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Chapter 23
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18 And in the words which the Lord had given him he said, Up! Balak, and give ear; give attention to me, O son of Zippor:

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Relevant source witnesses currently attached to Numbers 23:18. Some ancient sources use different book or verse structures, so availability notes call out gaps honestly instead of forcing five panels everywhere.

Panels 5
Word Entries 57
Editorial Notes 0
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Westminster Leningrad Codex Hebrew · Hebrew Bible · Public Domain

Coverage: Old Testament / Hebrew Bible

Primary Hebrew source-text witness for the Hebrew Bible.

וַיִּשָּׂ֥א מְשָׁל֖וֹ וַיֹּאמַ֑ר ק֤וּם בָּלָק֙ וּֽשֲׁמָ֔ע הַאֲזִ֥ינָה עָדַ֖י בְּנ֥וֹ צִפֹּֽר׃

10 word entries
וַיִּשָּׂ֥א
Lemma
c/5375
Morphology
Hebrew: conjunction + verb qal sequential imperfect 3rd person masculine singular
Part of Speech
conjunction
Strong's
H5375
Occurrences
217
מְשָׁל֖וֹ
Lemma
4912
Morphology
Hebrew: noun common masculine singular construct + suffix
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H4912
Occurrences
23
וַיֹּאמַ֑ר
Lemma
c/559
Morphology
Hebrew: conjunction + verb qal sequential imperfect 3rd person masculine singular
Part of Speech
conjunction
Strong's
H559
Occurrences
3026
ק֤וּם
Lemma
6965 b
Morphology
Hebrew: verb qal imperative 2rd person masculine singular
Part of Speech
verb
Strong's
H6965
Occurrences
318
בָּלָק֙
Lemma
1111
Morphology
Hebrew: noun proper
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H1111
Occurrences
40
וּֽשֲׁמָ֔ע
Lemma
c/8085
Morphology
Hebrew: conjunction + verb qal imperative 2rd person masculine singular
Part of Speech
conjunction
Strong's
H8085
Occurrences
250
הַאֲזִ֥ינָה
Lemma
238
Morphology
Hebrew: verb hiphil imperative 2rd person masculine singular + suffix
Part of Speech
verb
Strong's
H238
Occurrences
35
עָדַ֖י
Lemma
5704
Morphology
Hebrew: preposition + suffix
Part of Speech
preposition
Strong's
H5704
Occurrences
1038
בְּנ֥וֹ
Lemma
1121 a
Morphology
Hebrew: noun common masculine singular construct + suffix
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H1121
Occurrences
4020
צִפֹּֽר
Lemma
6834
Morphology
Hebrew: noun proper
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H6834
Occurrences
7
Greek Brenton Septuagint Greek · Septuagint / Brenton Greek tradition · Public Domain

Coverage: Old Testament and Apocrypha where imported

Ancient Greek translation tradition. Every imported LXX token is classified with confidence labels; rare/generated forms remain needs-review rather than hand-verified scholarship.

Καὶ ἀναλαβὼν τὴν παραβολὴν αὐτοῦ, εἶπεν, ἀνάστηθι Βαλὰκ, καὶ ἄκουε, ἐνώτισαι μάρτυς υἱὸς Σεπφώρ.

14 word entries
Καὶ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
καί
Transliteration
kai
Morphology
coordinating conjunction
Gloss
and, also, even
Part of Speech
conjunction
Definition
Coordinating conjunction.
Strong's
G2532
Occurrences
56730
ἀναλαβὼν
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium
Confidence note
Broad rule-aligned LXX morphology pattern. This is a generated morphology/part-of-speech layer intended for progress and searchability, not a hand-reviewed scholarly parse.
Transliteration
analabon
Morphology
proper noun, likely indeclinable or context-dependent inflected form
Gloss
Ἀναλαβὼν
Part of Speech
proper noun
Definition
Generated proper-name alignment. Exact identity should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
17
τὴν
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
Transliteration
ho
Morphology
definite article, nominative masculine singular
Gloss
the
Part of Speech
article
Definition
Greek definite article.
Strong's
G3588
Occurrences
80473
παραβολὴν
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium
Confidence note
Broad rule-aligned LXX morphology pattern. This is a generated morphology/part-of-speech layer intended for progress and searchability, not a hand-reviewed scholarly parse.
Transliteration
parabolen
Morphology
accusative singular feminine pattern
Gloss
...
Part of Speech
noun/adjective form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
21
αὐτοῦ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
autos
Morphology
pronoun, nominative masculine singular
Gloss
he, himself
Part of Speech
pronoun
Definition
Third-person personal/intensive pronoun.
Occurrences
26672
εἶπεν
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
eipen
Morphology
verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd singular
Gloss
he/she/it said
Part of Speech
verb
Definition
To say or speak.
Occurrences
5490
ἀνάστηθι
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
anastethi
Morphology
verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd singular
Gloss
arise, stand up
Part of Speech
verb
Definition
To rise, stand up, arise, or raise.
Occurrences
216
Βαλὰκ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
Balak
Morphology
proper noun, indeclinable
Gloss
Balak
Part of Speech
proper noun
Definition
Balak, biblical royal personal name.
Occurrences
53
καὶ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
καί
Transliteration
kai
Morphology
coordinating conjunction
Gloss
and, also, even
Part of Speech
conjunction
Definition
Coordinating conjunction.
Strong's
G2532
Occurrences
56730
ἄκουε
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
akoue
Morphology
verb, present active imperative, 2nd singular
Gloss
hear, listen
Part of Speech
verb
Definition
To hear, listen, or obey.
Occurrences
438
ἐνώτισαι
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium
Confidence note
Broad rule-aligned LXX morphology pattern. This is a generated morphology/part-of-speech layer intended for progress and searchability, not a hand-reviewed scholarly parse.
Transliteration
enotisai
Morphology
Greek -σαι form; likely aorist infinitive or middle/passive verb form depending on context
Gloss
to ...
Part of Speech
infinitive/verb form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
9
μάρτυς
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium
Confidence note
Broad rule-aligned LXX morphology pattern. This is a generated morphology/part-of-speech layer intended for progress and searchability, not a hand-reviewed scholarly parse.
Transliteration
martys
Morphology
nominative masculine/feminine singular or accusative plural pattern depending on context
Gloss
...
Part of Speech
noun/adjective form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
35
υἱὸς
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
huios
Morphology
noun, masculine nominative singular
Gloss
son
Part of Speech
noun
Definition
Son, descendant, or member of a group.
Occurrences
4805
Σεπφώρ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
low
Confidence note
Rare-form generated LXX morphology pattern. This improves coverage and searchability, but should be treated as low-confidence until reviewed against the verse context.
Transliteration
sepphor
Morphology
proper noun, likely indeclinable or context-dependent inflected form
Gloss
Σεπφώρ
Part of Speech
proper noun
Definition
Generated proper-name alignment. Exact identity should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
2
Targum Onkelos Torah Aramaic · Targum Onkelos · Public Domain

Coverage: Torah

Ancient Aramaic Torah translation tradition. Use as a Targum witness, not as the Hebrew original text.

וּנְטַל מַתְלֵיהּ וַאֲמַר קוּם בָּלָק וּשְׁמַע אָצִית לְמֵימְרִי בַּר צִפֹּר

10 word entries
וּנְטַל
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
נטל
Transliteration
wntl
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
31
מַתְלֵיהּ
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
mtlyh
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with stripped prefix/suffix
Occurrences
7
וַאֲמַר
Confidence
medium aramaic rule-aligned
Note
Matched Spirit Nation Aramaic rule lexicon. Verify before labeling as hand-reviewed scholarship.
Lemma
אמר
Transliteration
w'mr
Morphology
prefixed conjunction ו + verbal root אמר, speech/action form
Gloss
and said, spoke
Occurrences
1144
קוּם
Confidence
medium aramaic rule-aligned
Note
Matched Spirit Nation Aramaic rule lexicon. Verify before labeling as hand-reviewed scholarship.
Lemma
קום
Transliteration
qwm
Morphology
verbal root קום
Gloss
arise, stand
Occurrences
13
בָּלָק
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
בלק
Transliteration
blq
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
40
וּשְׁמַע
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
שמע
Transliteration
wshm'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
47
אָצִית
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
'tsyt
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
4
לְמֵימְרִי
Confidence
medium aramaic rule-aligned
Note
Matched Spirit Nation Aramaic rule lexicon. Verify before labeling as hand-reviewed scholarship.
Lemma
אמר
Transliteration
lmymry
Morphology
speech root/form
Gloss
to say, saying
Occurrences
1144
בַּר
Confidence
medium aramaic rule-aligned
Note
Matched Spirit Nation Aramaic rule lexicon. Verify before labeling as hand-reviewed scholarship.
Lemma
בר
Transliteration
br
Morphology
noun masculine singular
Gloss
son
Occurrences
1211
צִפֹּר
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
צפר
Transliteration
tspr
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
20
Syriac Peshitta Old Testament Syriac · Syriac Peshitta · MIT License

Coverage: Old Testament and selected Apocrypha

Ancient Syriac translation tradition. Text coverage is imported; word-level morphology is marked pending until a dedicated Syriac morphology source is attached.

ܘܐܪܝܡ ܒܡܬܠܗ ܘܐܡܪ. ܩܘܡ ܒܠܩ ܘܫܡܥ. ܘܨܘܬ ܠܣܗܕܘܬܝ ܒܪ ܨܦܘܪ.

10 word entries
ܘܐܪܝܡ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
w'rym
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review; prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
39
ܒܡܬܠܗ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
bmtlh
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review; possible prefixed preposition b-
Occurrences
7
ܘܐܡܪ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
w'mr
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review; prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
1697
ܩܘܡ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Lemma
ܩܘܡ
Transliteration
qwm
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
Occurrences
43
ܒܠܩ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Lemma
ܒܠܩ
Transliteration
blq
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review; possible prefixed preposition b-
Occurrences
27
ܘܫܡܥ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
wshm'
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review; prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
102
ܘܨܘܬ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
wswt
Morphology
possible feminine singular, construct, or verbal ending; prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
9
ܠܣܗܕܘܬܝ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
lshdwty
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review; possible prefixed preposition l-
Occurrences
1
ܒܪ
Confidence
medium preliminary Syriac rule/lexicon alignment
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac lexicon alignment. Useful for search and first-pass study; review before labeling as verified scholarship.
Lemma
ܒܪ
Transliteration
bar
Morphology
noun, masculine construct singular
Gloss
son
Occurrences
1284
ܨܦܘܪ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
spwr
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
Occurrences
5
Latin Vulgate Clementine Latin · Latin Vulgate · Public Domain text; CC BY-SA 4.0 morphology

Coverage: Bible and Apocrypha where imported

Latin textual tradition with GreLa-backed lemma/POS morphology for most tokens.

At ille, assumpta parabola sua, ait: [Sta, Balac, et ausculta; audi, fili Sephor:

13 word entries
at
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
at
Transliteration
at
Morphology
GreLa POS: coordinating conjunction
Occurrences
286
ille
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
ille
Transliteration
ille
Morphology
GreLa POS: pronoun
Occurrences
4947
adsumpta
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
assumo
Transliteration
adsumpta
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
173
parabola
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Transliteration
parabola
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
77
sua
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
suus
Transliteration
sua
Morphology
GreLa POS: pronoun
Occurrences
5783
ait
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
aio
Transliteration
ait
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
1222
sta
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
sto
Transliteration
sta
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
646
Balac
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
Balac
Transliteration
Balac
Morphology
GreLa POS: proper noun
Occurrences
30
et
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
et
Transliteration
et
Morphology
GreLa POS: coordinating conjunction
Gloss
and
Part of Speech
conjunction
Definition
and, also, even
Etymology
Basic Latin coordinating conjunction.
Occurrences
50526
ausculta
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Transliteration
ausculta
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
16
audi
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
audio
Transliteration
audi
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
1534
fili
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
filius
Transliteration
fili
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
5067
Sepphor
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
Sepphor
Transliteration
Sepphor
Morphology
GreLa POS: proper noun
Occurrences
6

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Judges 3:20

Then Ehud came in to him while he was seated by himself in his summer-house. And Ehud said, I have a word from God for you. And he got up from his seat.

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