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Numbers 22:15-22

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.

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