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Numbers 24:4-16

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:

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