Numbers 23:18
And he taketh up his simile, and saith: 'Rise, Balak, and hear; Give ear unto me, son of Zippor!This verse in the real world
In what words
- מָשָׁלmâshâlproperly, a pithy maxim, usually of metaphorical nature; hence, a simile (as an adage, poe
- בָּלָקBâlâqBalak, a Moabitish king
- אָזַןʼâzanto broaden out the ear (with the hand), i.e. (by implication) to listen
- קוּםqûwmto rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
- נָשָׂאnâsâʼto lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
- שָׁמַעshâmaʻto hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively,
- בֵּןbêna son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative re
- אָמַרʼâmarto say (used with great latitude)
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.