Numbers 22:7

וַיֵּ֨לְכ֜וּ זִקְנֵ֤י מֹואָב֙ וְזִקְנֵ֣י מִדְיָ֔ן וּקְסָמִ֖ים בְּיָדָ֑ם וַיָּבֹ֨אוּ֙ אֶל־בִּלְעָ֔ם וַיְדַבְּר֥וּ אֵלָ֖יו דִּבְרֵ֥י בָלָֽק׃

And the elders of Mo’av and the elders of Midyan went, with divination in their hand, and they came to Bilʿam and spoke to him the words of Balaq.

Morphology

1. וַיֵּ֨לְכ֜וּ (vayelchu) – Root: הלך (halakh); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural with vav-consecutive; Translation: “And they went”; Notes: Refers to the elders of Mo’av and Midyan traveling.
2. זִקְנֵ֤י (ziknei) – Root: זקן (zaken); Form: Noun, masculine plural construct; Translation: “the elders of”; Notes: Indicates leaders or wise men.
3. מֹואָב֙ (Mo’av) – Root: מואב (Mo’av); Form: Proper noun, masculine singular; Translation: “Mo’av”; Notes: Refers to the nation of Mo’av.
4. וְזִקְנֵ֣י (veziknei) – Root: זקן (zaken); Form: Conjunction with noun, masculine plural construct; Translation: “and the elders of”; Notes: Refers to the leaders of Midyan.
5. מִדְיָ֔ן (Midyan) – Root: מדין (Midyan); Form: Proper noun, masculine singular; Translation: “Midyan”; Notes: Refers to the Midianite nation.
6. וּקְסָמִ֖ים (ukesamim) – Root: קסם (kasam); Form: Noun, masculine plural; Translation: “divination”; Notes: Refers to magical or predictive practices.
7. בְּיָדָ֑ם (beyadam) – Root: יד (yad); Form: Noun, feminine singular with preposition and 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “in their hand”; Notes: Indicates possession of the divination tools.
8. וַיָּבֹ֨אוּ֙ (vayavo’u) – Root: בוא (bo); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural with vav-consecutive; Translation: “and they came”; Notes: Refers to their arrival at Bilʿam’s location.
9. אֶל־בִּלְעָ֔ם (el-Bilʿam) – Root: בלע (balaʿ); Form: Preposition with proper noun; Translation: “to Bilʿam”; Notes: Refers to the prophet Bilʿam.
10. וַיְדַבְּר֥וּ (vayedabru) – Root: דבר (davar); Form: Piel imperfect 3rd person masculine plural with vav-consecutive; Translation: “and they spoke”; Notes: Refers to the elders communicating their message.
11. אֵלָ֖יו (elav) – Root: אל (el); Form: Preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “to him”; Notes: Refers to Bilʿam.
12. דִּבְרֵ֥י (divrei) – Root: דבר (davar); Form: Noun, masculine plural construct; Translation: “the words of”; Notes: Refers to Balak’s message.
13. בָלָֽק׃ (Balak) – Root: בלק (Balak); Form: Proper noun, masculine singular; Translation: “Balak”; Notes: Refers to the king of Mo’av.