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Numbers 22:6-11

6So pleaseנָּ֨אna'H4994comeלְכָה־le.khah-H1980nowוְעַתָּה֩ve.'a.TahH6258and put a curseאָֽרָה־'a.rah-H779אֶת־'et-H853on thisהַזֶּ֗הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588theyהוּא֙hu'H1931are too mightyעָצ֥וּם'a.TzumH6099for meמִמֶּ֔נִּיmi.Me.niH4480.Perhaps I mayאוּלַ֤י'u.LaiH194be ableאוּכַל֙'u.KhalH3201to defeatנַכֶּה־na.keh-H5221themand drive them outוַאֲגָרְשֶׁ֖נּוּva.'a.ga.re.She.nuH1644ofמִן־min-H4480the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776;forכִּ֣יkiH3588I knowיָדַ֗עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045אֵ֤ת'etH853that thoseאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834you blessתְּבָרֵךְ֙te.va.reKhH1288are blessedמְבֹרָ֔ךְme.vo.RakhH1288,and thoseוַאֲשֶׁ֥רva.'a.SherH834you curseתָּאֹ֖רta.'OrH779are cursedיוּאָֽר׃yu.'ArH779.”

7The eldersזִקְנֵ֤יzik.NeiH2205of Moabמוֹאָב֙ וְזִקְנֵ֣יmo.'Av ve.zik.NeiH4124 H2205and Midianמִדְיָ֔ןmid.YanH4080departedוַיֵּ֨לְכ֜וּvai.Ye.le.KhuH1980with the fees for divinationוּקְסָמִ֖יםu.ke.sa.MimH7081in handבְּיָדָ֑םbe.ya.DamH3027.They cameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935toאֶל־'el-H413Balaamבִּלְעָ֔םbil.'AmH1109and relayedוַיְדַבְּר֥וּvay.da.be.RuH1696to himאֵלָ֖יו'e.LavH413the wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of Balakבָלָֽק׃va.LakH1111.

8“Spendלִ֤ינוּLi.nuH3885the nightהַלַּ֔יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915hereפֹה֙fohH6311,” Balaamrepliedוַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֲלֵיהֶ֗םvai.Yo.mer 'a.lei.HemH559 H413, “and I will giveוַהֲשִׁבֹתִ֤יva.ha.shi.vo.TiH7725אֶתְכֶם֙'et.KhemH853you the answerדָּבָ֔רda.VarH1697thatכַּאֲשֶׁ֛רka.'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068speaksיְדַבֵּ֥רye.da.BerH1696to meאֵלָ֑י'e.LaiH413.”So the princesשָׂרֵֽי־sa.rei-H8269of Moabמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124stayedוַיֵּשְׁב֥וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427withעִם־'im-H5973Balaamבִּלְעָֽם׃bil.'AmH1109.

9Then Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430cameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935toאֶל־'el-H413Balaamבִּלְעָ֑םbil.'AmH1109and askedוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whoמִ֛יmiH4310are theseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428menהָאֲנָשִׁ֥יםha.'a.na.ShimH582with youעִמָּֽךְ׃'i.MakhH5973?”

10And Balaamבִּלְעָ֖םbil.'AmH1109saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, “Balakבָּלָ֧קba.LakH1111sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zipporצִפֹּ֛רtzi.PorH6834,kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Moabמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124,sent meשָׁלַ֥חsha.LachH7971this messageאֵלָֽי׃'e.LaiH413:

11‘Beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009,a peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971has come outהַיֹּצֵ֣אhai.yo.Tze'H3318of Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,and they coverוַיְכַ֖סvay.KhasH3680אֶת־'et-H853the faceעֵ֣ין'einH5869of the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776.Nowעַתָּ֗ה'a.TahH6258comeלְכָ֤הle.KhahH1980and put a curseקָֽבָה־ka.vah-H6895on themאֹת֔וֹ'o.ToH853for me.Perhaps I mayאוּלַ֥י'u.LaiH194be ableאוּכַ֛ל'u.KhalH3201to fightלְהִלָּ֥חֶםle.hi.La.chemH3898against themand drive them awayוְגֵרַשְׁתִּֽיו׃ve.ge.rash.TivH1644.’”

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