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Nehemiah

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Because they met not the children of Israel with bread and with water, but hired Balaam against them, that he should curse them: howbeit our God turned the curse into a blessing.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
because inasmuch Conjunction H3588 כִּ֣י ki
Because they met go Verb H6923 קִדְּמ֛וּ kid·de·mu
not the children afflicted Noun H1121 בְּנֵ֥י be·nei
of Israel Israel Noun H3478 יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל yis·ra·'el
Analysis:
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with bread bread Noun H3899 בַּלֶּ֣חֶם bal·le·chem
and with water waste Noun H4325 וּבַמָּ֑יִם u·vam·ma·yim;
but hired earn wages Verb H7936 וַיִּשְׂכֹּ֨ר vai·yis·kor
Balaam Balaam Noun H1109 בִּלְעָם֙ bil·'am
Analysis:
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against above Prepostion H5921 עָלָ֤יו a·lav
did not before Verb H7043 לְקַֽלְלֹ֔ו le·kal·lov,
them howbeit our God angels Noun H430 אֱלֹהֵ֛ינוּ e·lo·hei·nu
turned become Verb H2015 וַיַּהֲפֹ֧ךְ vai·ya·ha·foch
the curse cursed Noun H7045 הַקְּלָלָ֖ה hak·ke·la·lah
into a blessing blessing Noun H1293 לִבְרָכָֽה׃ liv·ra·chah.

Locations

Israel

ISRAEL, KINGDOM OF" I. THE FIRST PERIOD1. The Two Kingdoms2. The Ist Dynasty3. The IInd Dynasty4. Civil WarII. PERIOD OF THE SYRIAN WARS1. The IIIrd Dynasty2. World-Politics3. Battle of Karkar4. Loss of Territory5. Reform of Religion6. Revolution7. The IVth Dynasty8. Renewed Prosperity9. AnarchyIII. DECLINE AND FALL1. Loss of Independence2. Decline3. Extinct... View Details

People

Balaam

Balaam [N] [H] [S] lord of the people; foreigner or glutton, as interpreted by others, the son of Beor, was a man of some rank among the Midianites ( Numbers 31:8 ; Compare 16). He resided at Pethor ( Deuteronomy 23:4 ), in Mesopotamia ( Numbers 23:7 ). It is evident that though dwelling among idolaters he had some knowledge of the true God; and was held in such reputation that it was supposed that he whom he... View Details

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King James Bible Because they met not the children of Israel with bread and with water, but hired Balaam against them, that he should curse them: howbeit our God turned the curse into a blessing.
Hebrew Greek English Because because they met did not meet the children sons of Israel with bread and with water, but hired Balaam against them, that he should them to curse them: howbeit them. However, our God turned the curse into a blessing.
New American Standard Bible 1995 Because because they met did not meet the children sons of Israel with bread and with water, but hired Balaam against them, that he should them to curse them: howbeit them. However, our God turned the curse into a blessing.