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Numbers 22:32-34

32The angelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068asked himוַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֵלָיו֙vai.Yo.mer 'e.LavH559 H413, “Whyעַל־ מָ֗ה'al- MahH5921 H4100have you beatenהִכִּ֙יתָ֙hi.Ki.taH5221אֶת־'et-H853your donkeyאֲתֹ֣נְךָ֔'a.To.ne.khaH860theseזֶ֖הzehH2088threeשָׁל֣וֹשׁsha.Lo.oshH7969timesרְגָלִ֑יםre.ga.LimH7272?Beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009,Iאָנֹכִי֙'a.no.KhiH595have come outיָצָ֣אתִיya.Tza.tiH3318to oppose youלְשָׂטָ֔ןle.sa.TanH7854,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588your wayהַדֶּ֖רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870is perverseיָרַ֥טya.RatH3399before meלְנֶגְדִּֽי׃le.neg.DiH5048.

33The donkeyהָֽאָת֔וֹןha.'a.TonH860saw meוַתִּרְאַ֙נִי֙va.tir.'A.niH7200and turned awayוַתֵּ֣טva.TetH5186from meלְפָנַ֔יle.fa.NaiH6440theseזֶ֖הzehH2088threeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969timesרְגָלִ֑יםre.ga.LimH7272.If she had notאוּלַי֙'u.LaiH194turned awayנָטְתָ֣הna.te.TahH5186מִפָּנַ֔יmi.pa.NaiH6440,then by nowעַתָּ֛ה גַּם־'a.Tah gam-H6258 H1571I would surely have killedכִּ֥י הָרַ֖גְתִּיki ha.Rag.tiH3588 H2026youאֹתְכָ֥ה'o.te.KhahH853and let herוְאוֹתָ֥הּve.'o.TahH853liveהֶחֱיֵֽיתִי׃he.che.Yei.tiH2421.”

34“I have sinnedחָטָ֔אתִיcha.Ta.tiH2398,”Balaamבִּלְעָ֜םbil.'AmH1109saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413the angelמַלְאַ֤ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, “forכִּ֚יkiH3588I did notלֹ֣אlo'H3808realizeיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045thatכִּ֥יkiH3588youאַתָּ֛ה'a.TahH859were standingנִצָּ֥בni.TzavH5324in the roadבַּדָּ֑רֶךְba.Da.rekhH1870to confront meלִקְרָאתִ֖יlik.ra.TiH7122.And nowוְעַתָּ֛הve.'a.TahH6258,ifאִם־'im-H518this is displeasingרַ֥עra'H7489in your sightבְּעֵינֶ֖יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,I will go backאָשׁ֥וּבָה'a.Shu.vahH7725home.”

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