Berean Standard Bible

Numbers 22:33-35

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.”

35But the angelמַלְאַ֨ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559toאֶל־'el-H413Balaamבִּלְעָ֗םbil.'AmH1109, “Goלֵ֚ךְlekhH1980withעִם־'im-H5973the menהָ֣אֲנָשִׁ֔יםha.'a.na.ShimH582,but you are to speakאֲדַבֵּ֥ר אֵלֶ֖יךָ'a.da.Ber 'e.Lei.khaH1696 H413אֶת־'et-H853onlyוְאֶ֗פֶסve.'E.fesH657אֹת֣וֹ'o.ToH853הַדָּבָ֛רha.da.VarH1697whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I tell youתְדַבֵּ֑רte.da.BerH1696.”So Balaamבִּלְעָ֖םbil.'AmH1109wentוַיֵּ֥לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980withעִם־'im-H5973the princesשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269of Balakבָלָֽק׃va.LakH1111.

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