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Numbers 23:14-24

14AndhetookH3947himintothefieldשְׂדֵ֣הse.DehH7704ofZophim,tothetopרֹ֖אשׁroshH7218ofPisgahהַפִּסְגָּ֑הha.pis.GahH6449,andbuiltH1129sevenשִׁבְעָ֣הshiv.'AhH7651altarsמִזְבְּחֹ֔תmiz.be.ChotH4196,andofferedוַיַּ֛עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927upabullockandaramוָאַ֖יִלva.'A.yilH352oneveryaltarבַּמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ba.miz.Be.achH4196.

15AndhesaidH559untoBalakבָּלָ֔קba.LakH1111,Standהִתְיַצֵּ֥בhit.ya.TzevH3320herebythy burnt-offering,whileImeetאִקָּ֥רֶה'i.Ka.rehH7136Jehovah yonder.

16AndJehovahmetH7136Balaamבִּלְעָ֔םbil.'AmH1109,andputוַיָּ֥שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760awordדָּבָ֖רda.VarH1697inhismouthבְּפִ֑יוbe.FivH6310,andsaidH559,Returnשׁ֥וּבshuvH7725untoBalakבָּלָ֖קba.LakH1111,andthusוְכֹ֥הve.KhohH3541shalt thouspeakתְדַבֵּֽר׃te.da.BerH1696.

17AndhecameH935tohim,and,lo,hewasstandingנִצָּב֙ni.TzavH5324byhisburnt-offering,andtheprincesH8269ofMoabמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124withhim.AndBalakבָּלָ֔קba.LakH1111saidH559untohim,WhathathJehovahspokenדִּבֶּ֖רdi.BerH1696?

18AndhetookH5375uphisparableH4912,andsaidH559,RiseH6965up,Balakבָּלָק֙ba.LakH1111,andhearוּֽשֲׁמָ֔עu.sha.Ma'H8085; Hearken untome, thousonבְּנ֥וֹbe.NoH1121ofZipporצִפֹּֽר׃tzi.PorH6834:

19Godאֵל֙'elH410isnotamanH376,thatheshouldlieוִֽיכַזֵּ֔בvi.kha.ZevH3576,Neitherthesonוּבֶן־u.ven-H1121ofmanH376,thatheshouldrepentH5162: HathhesaidH559,andwillhenotdoit?OrhathhespokenH1696,andwillhenotmakeH6213itgood?

20Behold,IhavereceivedH3947commandmenttoblessH1288:AndhehathblessedH1288,andIcannotreverseit.

21HehathnotbeheldiniquityinJacobבְּיַעֲקֹ֔בbe.ya.'a.KoH3290;NeitherhathheseenH7200perversenessinIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478:JehovahhisGodאֱלֹהָיו֙'e.lo.HavH430iswithhim,Andtheshoutוּתְרוּעַ֥תu.te.ru.'AtH8643ofakingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428isamongthem.

22Godאֵ֖ל'elH410bringeththemforthH3318outofEgyptמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714;Hehathasitwerethestrengthofthewild-ox.

23SurelythereisnoenchantmentwithJacobבְּיַעֲקֹ֔בbe.ya.'a.KoH3290;Neitheristhereanydivinationקֶ֖סֶםKe.semH7081withIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478:NowshallitbesaidH559ofJacobלְיַעֲקֹב֙le.ya.'a.KoH3290andofIsraelוּלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לu.le.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,WhathathGodאֵֽל׃'ElH410wrought!

24Behold,thepeopleעָם֙'amH5971risethupasalionessH3833,Andasalionוְכַאֲרִ֖יve.kha.'a.RiH738dothheliftH5375himselfup:Heshallnotlieיִשְׁכַּב֙yish.KavH7901downuntilheeatH398ofthepreyטֶ֔רֶףTe.refH2964,Anddrinkיִשְׁתֶּֽה׃yish.TehH8354thebloodוְדַם־ve.dam-H1818oftheslainחֲלָלִ֖יםcha.la.LimH2491.

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