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Numbers 22:36-40

36When Balakבָּלָ֖קba.LakH1111heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֥עvai.yish.Ma'H8085thatכִּ֣יkiH3588Balaamבִלְעָ֑םvil.'AmH1109was comingבָ֣אva'H935,he went outוַיֵּצֵ֨אvai.ye.Tze'H3318to meet himלִקְרָאת֜וֹlik.ra.ToH7122atאֶל־'el-H413the Moabiteמוֹאָ֗בmo.'AvH4124אֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834cityעִ֣יר'irH5892onעַל־'al-H5921the Arnonאַרְנֹ֔ן'ar.NonH769אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834borderגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366,at the edgeבִּקְצֵ֥הbik.TzehH7097of his territoryהַגְּבֽוּל׃ha.ge.VulH1366.

37Andבָּלָ֜קba.LakH1111hesaidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Balaamבִּלְעָ֗םbil.'AmH1109, “Did I notהֲלֹא֩ha.Lo'H3808send you an urgent summonsאֵלֶ֙יךָ֙ לִקְרֹא־'e.Lei.kha lik.ro'-H7971 H413 H7121?Whyלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100did you not comeלֹא־ הָלַ֖כְתָּlo'- ha.Lakh.taH3808 H1980to meאֵלָ֑י'e.LaiH413?Am I reallyהַֽאֻמְנָ֔םha.'um.NamH552notלֹ֥אlo'H3808ableאוּכַ֖ל'u.KhalH3201to reward you richlyכַּבְּדֶֽךָ׃ka.be.De.khaH3513?”

38“Seeהִֽנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009,I have comeבָ֙אתִי֙va.tiH935to youאֶל־'el-H413,”Balaamבִּלְעָ֜םbil.'AmH1109repliedוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559אֵלֶ֔יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413בָּלָ֗קba.LakH1111עַתָּ֕ה'a.TahH6258הֲיָכ֥וֹלha.ya.KholH3201, “but canאוּכַ֖ל'u.KhalH3201I sayדַּבֵּ֣רda.BerH1696just anythingמְא֑וּמָהme.'U.mahH3972?I must speakאֲדַבֵּֽר׃'a.da.BerH1696only the wordהַדָּבָ֗רha.da.VarH1697thatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430putsיָשִׂ֧יםya.SimH7760in my mouthבְּפִ֖יbe.FiH6310אֹת֥וֹ'o.ToH853.”

39So Balaamבִּלְעָ֖םbil.'AmH1109accompaniedוַיֵּ֥לֶךְ עִם־vai.Ye.lekh 'im-H1980 H5973Balakבָּלָ֑קba.LakH1111,and they cameוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to Kiriath-huzothH7155.

40Balakבָּלָ֖קba.LakH1111sacrificedוַיִּזְבַּ֥חvai.yiz.BachH2076cattleבָּקָ֣רba.KarH1241and sheepוָצֹ֑אןva.TzonH6629,and he gaveוַיְשַׁלַּ֣חvay.sha.LachH7971portionsto Balaamלְבִלְעָ֔םle.vil.'AmH1109and the princesוְלַשָּׂרִ֖יםve.la.sa.RimH8269whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834were with himאִתּֽוֹ׃'i.ToH854.

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