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Numbers 22:15-22

15Then Balakבָּלָ֑קba.LakH1111sentשְׁלֹ֣חַshe.Lo.achH7971otherוַיֹּ֥סֶףvai.Yo.sefH3254princesע֖וֹד שָׂרִ֔יםod sa.RimH8269 H5750,more numerousרַבִּ֥יםra.BimH7227and more distinguishedוְנִכְבָּדִ֖יםve.nikh.ba.DimH3513than theמֵאֵֽלֶּה׃me.'E.lehH428first messengers.

16They cameוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935toאֶל־'el-H413Balaamבִּלְעָ֑םbil.'AmH1109and saidוַיֹּ֣אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559, “This is whatכֹּ֤הkohH3541Balakבָּלָ֣קba.LakH1111sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zipporצִפּ֔וֹרtzi.PorH6834saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559: ‘Pleaseנָ֥אna'H4994let nothingאַל־'al-H408hinderתִמָּנַ֖עti.ma.Na'H4513you from comingמֵהֲלֹ֥ךְme.ha.LokhH1980to meאֵלָֽי׃'e.LaiH413,

17forכִּֽי־ki-H3588I will honor youכַבֵּ֤דkha.BedH3513richlyאֲכַבֶּדְךָ֙ מְאֹ֔ד'a.kha.bed.Kha me.'OdH3966 H3513and doאֶֽעֱשֶׂ֑ה'e.'e.SehH6213whateverוְכֹ֛לve.KholH3605אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834you sayתֹּאמַ֥ר אֵלַ֖יto.Mar 'e.LaiH559 H413.So pleaseנָּא֙na'H4994comeוּלְכָה־u.le.khah-H1980and put a curseקָֽבָה־ka.vah-H6895אֵ֖ת'etH853on thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088people for meהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971!’”

18But Balaamבִּלְעָ֗ם וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙bil.'Am vai.Yo.merH1109 H559repliedוַיַּ֣עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030toאֶל־'el-H413the servantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650of Balakבָלָ֔קva.LakH1111, “Ifאִם־'im-H518Balakבָלָ֛קva.LakH1111were to giveיִתֶּן־yi.ten-H5414mehis houseבֵית֖וֹvei.ToH1004fullמְלֹ֥אme.Lo'H4393of silverכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701and goldוְזָהָ֑בve.za.HavH2091,I couldאוּכַ֗ל'u.KhalH3201notלֹ֣אlo'H3808doלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213anything smallקְטַנָּ֖הke.ta.NahH6996orא֥וֹ'oH176greatגְדוֹלָֽה׃ge.do.LahH1419to go beyondלַעֲבֹר֙la.'a.VorH5674אֶת־'et-H853the commandפִּי֙piH6310of the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068my Godאֱלֹהָ֔י'e.lo.HaiH430.

19So nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258,pleaseנָ֥אna'H4994stayשְׁב֨וּshe.VuH3427hereבָזֶ֛הva.ZehH2088overnightהַלָּ֑יְלָהha.La.ye.lahH3915as the others didגַּם־ אַתֶּ֖םgam- 'a.TemH1571 H859,that I may find outוְאֵ֣דְעָ֔הve.'E.de.'AhH3045whatמַה־mah-H4100elseיֹּסֵ֥ףyo.SefH3254the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068has to tell meדַּבֵּ֥ר עִמִּֽי׃da.Ber 'i.MiH1696 H5973.”

20That nightלַיְלָה֒lay.LahH3915Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים׀'E.lo.HimH430cameוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935toאֶל־'el-H413Balaamבִּלְעָם֮bil.'AmH1109and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Sinceאִם־'im-H518these menהָאֲנָשִׁ֔יםha.'a.na.ShimH582have comeבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935to summonלִקְרֹ֤אlik.Ro'H7121you,get upק֖וּםkumH6965and goלֵ֣ךְlekhH1980with themאִתָּ֑ם'i.TamH854,but you must onlyוְאַ֗ךְve.'AkhH389אֶת־'et-H853הַדָּבָ֛רha.da.VarH1697doתַעֲשֶֽׂה׃ta.'a.SehH6213whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I tell youאֲדַבֵּ֥ר אֵלֶ֖יךָ'a.da.Ber 'e.Lei.khaH1696 H413אֹת֥וֹ'o.ToH853.”

21So in the morningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242Balaamבִּלְעָם֙bil.'AmH1109got upוַיָּ֤קָםvai.Ya.komH6965,saddledוַֽיַּחֲבֹ֖שׁvai.ya.cha.VoshH2280אֶת־'et-H853his donkeyאֲתֹנ֑וֹ'a.to.NoH860,and wentוַיֵּ֖לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980withעִם־'im-H5973the princesשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269of Moabמוֹאָֽב׃mo.'AvH4124.

22Then God’sאֱלֹהִים֮'E.lo.HimH430angerאַ֣ף'afH639was kindledוַיִּֽחַר־vai.yi.char-H2734becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588Balaamהוּא֒hu'H1931was going alongהוֹלֵ֣ךְho.LekhH1980,and the angelמַלְאַ֧ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068stoodוַיִּתְיַצֵּ֞בvai.yit.ya.TzevH3320in the roadבַּדֶּ֖רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870to opposeלְשָׂטָ֣ןle.sa.TanH7854him.Balaamוְהוּא֙ve.Hu'H1931was ridingרֹכֵ֣ב עַל־ro.Khev 'al-H7392 H5921his donkeyאֲתֹנ֔וֹ'a.to.NoH860,and his twoוּשְׁנֵ֥יu.she.NeiH8147servantsנְעָרָ֖יוne.'a.RavH5288were with himעִמּֽוֹ׃i.MoH5973.

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