1 And Balaam בִּלְעָם֙ bil.'Am H1109 said H559 unto Balak בָּלָ֔ק ba.Lak H1111 , Build בְּנֵה־ be.neh- H1129 me here H2088 seven שִׁבְעָ֣ה shiv.'Ah H7651 altars מִזְבְּחֹ֑ת miz.be.Chot H4196 , and prepare וְהָכֵ֥ן ve.ha.Khen H3559 me here H2088 seven שִׁבְעָ֥ה shiv.'Ah H7651 bullocks and seven וְשִׁבְעָ֥ה ve.shiv.'Ah H7651 rams אֵילִֽים׃ 'ei.Lim H352 . 2 And Balak בָּלָ֔ק ba.Lak H1111 did as Balaam בִּלְעָ֑ם bil.'Am H1109 had spoken דִּבֶּ֣ר di.Ber H1696 ; and Balak בָּלָ֧ק ba.Lak H1111 and Balaam וּבִלְעָ֛ם u.vil.'Am H1109 offered וַיַּ֨עַל vai.Ya.'al H5927 on every altar בַּמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ ba.miz.Be.ach H4196 a bullock and a ram וָאַ֖יִל va.'A.yil H352 . 3 And Balaam בִּלְעָ֜ם bil.'Am H1109 said H559 unto Balak לְבָלָ֗ק le.va.Lak H1111 , Stand הִתְיַצֵּב֮ hit.ya.Tzev H3320 by thy burnt-offering, and I will go: peradventure Jehovah will come to meet me ; and whatsoever he showeth me I will tell וְהִגַּ֣דְתִּי ve.hi.Gad.ti H5046 thee. And he went to a bare שֶֽׁפִי׃ She.fi H8205 height. 4 And God אֱלֹהִ֖ים 'E.lo.Him H430 met H7136 Balaam בִּלְעָ֑ם bil.'Am H1109 : and he said H559 unto him , I have prepared the seven שִׁבְעַ֤ת shiv.'At H7651 altars הַֽמִּזְבְּחֹת֙ ha.miz.be.Chot H4196 , and I have offered וָאַ֛עַל va.'A.'al H5927 up a bullock and a ram וָאַ֖יִל va.'A.yil H352 on every altar בַּמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ ba.miz.Be.ach H4196 . 5 And Jehovah put וַיָּ֧שֶׂם vai.Ya.sem H7760 a word דָּבָ֖ר da.Var H1697 in Balaam’s mouth בְּפִ֣י be.Fi H6310 , and said H559 , Return שׁ֥וּב shuv H7725 unto Balak בָּלָ֖ק ba.Lak H1111 , and thus וְכֹ֥ה ve.Khoh H3541 thou shalt speak תְדַבֵּֽר׃ te.da.Ber H1696 . 6 And he returned וַיָּ֣שָׁב vai.Ya.shov H7725 unto him , and , lo , he was standing נִצָּ֖ב ni.Tzav H5324 by his burnt-offering, he , and all the princes H8269 of Moab מוֹאָֽב׃ mo.'Av H4124 . 7 And he took H5375 up his parable H4912 , and said H559 , From Aram אֲ֠רָם 'A.rom H758 hath Balak בָלָ֤ק va.Lak H1111 brought me , The king מֶֽלֶךְ־ Me.lekh- H4428 of Moab מוֹאָב֙ mo.'Av H4124 from the mountains מֵֽהַרְרֵי־ me.ha.rei- H2042 of the East קֶ֔דֶם Ke.dem H6924 : Come, curse אָֽרָה־ 'a.rah- H779 me Jacob יַעֲקֹ֔ב ya.'a.Ko H3290 , And come, defy Israel יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ Yis.ra.'El H3478 . 9 For from the top מֵרֹ֤אשׁ me.Rosh H7218 of the rocks צֻרִים֙ tzu.Rim H6697 I see אֶרְאֶ֔נּוּ 'er.'E.nu H7200 him , And from the hills וּמִגְּבָע֖וֹת u.mi.ge.va.'ot H1389 I behold him : Lo , it is a people עָם֙ 'am H5971 that dwelleth alone לְבָדָ֣ד le.va.Dad H910 , And shall not be reckoned יִתְחַשָּֽׁב׃ yit.cha.Shav H2803 among the nations וּבַגּוֹיִ֖ם u.va.go.Yim H1471 . 10 Who can count מָנָה֙ ma.Nah H4487 the dust עֲפַ֣ר 'a.Far H6083 of Jacob יַעֲקֹ֔ב ya.'a.Ko H3290 , Or number וּמִסְפָּ֖ר u.mis.Par H4557 the fourth רֹ֣בַע Roa' H7255 part H319 of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל Yis.ra.'El H3478 ? Let me die תָּמֹ֤ת ta.Mot H4191 the death H4191 of the righteous, And let my last end אַחֲרִיתִ֖י 'a.cha.ri.Ti H319 be וּתְהִ֥י u.te.Hi H1961 like his ! 11 And Balak בָּלָק֙ ba.Lak H1111 said H559 unto Balaam בִּלְעָ֔ם bil.'Am H1109 , What hast thou done unto me ? I took H3947 thee to curse לָקֹ֤ב la.Ko H6895 mine enemies אֹיְבַי֙ 'o.ye.Vai H341 , and , behold , thou hast blessed H1288 them altogether. 12 And he answered and said H559 , Must I not take אֶשְׁמֹ֖ר 'esh.Mor H8104 heed H8104 to speak לְדַבֵּֽר׃ le.da.Ber H1696 that which Jehovah putteth in my mouth בְּפִ֔י be.Fi H6310 ? 13 And Balak בָּלָ֗ק ba.Lak H1111 said H559 unto him , Come, I pray thee, with me unto another place מָק֤וֹם ma.Kom H4725 , from whence thou mayest see תִּרְאֶ֣נּוּ tir.'E.nu H7200 them ; thou shalt see תִרְאֶ֔ה tir.'Eh H7200 but the utmost part of them , and shalt not see תִרְאֶ֑ה tir.'Eh H7200 them all : and curse וְקָבְנוֹ־ ve.ka.ve.nov- H6895 me them from thence. 14 And he took H3947 him into the field שְׂדֵ֣ה se.Deh H7704 of Zophim , to the top רֹ֖אשׁ rosh H7218 of Pisgah הַפִּסְגָּ֑ה ha.pis.Gah H6449 , and built H1129 seven שִׁבְעָ֣ה shiv.'Ah H7651 altars מִזְבְּחֹ֔ת miz.be.Chot H4196 , and offered וַיַּ֛עַל vai.Ya.'al H5927 up a bullock and a ram וָאַ֖יִל va.'A.yil H352 on every altar בַּמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ ba.miz.Be.ach H4196 . 15 And he said H559 unto Balak בָּלָ֔ק ba.Lak H1111 , Stand הִתְיַצֵּ֥ב hit.ya.Tzev H3320 here by thy burnt-offering, while I meet אִקָּ֥רֶה 'i.Ka.reh H7136 Jehovah yonder. 16 And Jehovah met H7136 Balaam בִּלְעָ֔ם bil.'Am H1109 , and put וַיָּ֥שֶׂם vai.Ya.sem H7760 a word דָּבָ֖ר da.Var H1697 in his mouth בְּפִ֑יו be.Fiv H6310 , and said H559 , Return שׁ֥וּב shuv H7725 unto Balak בָּלָ֖ק ba.Lak H1111 , and thus וְכֹ֥ה ve.Khoh H3541 shalt thou speak תְדַבֵּֽר׃ te.da.Ber H1696 . 17 And he came H935 to him , and , lo , he was standing נִצָּב֙ ni.Tzav H5324 by his burnt-offering, and the princes H8269 of Moab מוֹאָ֖ב mo.'Av H4124 with him . And Balak בָּלָ֔ק ba.Lak H1111 said H559 unto him , What hath Jehovah spoken דִּבֶּ֖ר di.Ber H1696 ? 19 God אֵל֙ 'el H410 is not a man H376 , that he should lie וִֽיכַזֵּ֔ב vi.kha.Zev H3576 , Neither the son וּבֶן־ u.ven- H1121 of man H376 , that he should repent H5162 : Hath he said H559 , and will he not do it ? Or hath he spoken H1696 , and will he not make H6213 it good ? 20 Behold , I have received H3947 commandment to bless H1288 : And he hath blessed H1288 , and I cannot reverse it . 21 He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob בְּיַעֲקֹ֔ב be.ya.'a.Ko H3290 ; Neither hath he seen H7200 perverseness in Israel בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל be.Yis.ra.'El H3478 : Jehovah his God אֱלֹהָיו֙ 'e.lo.Hav H430 is with him , And the shout וּתְרוּעַ֥ת u.te.ru.'At H8643 of a king מֶ֖לֶךְ Me.lekh H4428 is among them . 22 God אֵ֖ל 'el H410 bringeth them forth H3318 out of Egypt מִמִּצְרָ֑יִם mi.mitz.Ra.yim H4714 ; He hath as it were the strength of the wild-ox. 23 Surely there is no enchantment with Jacob בְּיַעֲקֹ֔ב be.ya.'a.Ko H3290 ; Neither is there any divination קֶ֖סֶם Ke.sem H7081 with Israel בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל be.Yis.ra.'El H3478 : Now shall it be said H559 of Jacob לְיַעֲקֹב֙ le.ya.'a.Ko H3290 and of Israel וּלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל u.le.Yis.ra.'El H3478 , What hath God אֵֽל׃ 'El H410 wrought ! 24 Behold , the people עָם֙ 'am H5971 riseth up as a lioness H3833 , And as a lion וְכַאֲרִ֖י ve.kha.'a.Ri H738 doth he lift H5375 himself up : He shall not lie יִשְׁכַּב֙ yish.Kav H7901 down until he eat H398 of the prey טֶ֔רֶף Te.ref H2964 , And drink יִשְׁתֶּֽה׃ yish.Teh H8354 the blood וְדַם־ ve.dam- H1818 of the slain חֲלָלִ֖ים cha.la.Lim H2491 . 26 But Balaam בִּלְעָ֔ם bil.'Am H1109 answered and said H559 unto Balak בָּלָ֑ק ba.Lak H1111 , Told not I thee, saying H559 , All that Jehovah speaketh, that I must do ? 27 And Balak בָּלָק֙ ba.Lak H1111 said H559 unto Balaam בִּלְעָ֔ם bil.'Am H1109 , Come now , I will take אֶקָּ֣חֲךָ֔ 'e.Ka.cha.kha H3947 thee unto another place מָק֖וֹם ma.Kom H4725 ; peradventure it will please נָּא֙ na' H4994 God הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים ha.'E.lo.Him H430 that thou mayest curse וְקַבֹּ֥תוֹ ve.ka.Bo.tov H6895 me them from thence. 28 And Balak בָּלָ֖ק ba.Lak H1111 took H3947 Balaam בִּלְעָ֑ם bil.'Am H1109 unto the top רֹ֣אשׁ rosh H7218 of Peor הַפְּע֔וֹר ha.pe.'or H6465 , that looketh down הַנִּשְׁקָ֖ף ha.nish.Kaf H8259 upon the desert . 29 And Balaam בִּלְעָם֙ bil.'Am H1109 said H559 unto Balak בָּלָ֔ק ba.Lak H1111 , Build בְּנֵה־ be.neh- H1129 me here H2088 seven שִׁבְעָ֣ה shiv.'Ah H7651 altars מִזְבְּחֹ֑ת miz.be.Chot H4196 , and prepare וְהָכֵ֥ן ve.ha.Khen H3559 me here H2088 seven שִׁבְעָ֥ה shiv.'Ah H7651 bullocks and seven וְשִׁבְעָ֥ה ve.shiv.'Ah H7651 rams אֵילִֽים׃ 'ei.Lim H352 . 30 And Balak בָּלָ֔ק ba.Lak H1111 did as Balaam בִּלְעָ֑ם bil.'Am H1109 had said H559 , and offered וַיַּ֛עַל vai.Ya.'al H5927 up a bullock and a ram וָאַ֖יִל va.'A.yil H352 on every altar בַּמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ ba.miz.Be.ach H4196 . ← Numbers 22 Numbers 24 → Commentaries on Numbers 23 American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain
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