KJV: And the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with the rewards of divination in their hand; and they came unto Balaam, and spake unto him the words of Balak.
YLT: And the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian go, and divinations in their hand, and they come in unto Balaam, and speak unto him the words of Balak,
Darby: And the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed, having the rewards of divination in their hand. And they came to Balaam, and spoke to him the words of Balak.
ASV: And the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with the rewards of divination in their hand; and they came unto Balaam, and spake unto him the words of Balak.
| וַיֵּ֨לְכ֜וּ | So departed |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: הָלַךְ Sense: to go, walk, come. |
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| זִקְנֵ֤י | the elders |
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Parse: Adjective, masculine plural construct Root: זָקֵן Sense: old. |
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| מוֹאָב֙ | of Moab |
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Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: מֹואָב Sense: a son of Lot by his eldest daughter. |
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| וְזִקְנֵ֣י | and the elders |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adjective, masculine plural construct Root: זָקֵן Sense: old. |
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| מִדְיָ֔ן | of Midian |
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Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: מִדְיָן Sense: son of Abraham by Keturah and progenitor of the tribe of Midianites or Arabians. |
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| וּקְסָמִ֖ים | and with the diviner's fee |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural Root: קֶסֶם Sense: divination, witchcraft. |
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| בְּיָדָ֑ם | in their hand |
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Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine plural Root: יָד Sense: hand. |
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| וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ | and they came |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: בֹּוא Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in. |
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| בִּלְעָ֔ם | Balaam |
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Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: בִּלְעָם Sense: the son of Beor, a man endowed with the gift of prophecy. |
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| וַיְדַבְּר֥וּ | and to spoke |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: דָּבַר Sense: to speak, declare, converse, command, promise, warn, threaten, sing. |
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| דִּבְרֵ֥י | the words |
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Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct Root: דָּבָר Sense: speech, word, speaking, thing. |
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| בָלָֽק | of Balak |
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Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: בָּלָק Sense: a king of Moab who hired Balaam to curse Israel. |
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