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Numbers 22:15

In Numbers 22 of Numbers.

And Balak sent yet again princes, more, and more honourable than they.

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וַיֹּ֥סֶףvayosefand addיָסַףconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and add”, the next action in the storyH3254to add or augment (often adverbial, to continue to do a thing)add, [idiom] again, [idiom] any more, [idiom] cease, [idiom] come more, [phrase] conceive again, continue, exceed, [idiom] further, [idiom] gather together, get more, give more-over, [idiom] henceforth, increase (more and more), join, [idi…ע֖וֹדodagainעוֹדadverb — “again”H5750properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially (with or without preposition), again, repeatedly, still, moreagain, [idiom] all life long, at all, besides, but, else, further(-more), henceforth, (any) longer, (any) more(-over), [idiom] once, since, (be) still, when, (good, the) while (having being), (as, because, whether, while) yet (within).בָּלָ֑קbalaqBalakבָּלָקnoun, proper name — “Balak”H1111Balak, a Moabitish kingBalak.שְׁלֹ֣חַshelochasendשָׁלַחverb, qal, infinitive construct — “send”, the to-form of the verbH7971to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)[idiom] any wise, appoint, bring (on the way), cast (away, out), conduct, [idiom] earnestly, forsake, give (up), grow long, lay, leave, let depart (down, go, loose), push away, put (away, forth, in, out), reach forth, send (away, forth, ou…שָׂרִ֔יםsarimcaptainשַׂרnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “captain”, the ordinary formH8269a head person (of any rank or class)captain (that had rule), chief (captain), general, governor, keeper, lord,(-task-)master, prince(-ipal), ruler, steward.רַבִּ֥יםrabimaboundרַבadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “abound”, the ordinary formH7227abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)(in) abound(-undance, -ant, -antly), captain, elder, enough, exceedingly, full, great(-ly, man, one), increase, long (enough, (time)), (do, have) many(-ifold, things, a time), (ship-)master, mighty, more, (too, very) much, multiply(-tude),…וְנִכְבָּדִ֖יםvenikhbadimand be chargeableכָּבַדconjunction, verb, niphal, participle, absolute — “and be chargeable”, a verb used as a describing wordH3513to be heavy, i.e. in a bad sense (burdensome, severe, dull) or in a good sense (numerous, rich, honorable; causatively, to make weighty (in the same two senses)abounding with, more grievously afflict, boast, be chargeable, [idiom] be dim, glorify, be (make) glorious (things), glory, (very) great, be grievous, harden, be (make) heavy, be heavier, lay heavily, (bring to, come to, do, get, be had in…מֵאֵֽלֶּהmeelehfrom theseאֵלֶּהpreposition, pronoun, demonstrative, common, plural — “from these”H428these or thosean-(the) other; one sort, so, some, such, them, these (same), they, this, those, thus, which, who(-m).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And Balak sent yet again princes, more, and more honourable than they.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Balak sent yet again princes, more, and more honorable than they.

Young’s Literal Translation

And Balak addeth yet to send princes, more numerous and honoured than these,

World English Bible

Balak again sent princes, more, and more honorable than they.

Darby Translation

Then sent Balak yet again princes, more, and more honourable than they.

Douay-Rheims

Then he sent many more and more noble than he had sent before:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And Balak sent yet again princes, more, and more honourable than they.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Balac yet again sent more princes and more honourable than they.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ προσέθετο Βαλὰκ ἔτι ἀποστεῖλαι ἄρχοντας πλείους, καὶ ἐντιμοτέρους τούτων.

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