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Numbers 22:8-14

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.’”

12But Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Balaamבִּלְעָ֔םbil.'AmH1109, “Do notלֹ֥אlo'H3808goתֵלֵ֖ךְte.LekhH1980with themעִמָּהֶ֑ם'i.ma.HemH5973.You are notלֹ֤אlo'H3808to curseתָאֹר֙ta.'OrH779אֶת־'et-H853this peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,forכִּ֥יkiH3588theyהֽוּא׃Hu'H1931are blessedבָר֖וּךְva.RukhH1288.”

13So Balaamבִּלְעָם֙bil.'AmH1109got upוַיָּ֤קָםvai.Ya.komH6965the next morningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Balak’sבָלָ֔קva.LakH1111princesשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269, “Go backלְכ֖וּle.KhuH1980toאֶֽל־'el-H413your homelandאַרְצְכֶ֑ם'ar.tze.KhemH776,becauseכִּ֚יkiH3588the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068has refusedמֵאֵ֣ןme.'EnH3985to let meלְתִתִּ֖יle.ti.TiH5414goלַהֲלֹ֥ךְla.ha.LokhH1980with youעִמָּכֶֽם׃'i.ma.KhemH5973.”

14And the princesשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124aroseוַיָּק֙וּמוּ֙vai.ya.Ku.muH6965,returnedוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935toאֶל־'el-H413Balakבָּלָ֑קba.LakH1111,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, “Balaamבִּלְעָ֖םbil.'AmH1109refusedמֵאֵ֥ןme.'EnH3985to comeהֲלֹ֥ךְha.LokhH1980with usעִמָּֽנוּ׃'i.Ma.nuH5973.”

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