Berean Standard Bible

Numbers 24:2-9

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!

6They spread outנִטָּ֔יוּni.Ta.yuH5186like palm grovesכִּנְחָלִ֣יםkin.cha.LimH5158,like gardensכְּגַנֹּ֖תke.ga.NotH1593besideעֲלֵ֣י'a.LeiH5921a streamנָהָ֑רna.HarH5104,like aloesכַּאֲהָלִים֙ka.'a.ha.LimH174the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068has plantedנָטַ֣עna.Ta'H5193,like cedarsכַּאֲרָזִ֖יםka.'a.ra.ZimH730besideעֲלֵי־'a.lei-H5921the watersמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325.

7Waterמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325will flowיִֽזַּל־yi.zal-H5140from his bucketsמִדָּ֣לְיָ֔וmi.Dal.YavH1805,and his seedוְזַרְע֖וֹve.zar.'OH2233will have abundantרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227waterבְּמַ֣יִםbe.Ma.yimH4325.His kingמַלְכּ֔וֹmal.KoH4428will be greaterוְיָרֹ֤םve.ya.RomH7311than Agagמֵֽאֲגַג֙me.'a.GagH90,and his kingdomמַלְכֻתֽוֹ׃mal.khu.ToH4438will be exaltedוְתִנַּשֵּׂ֖אve.tin.na.Se'H5375.

8Godאֵ֚ל'elH410brought himמוֹצִיא֣וֹmo.tzi.'OH3318out of Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714with strengthכְּתוֹעֲפֹ֥תke.to.'a.FotH8443like a wild oxרְאֵ֖םre.'EmH7214,to devourיֹאכַ֞לyo.KhalH398hostileצָרָ֗יוtza.RavH6862nationsגּוֹיִ֣םgo.YimH1471and crushיְגָרֵ֖םye.ga.RemH1633their bonesוְעַצְמֹתֵיהֶ֛םve.'atz.mo.tei.HemH6106,to pierce themיִמְחָֽץ׃yim.ChatzH4272with arrowsוְחִצָּ֥יוve.chi.TzavH2671.

9He crouchesכָּרַ֨עka.Ra'H3766,he lies downשָׁכַ֧בsha.KhavH7901like a lionכַּאֲרִ֛יka.'a.RiH738,like a lionessוּכְלָבִ֖יאu.khe.la.Vi'H3833—whoמִ֣יmiH4310dares to rouse himיְקִימֶ֑נּוּye.ki.Me.nuH6965?Blessed areמְבָרֲכֶ֣יךָme.va.ra.Khei.khaH1288those who bless youבָר֔וּךְva.RukhH1288and cursed areוְאֹרְרֶ֖יךָve.'o.re.Rei.khaH779those who curse youאָרֽוּר׃'a.RurH779.”

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