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Numbers 23:7-18

7AndhetookH5375uphisparableH4912,andsaidH559,FromAramאֲ֠רָם'A.romH758hathBalakבָלָ֤קva.LakH1111broughtme,Thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofMoabמוֹאָב֙mo.'AvH4124fromthemountainsמֵֽהַרְרֵי־me.ha.rei-H2042oftheEastקֶ֔דֶםKe.demH6924: Come,curseאָֽרָה־'a.rah-H779meJacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290,Andcome, defyIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

8HowH4100shallIcurseH6895,whomGodאֵ֑ל'ElH410hathnotcursedH6895?AndhowH4100shallIdefy,whomJehovahhathnotdefied?

9Forfromthetopמֵרֹ֤אשׁme.RoshH7218oftherocksצֻרִים֙tzu.RimH6697Iseeאֶרְאֶ֔נּוּ'er.'E.nuH7200him,Andfromthehillsוּמִגְּבָע֖וֹתu.mi.ge.va.'otH1389Ibeholdhim:Lo,itisapeopleעָם֙'amH5971thatdwellethaloneלְבָדָ֣דle.va.DadH910,Andshallnotbereckonedיִתְחַשָּֽׁב׃yit.cha.ShavH2803amongthenationsוּבַגּוֹיִ֖םu.va.go.YimH1471.

10Whocancountמָנָה֙ma.NahH4487thedustעֲפַ֣ר'a.FarH6083ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290,Ornumberוּמִסְפָּ֖רu.mis.ParH4557thefourthרֹ֣בַעRoa'H7255partH319ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478?Letmedieתָּמֹ֤תta.MotH4191thedeathH4191oftherighteous,Andletmylastendאַחֲרִיתִ֖י'a.cha.ri.TiH319beוּתְהִ֥יu.te.HiH1961likehis!

11AndBalakבָּלָק֙ba.LakH1111saidH559untoBalaamבִּלְעָ֔םbil.'AmH1109,Whathast thoudoneuntome?ItookH3947theetocurseלָקֹ֤בla.KoH6895mineenemiesאֹיְבַי֙'o.ye.VaiH341,and,behold, thou hastblessedH1288themaltogether.

12AndheansweredandsaidH559,MustInottakeאֶשְׁמֹ֖ר'esh.MorH8104heedH8104tospeakלְדַבֵּֽר׃le.da.BerH1696thatwhichJehovahputtethinmymouthבְּפִ֔יbe.FiH6310?

13AndBalakבָּלָ֗קba.LakH1111saidH559untohim, Come,Ipray thee,withmeuntoanotherplaceמָק֤וֹםma.KomH4725,fromwhence thou mayestseeתִּרְאֶ֣נּוּtir.'E.nuH7200them; thou shaltseeתִרְאֶ֔הtir.'EhH7200buttheutmost partofthem,andshaltnotseeתִרְאֶ֑הtir.'EhH7200themall:andcurseוְקָבְנוֹ־ve.ka.ve.nov-H6895methemfromthence.

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:

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