Berean Standard Bible

Numbers 23:25-28

25Now Balakבָּלָק֙ba.LakH1111saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Balaamבִּלְעָ֔םbil.'AmH1109, “Thenגַּם־gam-H1571neitherלֹ֣אlo'H3808curse themקֹ֖בkoH6895at allתִקֳּבֶ֑נּוּ גַּם־ti.ko.Ve.nu gam-H6895 H1571norלֹ֥אlo'H3808bless themבָּרֵ֖ךְba.RekhH1288at allתְבָרֲכֶֽנּוּ׃te.va.ra.Khe.nuH1288!”

26But Balaamבִּלְעָ֔ם וַיֹּ֖אמֶר אֶל־bil.'Am vai.Yo.mer 'el-H1109 H559 H413repliedוַיַּ֣עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030בָּלָ֑קba.LakH1111, “Did I notהֲלֹ֗אha.Lo'H3808tell you thatדִּבַּ֤רְתִּי אֵלֶ֙יךָ֙ לֵאמֹ֔רdi.Bar.ti 'e.Lei.kha le.MorH1696 H413 H559whateverכֹּ֛לkolH3605אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068אֹת֥וֹ'o.ToH853saysיְדַבֵּ֥רye.da.BerH1696,I must doאֶֽעֱשֶֽׂה׃'E.'e.SehH6213?”

27“Pleaseנָּא֙na'H4994comeלְכָה־le.khah-H1980,”saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Balakבָּלָק֙ba.LakH1111אֶל־'el-H413בִּלְעָ֔םbil.'AmH1109, “I will takeאֶקָּ֣חֲךָ֔'e.Ka.cha.khaH3947you toאֶל־'el-H413anotherאַחֵ֑ר'a.CherH312placeמָק֖וֹםma.KomH4725.Perhapsאוּלַ֤י'u.LaiH194it will pleaseיִישַׁר֙ בְּעֵינֵ֣יyi.Shar be.'ei.NeiH3474 H5869Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430that you curse themוְקַבֹּ֥תוֹve.ka.Bo.tovH6895for mefrom thereמִשָּֽׁם׃mi.ShamH8033.”

28And Balakבָּלָ֖קba.LakH1111אֶת־'et-H853tookוַיִּקַּ֥חvai.yi.KachH3947Balaamבִּלְעָ֑םbil.'AmH1109to the topרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of Peorהַפְּע֔וֹרha.pe.'orH6465,which overlooksהַנִּשְׁקָ֖ף עַל־ פְּנֵ֥יha.nish.Kaf 'al- pe.NeiH8259 H5921 H6440the wastelandהַיְשִׁימֹֽן׃hay.shi.MonH3452.

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