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Numbers 24

1AndwhenBalaamבִּלְעָ֗םbil.'AmH1109sawH7200thatitpleasedJehovahtoblessלְבָרֵ֣ךְle.va.RekhH1288Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,hewentH1980not,asattheothertimesH6471,tomeetwithenchantments,buthesetוַיָּ֥שֶׁתvai.Ya.shetH7896hisfaceפָּנָֽיו׃pa.NavH6440towardthewildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֖רha.mid.BarH4057.

2AndBalaamבִלְעָ֜םvil.'AmH1109liftedוַיִּשָּׂ֨אvai.yi.Sa'H5375uphiseyesעֵינָ֗יו'ei.NavH5869,andhesawH7200Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478dwellingשֹׁכֵ֖ןsho.KhenH7931accordingtotheirtribesH7626;andtheSpiritר֥וּחַRu.achH7307ofGodאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430cameuponhim.

3AndhetookH5375uphisparableH4912,andsaidH559,Balaamבִּלְעָם֙bil.'AmH1109thesonבְּנ֣וֹbe.NoH1121ofBeorבְעֹ֔רve.'OrH1160saith,Andthemanהַגֶּ֖בֶרha.Ge.verH1397whoseeyeהָעָֽיִן׃ha.'A.yinH5869wasclosed saith;

4Hesaith,whoheareththewordsאִמְרֵי־'im.rei-H561ofGodאֵ֑ל'ElH410,Whoseeththevisionמַחֲזֵ֤הma.cha.ZehH4236oftheAlmightyשַׁדַּי֙sha.DaiH7706,FallingH5307downנֹפֵ֖לno.FelH5307,andhavinghiseyesעֵינָֽיִם׃'ei.Na.yimH5869open:

5Howמַה־mah-H4100goodlyarethytentsאֹהָלֶ֖יךָ'o.ha.Lei.khaH168,OJacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290, Thy tabernacles,OIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478!

6AsvalleysaretheyspreadH5186forth,Asgardensכְּגַנֹּ֖תke.ga.NotH1593bytheriver-side,Aslign-aloeswhichJehovahhathplantedנָטַ֣עna.Ta'H5193,Ascedar-treesbesidethewatersמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325.

7Waterמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325shallflowיִֽזַּל־yi.zal-H5140fromhisbuckets,AndhisseedH2233shallbeinmanyרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227watersבְּמַ֣יִםbe.Ma.yimH4325,Andhiskingמַלְכּ֔וֹmal.KoH4428shallbehigherוְיָרֹ֤םve.ya.RomH7311thanAgagמֵֽאֲגַג֙me.'a.GagH90,Andhiskingdomמַלְכֻתֽוֹ׃mal.khu.ToH4438shallbeexaltedH7311.

8Godאֵ֚ל'elH410bringethhimforthH3318outofEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714;Hehathasitwerethestrengthofthewild-ox:HeshalleatH398upthenationsגּוֹיִ֣םgo.YimH1471hisadversaries,AndshallbreaktheirbonesH6106inpieces,Andsmitethemthroughwithhisarrowsוְחִצָּ֥יוve.chi.TzavH2671.

9Hecouched,helayH7901downשָׁכַ֧בsha.KhavH7901asalionכַּאֲרִ֛יka.'a.RiH738,AndasalionessH3833;whoshallrousehimup?BlessedH1288beeveryonethatblesseth thee,AndcursedH779beeveryonethatcurseth thee.

10AndBalak’sangerאַ֤ף'afH639waskindledagainstBalaamבִּלְעָ֔םbil.'AmH1109,andhesmotehishandsכַּפָּ֑יוka.PavH3709together;andBalakH1111saidH559untoBalaamבִּלְעָ֗םbil.'AmH1109,IcalledH7121theetocurseלָקֹ֤בla.KoH6895mineenemiesאֹֽיְבַי֙'o.ye.VaiH341,and,behold, thou hast altogetherblessedH1288themthesethreeשָׁלֹ֥שׁsha.LoshH7969timesH6471.

11Thereforeוְעַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH6258nowH6258fleeבְּרַח־be.rach-H1272thoutothyplaceמְקוֹמֶ֑ךָme.ko.Me.chaH4725:Ithoughttopromote thee unto greathonorכַּבֵּ֣דka.BedH3513;but,lo,Jehovahhathkepttheebackfromhonorאֲכַבֶּדְךָ֔'a.kha.bed.KhaH3513.

12AndBalaamבִּלְעָ֖םbil.'AmH1109saidH559untoBalakבָּלָ֑קba.LakH1111, SpakeInotalsoגַּ֧םgamH1571tothymessengersמַלְאָכֶ֛יךָmal.'a.Khei.khaH4397thatthou sentest untome,sayingH559,

13IfBalakבָלָ֜קva.LakH1111wouldgiveיִתֶּן־yi.ten-H5414mehishouseבֵיתוֹ֮vei.ToH1004fullofsilverכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701andgoldוְזָהָב֒ve.za.HavH2091,IcannotgobeyondthewordofJehovah,todoeithergoodטוֹבָ֛הto.VahH2896orbadרָעָ֖הra.'AhH7451ofmine ownmind;whatJehovahspeaketh,thatwillIspeakH1696?

14Andnowוְעַתָּ֕הve.'a.TahH6258,behold,Igoהוֹלֵ֖ךְho.LekhH1980untomypeopleלְעַמִּ֑יle.'a.MiH5971:comeלְכָה֙le.KhahH1980,andIwilladvertise theewhatthispeopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971shalldotothypeopleלְעַמְּךָ֖le.'a.me.KhaH5971inthelatterH319daysהַיָּמִֽים׃hai.ya.MimH3117.

15AndhetookH5375uphisparableH4912,andsaidH559,Balaamבִּלְעָם֙bil.'AmH1109thesonבְּנ֣וֹbe.NoH1121ofBeorבְעֹ֔רve.'OrH1160saith,Andthemanהַגֶּ֖בֶרha.Ge.verH1397whoseeyeהָעָֽיִן׃ha.'A.yinH5869wasclosed saith;

16Hesaith,whoheareththewordsאִמְרֵי־'im.rei-H561ofGodאֵ֔ל'ElH410,Andknoweththeknowledgeדַּ֣עַתDa.'atH1847oftheMost High,Whoseeththevisionמַחֲזֵ֤הma.cha.ZehH4236oftheAlmightyשַׁדַּי֙sha.DaiH7706,FallingH5307downנֹפֵ֖לno.FelH5307,andhavinghiseyesעֵינָֽיִם׃'ei.Na.yimH5869open:

17Iseeאֶרְאֶ֙נּוּ֙'er.'E.nuH7200him,butnotnowעַתָּ֔ה'a.TahH6258;Ibeholdhim,butnotnigh:Thereshallcomeforthastarכּוֹכָ֜בko.KhavH3556outofJacobמִֽיַּעֲקֹ֗בmi.ya.'a.KoH3290,AndasceptreshallriseH6965outofIsraelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֔לmi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,Andshallsmitethroughthecornersפַּאֲתֵ֣יpa.'a.TeiH6285ofMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124,AndbreakdownallthesonsH1121oftumult.

18AndEdomאֱד֜וֹם'e.DomH123shallbeוְהָיָ֨הve.ha.YahH1961apossession,Seirשֵׂעִ֖ירse.'IrH8165alsoshallbeוְהָיָ֧הve.ha.YahH1961apossession,whowereH1961hisenemiesאֹיְבָ֑יו'o.ye.VavH341;WhileIsraelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478doethvaliantly.

19AndoutofJacobמִֽיַּעֲקֹ֑בmi.ya.'a.KoH3290shallone havedominion,Andshalldestroyוְהֶֽאֱבִ֥ידve.he.'e.VidH6theremnantfromthecityמֵעִֽיר׃me.'IrH5892.

20AndhelookedH7200onAmalekעֲמָלֵ֔ק'a.ma.LekH6002,andtookH5375uphisparableH4912,andsaidH559,Amalekעֲמָלֵ֔ק'a.ma.LekH6002wasthefirstרֵאשִׁ֤יתre.ShitH7225ofthenationsגּוֹיִם֙go.YimH1471;ButhislatterH319endוְאַחֲרִית֖וֹve.'a.cha.ri.ToH319shallcometodestructionאֹבֵֽד׃'o.VedH8.

21AndhelookedH7200ontheKeniteהַקֵּינִ֔יha.kei.NiH7017,andtookH5375uphisparableH4912,andsaidH559, Strongisthy dwelling-place,Andthynestקִנֶּֽךָ׃ki.Ne.chaH7064issetוְשִׂ֥יםve.SimH7760intherockבַּסֶּ֖לַעba.Se.la'H5553.

22NeverthelessKainshallbeH1961wasted,UntilAsshurאַשּׁ֥וּר'a.ShurH804shallcarry theeawaycaptiveתִּשְׁבֶּֽךָּ׃tish.Be.kaH7617.

23AndhetookH5375uphisparableH4912,andsaidH559,Alas,whoshallliveיִחְיֶ֖הyich.YehH2421whenGodאֵֽל׃'ElH410doeth this?

24Butshipsוְצִים֙ve.TzimH6716shallcomefromthecoastofKittimכִּתִּ֔יםki.TimH3794,Andtheyshallafflictוְעִנּ֥וּve.'i.NuH6031Asshurאַשּׁ֖וּר'a.ShurH804,andshallafflictוְעִנּוּ־ve.'i.nu-H6031Eberעֵ֑בֶר'E.verH5677;Andhealsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571shallcometodestructionאֹבֵֽד׃'o.VedH8.

25AndBalaamבִּלְעָ֔םbil.'AmH1109roseH6965up,andwentH1980andreturnedוַיָּ֣שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725tohisplaceלִמְקֹמ֑וֹlim.ko.MoH4725;andBalakבָּלָ֖קba.LakH1111alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571wentH1980hiswayלְדַרְכּֽוֹ׃ פle.dar.KoH1870.

Commentaries on Numbers 24

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