Num 22:11 | NETfull | STEP | “Look, a nation has come out of Egypt, and it covers the face of the earth. Come now and put a curse on them for me; perhaps I will be able to defeat them and drive them out.”

Numbers 22:11

11 “Look, a nation has come out ^{▼▼ In this passage the text differs slightly; here it is “the nation that comes out,” using the article on the noun, and the active participle in the attributive adjective usage.} of Egypt, and it covers the face of the earth. Come now and put a curse on them for me; perhaps I will be able to defeat them ^{▼▼ Here the infinitive construct is used to express the object or complement of the verb “to be able” (it answers the question of what he will be able to do).} and drive them out.” ^{▼▼ The verb is the Piel perfect with vav (ו) consecutive. It either carries the force of an imperfect tense, or it may be subordinated to the preceding verbs.}