Numbers 22:11
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
‘Behold, a people has come out of Egypt, and they cover the face of the land. Now come and put a curse on them for me. Perhaps I may be able to fight against them and drive them away.’ ”

Young's Literal Translation
Lo, the people that is coming out from Egypt and covereth the eye of the land,—now come, pierce it for me; it may be I am able to fight against it, and have cast it out;’

King James Bible
Behold, [there is] a people come out of Egypt, which covereth the face of the earth: come now, curse me them; peradventure I shall be able to overcome them, and drive them out.

Hebrew
‘Behold,
הִנֵּ֤ה (hin·nêh)
Interjection
Strong's 2009: Lo! behold!

a people
הָעָם֙ (hā·‘ām)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

has come out
הַיֹּצֵ֣א (hay·yō·ṣê)
Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim

of Egypt,
מִמִּצְרַ֔יִם (mim·miṣ·ra·yim)
Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 4714: Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa

and they cover
וַיְכַ֖ס (way·ḵas)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3680: To plump, fill up hollows, to cover

the face
עֵ֣ין (‘ên)
Noun - common singular construct
Strong's 5869: An eye, a fountain

of the land.
הָאָ֑רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 776: Earth, land

Now
עַתָּ֗ה (‘at·tāh)
Adverb
Strong's 6258: At this time

come
לְכָ֤ה (lə·ḵāh)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk

and put a curse
קָֽבָה־ (qā·ḇāh-)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's 6895: To scoop out, to malign, execrate

on them
אֹת֔וֹ (’ō·ṯōw)
Direct object marker | third person masculine singular
Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case

for me.
לִּי֙ (lî)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew

Perhaps I may
אוּלַ֥י (’ū·lay)
Adverb
Strong's 194: Perhaps

be able
אוּכַ֛ל (’ū·ḵal)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 3201: To be able, have power

to fight
לְהִלָּ֥חֶם (lə·hil·lā·ḥem)
Preposition-l | Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 3898: To feed on, to consume, to battle

against them
בּ֖וֹ (bōw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew

and drive them away.’”
וְגֵרַשְׁתִּֽיו׃ (wə·ḡê·raš·tîw)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | third person masculine singular
Strong's 1644: To drive out from a, possession, to expatriate, divorce

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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