Numbers 24:13:1Num.24.13.W1TAB
אִם־יִתֶּן־לִ֨י
imyitenli
“If he should give me”
- Transliteration
- im-yi-TEN-li
- Extended
- im-yit-TEN-LEE
- IPA
- /ʔim.jitˈten.liː/
Meaning by language
- English
- If he should give me
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
im-yi-TEN-li
- phraseyour reading level
im-yi-TEN-li ba-LAK
- clause
im-yi-TEN-li ba-LAK me-LO bei-TO KE-sef ve-za-HAV LO u-KHAL la-a-VOR et-PI Ye-ho-VAH la-a-SOT to-VA O ra-A mi-li-BI
- sentence
im-yi-TEN-li ba-LAK me-LO bei-TO KE-sef ve-za-HAV LO u-KHAL la-a-VOR et-PI Ye-ho-VAH la-a-SOT to-VA O ra-A mi-li-BI a-SHER-ye-da-BER Ye-ho-VAH o-TO a-da-BER
Exegesis
The verse opens with the conditional particle im {אִם | ʾim} introducing a hypothetical, followed by yitten {יִתֶּן | yiṯ-ṯen} in the Qal imperfect to express a potential action.
In context — Numbers 24:13
Even if Balak gave me the full contents of his house, silver and gold, I am not able to go beyond the mouth of the LORD to do good or evil from my own heart; what the LORD says, that I will speak.
About this coordinate
Numbers 24:13:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Numbers 24:13, so the Hebrew word אִם־יִתֶּן־לִ֨י (imyitenli) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Num.24.13.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.24.13.W1.S1) and character.