Numbers 23:29

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר בִּלְעָם֙ אֶל־בָּלָ֔ק בְּנֵה־לִ֥י בָזֶ֖ה שִׁבְעָ֣ה מִזְבְּחֹ֑ת וְהָכֵ֥ן לִי֙ בָּזֶ֔ה שִׁבְעָ֥ה פָרִ֖ים וְשִׁבְעָ֥ה אֵילִֽים׃

And Bilʿam said to Balaq, “Build for me here seven altars, and prepare for me here seven bulls and seven rams.”

Morphology

1. וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (vayyoʾmer) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with vav-consecutive; Translation: “And he said”; Notes: Standard narrative form.
2. בִּלְעָם֙ (Bilʿam) – Root: בלעם (Bilʿam); Form: Proper noun, masculine singular; Translation: “Bilʿam”; Notes: Refers to the prophet Bilʿam.
3. אֶל־בָּלָ֔ק (ʾel-Balaq) – Root: בלק (Balaq); Form: Preposition with proper noun, masculine singular; Translation: “to Balaq”; Notes: Indicates the recipient of Bilʿam’s speech.
4. בְּנֵה־לִ֥י (beneh-li) – Root: בנה (banah); Form: Imperative masculine singular with pronominal suffix 1st person singular; Translation: “Build for me”; Notes: A command given by Bilʿam.
5. בָזֶ֖ה (ba-zeh) – Root: זה (zeh); Form: Preposition with demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular; Translation: “here”; Notes: Specifies the location.
6. שִׁבְעָ֣ה (shivʿah) – Root: שבע (shevaʿ); Form: Cardinal number, masculine; Translation: “seven”; Notes: Refers to the number of altars.
7. מִזְבְּחֹ֑ת (mizbeḥot) – Root: זבח (zavakh); Form: Noun, masculine plural; Translation: “altars”; Notes: The structures Bilʿam asked Balaq to build.
8. וְהָכֵ֥ן (ve-hakhen) – Root: כון (kun); Form: Hifil imperative masculine singular; Translation: “and prepare”; Notes: A directive to arrange the offerings.
9. שִׁבְעָ֥ה (shivʿah) – Root: שבע (shevaʿ); Form: Cardinal number, masculine; Translation: “seven”; Notes: Refers to the bulls and rams.
10. פָרִ֖ים (parim) – Root: פר (par); Form: Noun, masculine plural; Translation: “bulls”; Notes: Sacrificial animals.
11. וְשִׁבְעָ֥ה (ve-shivʿah) – Root: שבע (shevaʿ); Form: Cardinal number, masculine; Translation: “seven”; Notes: Number of rams requested.
12. אֵילִֽים (ʾelim) – Root: איל (ʾayil); Form: Noun, masculine plural; Translation: “rams”; Notes: Additional sacrificial animals.