Berean Standard Bible

Numbers 24:15-19

15Then Balaam 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,

16the prophecyנְאֻ֗םne.'UmH5002of one who hearsשֹׁמֵ֙עַ֙sho.Me.a'H8085the wordsאִמְרֵי־'im.rei-H561of Godאֵ֔ל'ElH410,who has knowledgeוְיֹדֵ֖עַ דַּ֣עַתve.yo.De.a' Da.'atH3045 H1847from the Most Highעֶלְי֑וֹןel.YonH5945,who seesיֶֽחֱזֶ֔הye.che.ZehH2372a visionמַחֲזֵ֤הma.cha.ZehH4236from the Almightyשַׁדַּי֙sha.DaiH7706,who bows downנֹפֵ֖לno.FelH5307with eyesעֵינָֽיִם׃'ei.Na.yimH5869wide openוּגְל֥וּיu.ge.LuiH1540:

17I see himאֶרְאֶ֙נּוּ֙'er.'E.nuH7200,but notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808nowעַתָּ֔ה'a.TahH6258;I behold himאֲשׁוּרֶ֖נּוּ'a.shu.Re.nuH7789,but notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808nearקָר֑וֹבka.RovH7138.A starכּוֹכָ֜בko.KhavH3556will come forthדָּרַ֨ךְda.RakhH1869from Jacobמִֽיַּעֲקֹ֗בmi.ya.'a.KoH3290,and a scepterשֵׁ֙בֶט֙she.vetH7626will ariseוְקָ֥םve.KamH6965from Israelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֔לmi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.He will crushוּמָחַץ֙u.ma.ChatzH4272the skullsפַּאֲתֵ֣יpa.'a.TeiH6285of Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124and strike downוְקַרְקַ֖רve.kar.KarH6979allכָּל־kol-H3605the sonsבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of ShethH8351.

18Edomאֱד֜וֹם'e.DomH123will becomeוְהָיָ֨הve.ha.YahH1961a possessionיְרֵשָׁ֗הye.re.ShahH3424, asיְרֵשָׁ֛הye.re.ShahH3424willוְהָיָ֧הve.ha.YahH1961Seirשֵׂעִ֖ירse.'IrH8165,his enemyאֹיְבָ֑יו'o.ye.VavH341;but Israelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478will performעֹ֥שֶׂה'O.sehH6213with valorחָֽיִל׃Cha.yilH2428.

19A ruler will comeוְיֵ֖רְדְּve.Ye.redH7287from Jacobמִֽיַּעֲקֹ֑בmi.ya.'a.KoH3290and destroyוְהֶֽאֱבִ֥ידve.he.'e.VidH6the survivorsשָׂרִ֖ידsa.RidH8300of the cityמֵעִֽיר׃me.'IrH5892.”

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