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Numbers 22

1AndthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478journeyed,andencampedוַֽיַּחֲנוּ֙vai.ya.cha.NuH2583intheplainsבְּעַֽרְב֣וֹתbe.'ar.VotH6160ofMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124beyondtheJordanלְיַרְדֵּ֥ןle.yar.DenH3383atJerichoיְרֵחֽוֹ׃ סye.re.ChoH3405.

2AndBalakבָּלָ֖קba.LakH1111thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZipporצִפּ֑וֹרtzi.PorH6834sawH7200allthatIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478haddonetotheAmoritesH567.

3AndMoabמוֹאָ֜בmo.'AvH4124wassoreafraidוַיָּ֨גָרvai.Ya.gorH1481ofthepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971,becausetheyweremanyH7227:andMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124wasdistressedbecauseofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

4AndMoabמוֹאָ֜בmo.'AvH4124saidH559untotheeldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205ofMidianמִדְיָ֗ןmid.YanH4080,Nowעַתָּ֞ה'a.TahH6258willthismultitudelickH3897upallthatisroundH5439aboutus,astheoxהַשּׁ֔וֹרha.ShorH7794lickethupthegrassofthefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֑הha.sa.DehH7704.AndBalakוּבָלָ֧קu.va.LakH1111thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZipporצִפּ֛וֹרtzi.PorH6834waskingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofMoabלְמוֹאָ֖בle.mo.'AvH4124atthattimeבָּעֵ֥תba.'EtH6256.

5AndhesentH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֜יםmal.'a.KhimH4397untoBalaamבִּלְעָ֣םbil.'AmH1109thesonH1121ofBeorבְּע֗וֹרbe.'orH1160,toPethor,whichisbytheRiverהַנָּהָ֛רha.na.HarH5104,tothelandH776ofthechildrenofhispeopleעַמּ֖וֹa.MoH5971,tocallH7121him,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Behold,thereisapeopleעַ֣ם'amH5971comeיָצָ֤אya.Tza'H3318outfromEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֙יִם֙mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714:behold,theycoverכִסָּה֙khi.SahH3680thefaceoftheearthH776,andtheyabideoveragainstme.

6ComenowH6258thereforeוְעַתָּה֩ve.'a.TahH6258,Ipraythee,curseH779methispeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971;fortheyaretoomightyעָצ֥וּם'a.TzumH6099forme: peradventureIshallprevailH3201,thatwemaysmitethem,andthatImaydriveוַאֲגָרְשֶׁ֖נּוּva.'a.ga.re.She.nuH1644themoutofthelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776;forIknowיָדַ֗עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045thathewhomthou blessestisblessedH1288,andhewhomthou cursestiscursedH779.

7Andtheeldersזִקְנֵ֤יzik.NeiH2205ofMoabמוֹאָב֙mo.'AvH4124andtheeldersוְזִקְנֵ֣יve.zik.NeiH2205ofMidianמִדְיָ֔ןmid.YanH4080departedwiththerewardsofdivinationוּקְסָמִ֖יםu.ke.sa.MimH7081intheirhandבְּיָדָ֑םbe.ya.DamH3027;andtheycameH935untoBalaamבִּלְעָ֔םbil.'AmH1109,andspake untohimthewordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697ofBalakבָלָֽק׃va.LakH1111.

8AndhesaidH559untothem, Lodgehereפֹה֙fohH6311thisnightהַלַּ֔יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915,andIwillbringוַהֲשִׁבֹתִ֤יva.ha.shi.vo.TiH7725youwordדָּבָ֔רda.VarH1697again,asJehovahshallspeakיְדַבֵּ֥רye.da.BerH1696untome:andtheprincesH8269ofMoabמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124abodewithBalaamבִּלְעָֽם׃bil.'AmH1109.

9AndGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430cameH935untoBalaamבִּלְעָ֑םbil.'AmH1109,andsaidH559,WhatmenH376arethesewiththee?

10AndBalaamבִּלְעָ֖םbil.'AmH1109saidH559untoGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,Balakבָּלָ֧קba.LakH1111thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZipporצִפֹּ֛רtzi.PorH6834,kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofMoabמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124, hathsentH7971untome,sayingH559,

11Behold,thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971thatiscomeהַיֹּצֵ֣אhai.yo.Tze'H3318outofEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,itcovereththefaceoftheearthH776:nowעַתָּ֗ה'a.TahH6258,comeH3318curseקָֽבָה־ka.vah-H6895methem; peradventureIshallbeableאוּכַ֛ל'u.KhalH3201tofightH3898againstthem,andshalldriveוְגֵרַשְׁתִּֽיו׃ve.ge.rash.TivH1644themout.

12AndGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430saidH559untoBalaamבִּלְעָ֔םbil.'AmH1109, Thou shaltnotgowiththem; thou shaltnotcurseתָאֹר֙ta.'OrH779thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971;fortheyareblessedH1288.

13AndBalaamבִּלְעָם֙bil.'AmH1109roseH6965upinthemorningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242,andsaidH559untotheprincesH8269ofBalakבָלָ֔קva.LakH1111,Getyouintoyourlandאַרְצְכֶ֑ם'ar.tze.KhemH776;forJehovahrefusethtogiveH5414meleavetogoH1980withyou.

14AndtheprincesH8269ofMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124roseH6965up,andtheywentH1980untoBalakבָּלָ֑קba.LakH1111,andsaidH559,Balaamבִּלְעָ֖םbil.'AmH1109refusethtocomeH935withus.

15AndBalakבָּלָ֑קba.LakH1111sentשְׁלֹ֣חַshe.Lo.achH7971yetH5750againע֖וֹדodH5750princesH8269,more,andmorehonorablethanthey.

16AndtheycameH935toBalaamבִּלְעָ֑םbil.'AmH1109,andsaidH559tohim,Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saithBalakבָּלָ֣קba.LakH1111thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZipporצִפּ֔וֹרtzi.PorH6834,Letnothing,Ipraythee,hindertheefromcomingH935untome:

17forIwillpromotethee untoveryH3966greathonorH3513,andwhatsoeverthou sayest untomeIwilldo:cometherefore,Ipraythee,curseקָֽבָה־ka.vah-H6895methispeopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971.

18AndBalaamבִּלְעָ֗םbil.'AmH1109answeredandsaidH559untotheservantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650ofBalakבָלָ֔קva.LakH1111,IfBalakבָלָ֛קva.LakH1111wouldgiveיִתֶּן־yi.ten-H5414mehishouseבֵית֖וֹvei.ToH1004fullofsilverכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701andgoldוְזָהָ֑בve.za.HavH2091,IcannotgobeyondthewordofJehovahmyGodאֱלֹהָ֔י'e.lo.HaiH430,todolessormore.

19Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258thereforeH6258,Iprayyou, tarry yealsoגַּם־gam-H1571hereH2088thisnightהַלָּ֑יְלָהha.La.ye.lahH3915,thatImayknowוְאֵ֣דְעָ֔הve.'E.de.'AhH3045whatJehovahwillspeakדַּבֵּ֥רda.BerH1696untomemore.

20AndGodאֱלֹהִ֥ים׀'E.lo.HimH430cameH935untoBalaamבִּלְעָם֮bil.'AmH1109atnightלַיְלָה֒lay.LahH3915,andsaidH559untohim,IfthemenH376arecomeH935tocallH7121thee,riseH6965up,goH935withthem;butonlyוְאַ֗ךְve.'AkhH389thewordהַדָּבָ֛רha.da.VarH1697whichIspeakאֲדַבֵּ֥ר'a.da.BerH1696unto thee,thatshalt thoudo.

21AndBalaamבִּלְעָם֙bil.'AmH1109roseH6965upinthemorningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242,andsaddledH2280hisass,andwentwiththeprincesH8269ofMoabמוֹאָֽב׃mo.'AvH4124.

22AndGod’sangerאַ֣ף'afH639waskindledbecausehewentH1980;andtheangelמַלְאַ֧ךְmal.'AkhH4397ofJehovahplacedhimselfinthewayH1870foranadversaryלְשָׂטָ֣ןle.sa.TanH7854againsthim.Nowhewasridingרֹכֵ֣בro.KhevH7392uponhisass,andhistwoוּשְׁנֵ֥יu.she.NeiH8147servantsנְעָרָ֖יוne.'a.RavH5288werewithhim.

23AndtheasssawH7200theangelמַלְאַ֨ךְmal.'AkhH4397ofJehovahstandingנִצָּ֣בni.TzavH5324inthewayH1870,withhisswordוְחַרְבּ֤וֹve.char.BoH2719drawnH8025inhishandבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027;andtheassturnedH5186asideוַתֵּ֤טva.TetH5186outofthewayH1870,andwentintothefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֑הba.sa.DehH7704:andBalaamבִּלְעָם֙bil.'AmH1109smotetheass,toturnלְהַטֹּתָ֖הּle.ha.to.TahH5186herintothewayH1870.

24Thentheangelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397ofJehovahstoodH5975inanarrowpathbetweenthevineyardsהַכְּרָמִ֑יםha.ke.ra.MimH3754,awallגָּדֵ֥רga.DerH1447beingonthisside,andawallוְגָדֵ֥רve.ga.DerH1447onthatside.

25AndtheasssawH7200theangelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397ofJehovah,andshethrustherself untothewallהַקִּ֔ירha.KirH7023,andcrushedBalaam’sfootרֶ֥גֶלRe.gelH7272againstthewallהַקִּ֑ירha.KirH7023:andhesmoteheragain.

26Andtheangelמַלְאַךְ־mal.'akh-H4397ofJehovahwentfurther,andstoodH5975inanarrowplaceבְּמָק֣וֹםbe.ma.KomH4725,whereאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834wasnowayדֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870toturnלִנְט֖וֹתlin.TotH5186eithertotherightיָמִ֥יןya.MinH3225handH3225ortotheleft.

27AndtheasssawH7200theangelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397ofJehovah,andshelayH7257downH5221underBalaamH1109:andBalaam’sangerאַ֣ף'afH639waskindled,andhesmotetheasswithhisstaffH4731.

28AndJehovahopenedוַיִּפְתַּ֥חvai.yif.TachH6605themouthפִּ֣יpiH6310oftheass,andshesaidH559untoBalaamלְבִלְעָם֙le.vil.'AmH1109,WhathaveIdoneunto thee,thatthou hastsmittenmethesethreeשָׁלֹ֥שׁsha.LoshH7969times?

29AndBalaamבִּלְעָם֙bil.'AmH1109saidH559untotheass,Becausethou hast mockedme:Iwouldtherewereaswordחֶ֙רֶב֙che.revH2719inmyhandבְּיָדִ֔יbe.ya.DiH3027,fornowעַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH6258Ihadkilledהֲרַגְתִּֽיךְ׃ha.rag.TikhH2026thee.

30AndtheasssaidH559untoBalaamבִּלְעָ֗םbil.'AmH1109,AmnotIthine ass,uponwhichthou hastriddenH7392allthylifelonguntothisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117?wasIeverwonttodosounto thee?andhesaidH559, Nay.

31ThenJehovahopenedtheeyesעֵינֵ֣י'ei.NeiH5869ofBalaamבִלְעָם֒vil.'AmH1109,andhesawH7200theangelמַלְאַ֤ךְmal.'AkhH4397ofJehovahstandingנִצָּ֣בni.TzavH5324inthewayH1870,withhisswordוְחַרְבּ֥וֹve.char.BoH2719drawnH8025inhishandבְּיָד֑וֹbe.ya.DoH3027;andhebowedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812hishead,andfellonhisfaceלְאַפָּֽיו׃le.'a.PavH639.

32Andtheangelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397ofJehovahsaidH559untohim, Wherefore hast thousmittenthine assthesethreeשָׁל֣וֹשׁsha.Lo.oshH7969times?behold,IamcomeH3318forthH3318foranadversaryלְשָׂטָ֔ןle.sa.TanH7854,becausethywayהַדֶּ֖רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870isperversebeforeme:

33andtheasssawH7200me,andturnedH5186asideוַתֵּ֣טva.TetH5186beforemethesethreeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969times:unlessshehadturnedH5186asideנָטְתָ֣הna.te.TahH5186fromme,surelynowעַתָּ֛ה'a.TahH6258IhadevenslainH2026thee,andsavedheraliveהֶחֱיֵֽיתִי׃he.che.Yei.tiH2421.

34AndBalaamבִּלְעָ֜םbil.'AmH1109saidH559untotheangelמַלְאַ֤ךְmal.'AkhH4397ofJehovah,IhavesinnedH2398;forIknewH3045notthatthou stoodestinthewayH1870againstme:nowH6258thereforeוְעַתָּ֛הve.'a.TahH6258,ifitdisplease thee,Iwillgetmebackאָשׁ֥וּבָה'a.Shu.vahH7725again.

35Andtheangelמַלְאַ֨ךְmal.'AkhH4397ofJehovahsaidH559untoBalaamבִּלְעָ֗םbil.'AmH1109, GowiththemenH376;butonlyוְאֶ֗פֶסve.'E.fesH657thewordהַדָּבָ֛רha.da.VarH1697thatIshallspeakאֲדַבֵּ֥ר'a.da.BerH1696unto thee,thatthou shaltspeakתְדַבֵּ֑רte.da.BerH1696.SoBalaamבִּלְעָ֖םbil.'AmH1109wentwiththeprincesH8269ofBalakבָלָֽק׃va.LakH1111.

36AndwhenBalakבָּלָ֖קba.LakH1111heardH8085thatBalaamבִלְעָ֑םvil.'AmH1109wascomeבָ֣אva'H935,hewentH3318outtomeethimuntotheCityעִ֣יר'irH5892ofMoabמוֹאָ֗בmo.'AvH4124,whichisontheborderH1366oftheArnonאַרְנֹ֔ן'ar.NonH769,whichisintheutmostpartoftheborderH1366.

37AndBalakבָּלָ֜קba.LakH1111saidH559untoBalaamבִּלְעָ֗םbil.'AmH1109,DidInotearnestlysendH7971unto theetocallH7121thee? wherefore camest thounotuntome?amInotableאוּכַ֖ל'u.KhalH3201indeedtopromote theetohonorכַּבְּדֶֽךָ׃ka.be.De.khaH3513?

38AndBalaamבִּלְעָ֜םbil.'AmH1109saidH559untoBalakבָּלָ֗קba.LakH1111,Lo,Iamcomeבָ֙אתִי֙va.tiH935unto thee:haveInowעַתָּ֕ה'a.TahH6258anypoweratalltospeakדַּבֵּ֣רda.BerH1696anythingH1697?thewordהַדָּבָ֗רha.da.VarH1697thatGodאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430puttethinmymouthבְּפִ֖יbe.FiH6310,thatshallIspeakאֲדַבֵּֽר׃'a.da.BerH1696.

39AndBalaamבִּלְעָ֖םbil.'AmH1109wentH935withBalakבָּלָ֑קba.LakH1111,andtheycameH935untoKiriath-huzoth.

40AndBalakבָּלָ֖קba.LakH1111sacrificedH2076oxenH1241andsheepוָצֹ֑אןva.TzonH6629,andsentH7971toBalaamלְבִלְעָ֔םle.vil.'AmH1109,andtotheprincesH8269thatwerewithhim.

41Anditcametopassinthemorningבַבֹּ֔קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242,thatBalakבָּלָק֙ba.LakH1111tookH3947Balaamבִּלְעָ֔םbil.'AmH1109,andbroughtH5927himupintothehigh placesofBaal;andhesawH7200fromthencetheutmost partofthepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

Commentaries on Numbers 22

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