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Numbers 24:14-24

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.

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