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Numbers 23:14

And he brought him into the field of Zophim, to the top of Pisgah, and built seven altars, and offered a bullock and a ram on every altar.

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וַיִּקָּחֵ֨הוּ֙vayiqachehvand takeלָקַחconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and take”, the next action in the storyH3947to take (in the widest variety of applications)accept, bring, buy, carry away, drawn, fetch, get, infold, [idiom] many, mingle, place, receive(-ing), reserve, seize, send for, take (away, -ing, up), use, win.שְׂדֵ֣הsedehfieldשָׂדֶהnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “field”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7704a field (as flat)country, field, ground, land, soil, [idiom] wild.צֹפִ֔יםtsofimZophimצֹפִיםverb, qal, participle, absolute — “Zophim”, a verb used as a describing wordH6839Tsophim, a place East of the JordanZophim.אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).רֹ֖אשׁroshheadרֹאשׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “head”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7218the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)band, beginning, captain, chapiter, chief(-est place, man, things), company, end, [idiom] every (man), excellent, first, forefront, (be-)head, height, (on) high(-est part, (priest)), [idiom] lead, [idiom] poor, principal, ruler, sum, top.הַפִּסְגָּ֑הhapisgahthe Pisgahפִּסְגָּהdefinite article, noun, proper name — “the Pisgah”H6449Pisgah, a Mountain East of JordanPisgah.וַיִּ֨בֶן֙vayivenand buildבָּנָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and build”, the next action in the storyH1129to build (literally and figuratively)(begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), [idiom] surely.שִׁבְעָ֣הshivahsevenשֶׁבַעadjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, absolute — “seven”, the ordinary formH7651seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number([phrase] by) seven(-fold),-s, (-teen, -teenth), -th, times). Compare H7658 (שִׁבְעָנָה).מִזְבְּחֹ֔תmizbechotaltarמִזְבֵּחַnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “altar”, the ordinary formH4196an altaraltar.וַיַּ֛עַלvayaaland ascend upעָלָהconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and ascend up”, the next action in the storyH5927to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurativearise (up), (cause to) ascend up, at once, break (the day) (up), bring (up), (cause to) burn, carry up, cast up, [phrase] shew, climb (up), (cause to, make to) come (up), cut off, dawn, depart, exalt, excel, fall, fetch up, get up, (make t…פָּ֥רparbullפַּרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “bull”, the ordinary formH6499a bullock (apparently as breaking forth in wild strength, or perhaps as dividing the hoof)([phrase] young) bull(-ock), calf, ox.וָאַ֖יִלvaayiland oakאַיִלconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and oak”, the ordinary formH352properly, strength; hence, anything strong; specifically a chief (politically); also a ram (from his strength); a pilaster (as a strong support); an oak or other strong treemighty (man), lintel, oak, post, ram, tree.בַּמִּזְבֵּֽחַbamizbechain altarמִזְבֵּחַpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in altar”, the ordinary formH4196an altaraltar.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And he took him into the field of Zophim, to the top of Pisgah, and built seven altars, and offered up a bullock and a ram on every altar.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he took him into the field of Zophim, to the top of Pisgah, and built seven altars, and offered up a bullock and a ram on every altar.

Young’s Literal Translation

and he taketh him [to] the field of Zophim, unto the top of Pisgah, and buildeth seven altars, and offereth a bullock and a ram on the altar.

World English Bible

He took him into the field of Zophim, to the top of Pisgah, and built seven altars, and offered up a bull and a ram on every altar.

Darby Translation

And he took him to the watchmen's field, to the top of Pisgah, and built seven altars, and offered up a bullock and a ram on [each] altar.

Douay-Rheims

And when he had brought him to a high place, upon the top of mount Phasga, Balaam built seven altars, and laying on every one a calf and a ram,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And he took him into the field of Zophim, to the top of Pisgah, and built seven altars, and offered up a bullock and a ram on every altar.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And he took him to a high place of the field to the top of the quarried rock , and he built there seven altars, and offered a calf and a ram on every altar.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ παρέλαβεν αὐτὸν εἰς ἀγροῦ σκοπιὰν ἐπὶ κορυφὴν λελαξευμένου· καὶ ᾠκοδόμησεν ἐκεῖ ἑπτὰ βωμοὺς, καὶ ἀνεβίβασε μόσχον καὶ κριὸν ἐπὶ τὸν βωμόν.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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