְא
râʼâh
H7200
to see
בִּלְעָ֗ם
Bilʻâm
H1109
Balaam
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
ט֞וֹב
ṭôwb
H2895
to be good
בְּעֵינֵ֤י
ʻayin
H5869
eye
יְהוָה֙
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
לְבָרֵ֣ךְ
bârak
H1288
to bless
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
וְלֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
הָלַ֥ךְ
hâlak
H1980
to walk
כְּפַֽעַם
paʻam
H6471
time
בְּפַ֖עַם
paʻam
H6471
time
לִקְרַ֣את
qirʼâh
H7125
to meet
נְחָשִׁ֑ים
nachash
H5173
divination
וַיָּ֥שֶׁת
shîyth
H7896
to set
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הַמִּדְבָּ֖ר
midbâr
H4057
wilderness
פָּנָֽיו
pânîym
H6440
face
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World English Bible Public Domain
When Balaam saw that it pleased Yahweh to bless Israel, he didn't go, as at the other times, to meet with enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness.
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King James Version Public Domain
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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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Balaam saw that it was good in the eyes of Yahweh to bless Israel, and he did not go as time by time to meet omens, and he set his face to the wilderness.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).