Numbers 22:4
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And Moab said unto the elders of Midian, Now shall this company lick up all that are round about us, as the ox licketh up the grass of the field. And Balak the son of Zippor was king of the Moabites at that time.So the Moabites said to the elders of Midian, “This horde will devour everything around us, as an ox licks up the grass of the field.” Since Balak son of Zippor was king of Moab at that time,
In other translations
And Moab said unto the elders of Midian, Now shall this company lick up all that are round about us, as the ox licketh up the grass of the field. And Balak the son of Zippor was king of the Moabites at that time.So the Moabites said to the elders of Midian, “This horde will devour everything around us, as an ox licks up the grass of the field.” Since Balak son of Zippor was king of Moab at that time,
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand it saidH559מוֹאָבmo'avMoabH4124אֶל־'el-toH413זִקְנֵיziknei[the] elders ofH2205מִדְיָןmidyanMidianH4080עַתָּה'atahnowH6258יְלַחֲכוּyelachakhuthey will lick upH3897הַקָּהָלhakahalthe companyH6951אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853כָּל־kol-allH3605סְבִיבֹתֵינוּsevivoteinuaround usH5439כִּלְחֹךְkilchokhas licks upH3897הַשּׁוֹרhashorthe oxH7794אֵת'et<obj.>H853יֶרֶקyerek[the] greenery ofH3418הַשָּׂדֶהhasadehthe fieldH7704וּבָלָקuvalakand BalakH1111בֶּן־ben-[the] son ofH1121צִפּוֹרtziporZipporH6834מֶלֶךְmelekh[was] kingH4428לְמוֹאָבlemo'avof MoabH4124בָּעֵתba'etat the timeH6256הַהִוא׃hahiv'<the> thatH1931
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