King James Version

Numbers 23:28

And Balak brought Balaam unto the top of Peor, that looketh toward Jeshimon.

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וַיִּקַּ֥חvayiqachand takeלָקַחconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 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.בָּלָ֖קbalaqBalakבָּלָקnoun, proper name — “Balak”H1111Balak, a Moabitish kingBalak.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).בִּלְעָ֑םbilamBalaamבִּלְעָםnoun, proper name — “Balaam”H1109Bilam, a Mesopotamian prophet; also a place in PalestineBalaam, Bileam.רֹ֣אשׁroshheadרֹאשׁnoun, 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.הַפְּע֔וֹרhaporthe Peor. See also H1047פְּעוֹרdefinite article, noun, proper name — “the Peor. See also H1047”H6465Peor, a mountain East of Jordan; Baal Peor, (for a deity worshipped therePeor. See also H1047 (בֵּית פְּעוֹר).הַנִּשְׁקָ֖ףhanishqafthe appearשָׁקַףdefinite article, verb, niphal, participle, absolute — “the appear”, a verb used as a describing wordH8259properly, to lean out (of a window), i.e. (by implication) peep or gaze (passively, be a spectacle)appear, look (down, forth, out).עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…פְּנֵ֥יpenea- foreפָּנִיםnoun, common, both genders, plural, construct — “a- fore”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)[phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-…הַיְשִׁימֹֽןhayshimonthe desertיְשִׁימוֹןdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the desert”, the ordinary formH3452a desolationdesert, Jeshimon, solitary, wilderness.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And Balak took Balaam unto the top of Peor, that looketh down upon the desert.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Balak took Balaam unto the top of Peor, that looketh down upon the desert.

Young’s Literal Translation

And Balak taketh Balaam to the top of Peor, which is looking on the front of the wilderness,

World English Bible

Balak took Balaam to the top of Peor, that looks down on the desert.

Darby Translation

And Balak brought Balaam to the top of Peor, which looks over the surface of the waste.

Douay-Rheims

And when he had brought him upon the top of mount Phogor, which looketh towards the wilderness,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And Balak took Balaam unto the top of Peor, that looketh down upon the desert.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Balac took Balaam to the top of Phogor, which extends to the wilderness.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ παρέλαβε Βαλὰκ τὸν Βαλαὰμ ἐπὶ κορυφὴν τοῦ Φογὼρ, τὸ παρατεῖνον εἰς τὴν ἔρημον.

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World English Bible

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Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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