He sent
shalach (shaw-lakh')
to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
messengers
mal'ak (mal-awk')
a messenger; specifically, of God, i.e. an angel (also a prophet, priest or teacher) -- ambassador, angel, king, messenger.
therefore unto Balaam
Bil`am (bil-awm')
not (of the) people, i.e. foreigner; Bilam, a Mesopotamian prophet; also a place in Palestine -- Balaam, Bileam.
the son
ben (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
of Beor
B`owr (beh-ore')
a lamp; Beor, the name of the father of an Edomitish king; also of that of Balaam -- Beor.
to Pethor
Pthowr (peth-ore')
Pethor, a place in Mesopotamia -- Pethor.
which is by the river
nahar (naw-hawr')
a stream (including the sea; expec. the Nile, Euphrates, etc.); figuratively, prosperity -- flood, river.
of the land
'erets (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
of the children
ben (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
of his people
`am (am)
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock -- folk, men, nation, people.
to call
qara' (kaw-raw')
to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
him saying
'amar (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
Behold there is a people
`am (am)
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock -- folk, men, nation, people.
come out
yatsa' (yaw-tsaw')
to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
from Egypt
Mitsrayim (mits-rah'-yim)
Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt -- Egypt, Egyptians, Mizraim.
behold they cover
kacah (kaw-saw')
to plump, i.e. fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrecy) -- clad self, close, clothe, conceal, cover (self), (flee to) hide, overwhelm.
the face
`ayin (ah'-yin)
an eye; by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
of the earth
'erets (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
and they abide
yashab (yaw-shab')
to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
over against
muwl (mool)
abrupt, i.e. a precipice; by implication, the front; used only adverbially (with prepositional prefix) opposite
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