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Numbers 23:18-21

18Then Balaam lifted upוַיִּשָּׂ֥אvai.yi.Sa'H5375an oracleמְשָׁל֖וֹme.sha.LoH4912,sayingוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559: “Ariseק֤וּםkumH6965,O Balakבָּלָק֙ba.LakH1111,and listenוּֽשֲׁמָ֔עu.sha.Ma'H8085;giveהַאֲזִ֥ינָהha.'a.Zi.nahH238ear to meעָדַ֖י'a.DaiH5704,O sonבְּנ֥וֹbe.NoH1121of Zipporצִפֹּֽר׃tzi.PorH6834.

19Godאֵל֙'elH410is notלֹ֣אlo'H3808a manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376,that He should lieוִֽיכַזֵּ֔בvi.kha.ZevH3576,or a sonוּבֶן־u.ven-H1121of manאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120,that He should change His mindוְיִתְנֶחָ֑םve.yit.ne.ChamH5162.Does Heהַה֤וּאha.Hu'H1931speakאָמַר֙'a.MarH559and notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808actיַעֲשֶׂ֔הya.'a.SehH6213?Does He promiseוְדִבֶּ֖רve.di.BerH1696and notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808fulfillיְקִימֶֽנָּה׃ye.ki.Me.nahH6965?

20I have indeedהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009receivedלָקָ֑חְתִּיla.Ka.che.tiH3947a command to blessבָרֵ֖ךְva.RekhH1288;He has blessedוּבֵרֵ֖ךְu.ve.RekhH1288,and I cannotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808change itאֲשִׁיבֶֽנָּה׃'a.shi.Ve.nahH7725.

21He considersהִבִּ֥יטhi.BitH5027noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808disasterאָ֙וֶן֙'a.venH205for Jacobבְּיַעֲקֹ֔בbe.ya.'a.KoH3290;He seesרָאָ֥הra.'AhH7200noוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808troubleעָמָ֖ל'a.MalH5999for Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.The LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068their Godאֱלֹהָיו֙'e.lo.HavH430is with themעִמּ֔וֹi.MoH5973,and the shoutוּתְרוּעַ֥תu.te.ru.'AtH8643of the Kingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428is among them.

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