Numbers 24:13:10Num.24.13.W10TAB
אֶת־פִּ֣י
etpi
“the word of”
- Transliteration
- et-PI
- Extended
- EET-PEE
- IPA
- /ˈʔeːt.piː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the word of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
et-PI
- phraseyour reading level
et-PI Ye-ho-VAH
- 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 phrase ʾet-pî YHWH {אֶת־פִּי יְהוָה | ʾet-pî YHWH} ‘the mouth of the LORD’ personifies divine command.
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 24:13:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Numbers 24:13, so the Hebrew word אֶת־פִּ֣י (etpi) 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.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.24.13.W10.S1) and character.