Numbers 22:41

וַיְהִ֣י בַבֹּ֔קֶר וַיִּקַּ֤ח בָּלָק֙ אֶת־בִּלְעָ֔ם וַֽיַּעֲלֵ֖הוּ בָּמֹ֣ות בָּ֑עַל וַיַּ֥רְא מִשָּׁ֖ם קְצֵ֥ה הָעָֽם׃

And it came to pass in the morning, Balaq took Bilʿam and brought him up to the high places of Baʿal, and from there he saw the edge of the people.

Morphology

1. וַיְהִ֣י (vayehi) – Root: היה (hayah); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with vav-consecutive; Translation: “And it came to pass”; Notes: Indicates the start of a new event.
2. בַבֹּ֔קֶר (baboker) – Root: בקר (boqer); Form: Noun, masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “in the morning”; Notes: Specifies the time of the event.
3. וַיִּקַּ֤ח (vayyiqakh) – Root: לקח (laqach); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with vav-consecutive; Translation: “and he took”; Notes: Refers to Balak taking Bilʿam.
4. בָּלָק֙ (Balak) – Root: בלק (Balak); Form: Proper noun, masculine singular; Translation: “Balak”; Notes: The subject of the verb.
5. אֶת־בִּלְעָ֔ם (et-Bilʿam) – Root: בלע (balaʿ); Form: Direct object marker with proper noun; Translation: “Bilʿam”; Notes: The prophet.
6. וַֽיַּעֲלֵ֖הוּ (vayyaʿalehu) – Root: עלה (ʿalah); Form: Hifil imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with vav-consecutive and 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “and he brought him up”; Notes: Indicates movement to a higher place.
7. בָּמֹ֣ות (bamot) – Root: במה (bamah); Form: Noun, feminine plural; Translation: “high places”; Notes: Refers to elevated worship sites.
8. בָּ֑עַל (Baʿal) – Root: בעל (baʿal); Form: Proper noun, masculine singular; Translation: “Baʿal”; Notes: Refers to a Canaanite deity.
9. וַיַּ֥רְא (vayyar) – Root: ראה (raʾah); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with vav-consecutive; Translation: “and he saw”; Notes: Refers to Bilʿam observing.
10. מִשָּׁ֖ם (misham) – Root: שם (sham); Form: Preposition with demonstrative; Translation: “from there”; Notes: Indicates the location of observation.
11. קְצֵ֥ה (qetseh) – Root: קצה (qatseh); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct; Translation: “the edge of”; Notes: Refers to the boundary or outskirts.
12. הָעָֽם׃ (haʿam) – Root: עם (ʿam); Form: Noun, masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “the people”; Notes: Refers to the Israelites.