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Numbers 24:17-24

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.”

20Then Balaam sawוַיַּרְא֙vai.yaR'H7200אֶת־'et-H853Amalekעֲמָלֵ֔ק'a.ma.LekH6002and lifted upוַיִּשָּׂ֥אvai.yi.Sa'H5375an oracleמְשָׁל֖וֹme.sha.LoH4912,sayingוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559: “Amalekעֲמָלֵ֔ק'a.ma.LekH6002was firstרֵאשִׁ֤יתre.ShitH7225among the nationsגּוֹיִם֙go.YimH1471,but his endוְאַחֲרִית֖וֹ עֲדֵ֥יve.'a.cha.ri.To 'a.DeiH319 H5704isdestructionאֹבֵֽד׃'o.VedH8.”

21Next he sawוַיַּרְא֙vai.yaR'H7200אֶת־'et-H853the Kenitesהַקֵּינִ֔יha.kei.NiH7017and lifted upוַיִּשָּׂ֥אvai.yi.Sa'H5375an oracleמְשָׁל֖וֹme.sha.LoH4912,sayingוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559: “Your dwelling placeמֽוֹשָׁבֶ֔ךָmo.sha.Ve.khaH4186is secureאֵיתָן֙'ei.TanH386,and your nestקִנֶּֽךָ׃ki.Ne.chaH7064is setוְשִׂ֥יםve.SimH7760in a cliffבַּסֶּ֖לַעba.Se.la'H5553.

22Yetכִּ֥י אִם־ki 'im-H3588 H518Kainקָ֑יִןKa.yinH7014will beיִהְיֶ֖הyih.YehH1961destroyedלְבָ֣עֵֽרle.Va.'erH1197whenעַד־ מָ֖ה'ad- mahH5704 H4100Asshurאַשּׁ֥וּר'a.ShurH804takes you captiveתִּשְׁבֶּֽךָּ׃tish.Be.kaH7617.”

23Once more Balaam lifted upוַיִּשָּׂ֥אvai.yi.Sa'H5375an oracleמְשָׁל֖וֹme.sha.LoH4912,sayingוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559: “Ahא֕וֹי'oH188,whoמִ֥יmiH4310can liveיִחְיֶ֖הyich.YehH2421unless Godאֵֽל׃'ElH410has ordained itמִשֻּׂמ֥וֹmi.su.MoH7760?

24Shipsוְצִים֙ve.TzimH6716will comefrom the coastsמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027of Cyprusכִּתִּ֔יםki.TimH3794;they will subdueוְעִנּ֥וּve.'i.NuH6031Asshurאַשּׁ֖וּר וְעִנּוּ־'a.Shur ve.'i.nu-H804 H6031and Eberעֵ֑בֶר'E.verH5677,but theyה֖וּאhu'H1931tooוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571will perishאֹבֵֽד׃'o.VedH8foreverעֲדֵ֥י'a.DeiH5704.”

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