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Numbers 24:1-5

1And when Balaamבִּלְעָ֗םbil.'AmH1109sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200thatכִּ֣יkiH3588it pleasedט֞וֹב בְּעֵינֵ֤יTov be.'ei.NeiH2895 H5869the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068to blessלְבָרֵ֣ךְle.va.RekhH1288אֶת־'et-H853Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,he did notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808seekהָלַ֥ךְha.LakhH1980omensנְחָשִׁ֑יםne.cha.ShimH5173as on previous occasionsלִקְרַ֣אתlik.RatH6471 H7122,but he turnedוַיָּ֥שֶׁתvai.Ya.shetH7896his faceפָּנָֽיו׃pa.NavH6440towardאֶל־'el-H413the wildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֖רha.mid.BarH4057.

2When Balaamבִלְעָ֜םvil.'AmH1109אֶת־'et-H853looked upוַיִּשָּׂ֨א עֵינָ֗יוvai.yi.Sa' 'ei.NavH5375 H5869and sawוַיַּרְא֙vai.yaR'H7200אֶת־'et-H853Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478encampedשֹׁכֵ֖ןsho.KhenH7931tribe by tribeלִשְׁבָטָ֑יוlish.va.TavH7626,the Spiritר֥וּחַRu.achH7307of Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430cameוַתְּהִ֥יva.te.HiH1961upon himעָלָ֖יו'a.LavH5921,

3and he lifted upוַיִּשָּׂ֥אvai.yi.Sa'H5375an oracleמְשָׁל֖וֹme.sha.LoH4912,sayingוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559: “This isthe prophecyנְאֻ֤םne.'UmH5002of Balaamבִּלְעָם֙bil.'AmH1109sonבְּנ֣וֹbe.NoH1121of Beorבְעֹ֔רve.'OrH1160,the prophecyוּנְאֻ֥םu.ne.'UmH5002of a manהַגֶּ֖בֶרha.Ge.verH1397whose eyesהָעָֽיִן׃ha.'A.yinH5869are openשְׁתֻ֥םshe.TumH8365,

4the prophecyנְאֻ֕םne.'UmH5002of one who hearsשֹׁמֵ֖עַsho.Me.a'H8085the wordsאִמְרֵי־'im.rei-H561of Godאֵ֑ל'ElH410,whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834seesיֶֽחֱזֶ֔הye.che.ZehH2372a visionמַחֲזֵ֤הma.cha.ZehH4236from the Almightyשַׁדַּי֙sha.DaiH7706,who bows downנֹפֵ֖לno.FelH5307with eyesעֵינָֽיִם׃'ei.Na.yimH5869wide openוּגְל֥וּיu.ge.LuiH1540:

5Howמַה־mah-H4100lovely areטֹּ֥בוּTouH2895your tentsאֹהָלֶ֖יךָ'o.ha.Lei.khaH168,O Jacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290,your dwellingsמִשְׁכְּנֹתֶ֖יךָmish.ke.no.Tei.khaH4908,O Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478!

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