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Numbers 22:7-21

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.

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