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Numbers 22

1AndthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478journeyed,andencampedוַֽיַּחֲנוּ֙vai.ya.cha.NuH2583intheplainsבְּעַֽרְב֣וֹתbe.'ar.VotH6160ofMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124ontheotherמֵעֵ֖בֶרme.'E.verH5676sideH5676oftheJordanלְיַרְדֵּ֥ןle.yar.DenH3383fromJerichoיְרֵחֽוֹ׃ סye.re.ChoH3405.

2AndBalakבָּלָ֖קba.LakH1111thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZipporצִפּ֑וֹרtzi.PorH6834sawH7200allthatIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478haddonetotheAmoritesH567.

3AndMoabמוֹאָ֜בmo.'AvH4124wasmuchH7227afraidוַיָּ֨גָרvai.Ya.gorH1481ofthepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971,becausetheyweremanyH7227;andMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124wasdistressedbecauseofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

4AndMoabמוֹאָ֜בmo.'AvH4124saidH559totheeldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205ofMidianמִדְיָ֗ןmid.YanH4080,Nowעַתָּ֞ה'a.TahH6258willthiscompanyהַקָּהָל֙ha.ka.HalH6951lickH3897upallthatisroundH5439aboutus,asanoxהַשּׁ֔וֹרha.ShorH7794licksH3897upthegreenherbofthefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֑הha.sa.DehH7704.NowH6258Balakוּבָלָ֧קu.va.LakH1111thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZipporצִפּ֛וֹרtzi.PorH6834waskingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofMoabלְמוֹאָ֖בle.mo.'AvH4124atthattimeבָּעֵ֥תba.'EtH6256.

5AndhesentH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֜יםmal.'a.KhimH4397toBalaamבִּלְעָ֣םbil.'AmH1109thesonH1121ofBeorבְּע֗וֹרbe.'orH1160,toPethor,whichisontheriverהַנָּהָ֛רha.na.HarH5104inthelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofthechildrenofhispeopleעַמּ֖וֹa.MoH5971,tocallH7121him,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Behold,apeopleעַ֣ם'amH5971iscomeיָצָ֤אya.Tza'H3318outfromEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֙יִם֙mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714;behold,theycoverכִסָּה֙khi.SahH3680thefaceofthelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,andtheyabideoveragainstme.

6AndnowH6258come,Ipraythee,curseH779methispeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971;fortheyaremightierעָצ֥וּם'a.TzumH6099thanI:perhapsאוּלַ֤י'u.LaiH194Imaybeableאוּכַל֙'u.KhalH3201tosmitethem,anddriveוַאֲגָרְשֶׁ֖נּוּva.'a.ga.re.She.nuH1644themoutofthelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776;forIknowיָדַ֗עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045thathewhomthou blessestisblessedH1288,andhewhomthou cursestiscursedH779.

7Andtheeldersזִקְנֵ֤יzik.NeiH2205ofMoabמוֹאָב֙mo.'AvH4124andtheeldersוְזִקְנֵ֣יve.zik.NeiH2205ofMidianמִדְיָ֔ןmid.YanH4080departed, havingtherewardsofdivinationוּקְסָמִ֖יםu.ke.sa.MimH7081intheirhandבְּיָדָ֑םbe.ya.DamH3027.AndtheycameH935toBalaamבִּלְעָ֔םbil.'AmH1109,andspokeH1696tohimthewordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697ofBalakבָלָֽק׃va.LakH1111.

8AndhesaidH559tothem, Lodgehereפֹה֙fohH6311thisnightהַלַּ֔יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915,andIwillbringוַהֲשִׁבֹתִ֤יva.ha.shi.vo.TiH7725youwordדָּבָ֔רda.VarH1697again,accordingasJehovahshallspeakיְדַבֵּ֥רye.da.BerH1696untome.AndtheprincesH8269ofMoabמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124abodewithBalaamבִּלְעָֽם׃bil.'AmH1109.

9AndGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430cameH935toBalaamבִּלְעָ֑םbil.'AmH1109,andsaidH559,WhoarethesemenH376withthee?

10AndBalaamבִּלְעָ֖םbil.'AmH1109saidH559toGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,Balakבָּלָ֧קba.LakH1111thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZipporצִפֹּ֛רtzi.PorH6834,kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofMoabמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124, hathsentH7971untome,

11Behold,apeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971iscomeהַיֹּצֵ֣אhai.yo.Tze'H3318outofEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,anditcoversוַיְכַ֖סvay.KhasH3680thefaceofthelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776.Nowעַתָּ֗ה'a.TahH6258comeH3318,curseקָֽבָה־ka.vah-H6895methem:perhapsאוּלַ֥י'u.LaiH194Imaybeableאוּכַ֛ל'u.KhalH3201tofightH3898againstthem,anddriveוְגֵרַשְׁתִּֽיו׃ve.ge.rash.TivH1644themout.

12AndGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430saidH559toBalaamבִּלְעָ֔םbil.'AmH1109, Thou shaltnotgowiththem; thou shaltnotcurseתָאֹר֙ta.'OrH779thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971;fortheyareblessedH1288.

13AndBalaamבִּלְעָם֙bil.'AmH1109roseH6965upinthemorningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242,andsaidH559totheprincesH8269ofBalakבָלָ֔קva.LakH1111,Goלְכ֖וּle.KhuH1980intoyourlandאַרְצְכֶ֑ם'ar.tze.KhemH776;forJehovahrefusesH3985togiveH5414meleavetogoלַהֲלֹ֥ךְla.ha.LokhH1980withyou.

14AndtheprincesH8269ofMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124roseH6965up;andtheywentH1980toBalakבָּלָ֑קba.LakH1111,andsaidH559,Balaamבִּלְעָ֖םbil.'AmH1109hasrefusedH3985tocomeH935withus.

15Thensentשְׁלֹ֣חַshe.Lo.achH7971Balakבָּלָ֑קba.LakH1111yetH5750againע֖וֹדodH5750princesH8269,more,andmorehonourablethanthey.

16AndtheycameH935toBalaamבִּלְעָ֑םbil.'AmH1109,andsaidH559tohim,Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saysH559Balakבָּלָ֣קba.LakH1111thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZipporצִפּ֔וֹרtzi.PorH6834: Suffernotthyself,Ipraythee,toberestrainedתִמָּנַ֖עti.ma.Na'H4513fromcomingH935tome;

17forveryH3966highlywillIhonour thee,andwhateverthou shaltsayתֹּאמַ֥רto.MarH559tomewillIdo;cometherefore,Ipraythee,curseקָֽבָה־ka.vah-H6895methispeopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971.

18AndBalaamבִּלְעָ֗םbil.'AmH1109answeredandsaidH559totheservantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650ofBalakבָלָ֔קva.LakH1111,IfBalakבָלָ֛קva.LakH1111giveיִתֶּן־yi.ten-H5414mehishouseבֵית֖וֹvei.ToH1004fullofsilverכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701andgoldוְזָהָ֑בve.za.HavH2091,IcouldnotgobeyondthecommandmentofJehovahmyGodאֱלֹהָ֔י'e.lo.HaiH430,todolessormore.

19Andnowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258,Iprayyou,abideyealsoגַּם־gam-H1571hereH2088thisnightהַלָּ֑יְלָהha.La.ye.lahH3915,andIshallknowוְאֵ֣דְעָ֔הve.'E.de.'AhH3045whatJehovahwillsayH1696tomefurther.

20ThenGodאֱלֹהִ֥ים׀'E.lo.HimH430cameH935toBalaamבִּלְעָם֮bil.'AmH1109atnightלַיְלָה֒lay.LahH3915,andsaidH559tohim,IfthemenH376havecomeH935tocallH7121thee,riseH6965up, [and]goH935withthem;butonlyוְאַ֗ךְve.'AkhH389whatIshallsayH559unto thee shalt thoudo.

21AndBalaamבִּלְעָם֙bil.'AmH1109roseH6965upinthemorningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242,andsaddledH2280hisass,andwentwiththeprincesH8269ofMoabמוֹאָֽב׃mo.'AvH4124.

22AndGod'sangerאַ֣ף'afH639waskindledbecausehewentH1980;andtheAngelמַלְאַ֧ךְmal.'AkhH4397ofJehovahsethimselfinthewayH1870towithstandhim.Nowhewasridingרֹכֵ֣בro.KhevH7392uponhisass,andhistwoוּשְׁנֵ֥יu.she.NeiH8147youngH5288menH5288werewithhim.

23AndtheasssawH7200theAngelמַלְאַ֨ךְmal.'AkhH4397ofJehovahstandingנִצָּ֣בni.TzavH5324inthewayH1870,andhisswordוְחַרְבּ֤וֹve.char.BoH2719drawnH8025inhishandבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027;andtheassturnedH5186asideוַתֵּ֤טva.TetH5186outofthewayH1870,andwentintothefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֑הba.sa.DehH7704,andBalaamבִּלְעָם֙bil.'AmH1109smotetheasstoturnלְהַטֹּתָ֖הּle.ha.to.TahH5186herintothewayH1870.

24AndtheAngelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397ofJehovahstoodH5975inahollowofthevineyardsהַכְּרָמִ֑יםha.ke.ra.MimH3754,awallגָּדֵ֥רga.DerH1447beingonthisside,andawallוְגָדֵ֥רve.ga.DerH1447onthatside.

25AndtheasssawH7200theAngelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397ofJehovah,andshepressedherselfagainstthewallהַקִּ֔ירha.KirH7023,andcrushed Balaam'sfootרֶ֥גֶלRe.gelH7272againstthewallהַקִּ֑ירha.KirH7023;andhesmoteheragain.

26ThentheAngelמַלְאַךְ־mal.'akh-H4397ofJehovahwentstillH5975further,andstoodH5975inanarrowplaceבְּמָק֣וֹםbe.ma.KomH4725,whereאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834wasnowayדֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870toturnלִנְט֖וֹתlin.TotH5186eithertotherightיָמִ֥יןya.MinH3225handH3225ortotheleft.

27AndtheasssawH7200theAngelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397ofJehovah,andlayH7257downH5221underBalaamH1109;andBalaam'sangerאַ֣ף'afH639waskindled,andhesmotetheasswithhisstaffH4731.

28AndJehovahopenedוַיִּפְתַּ֥חvai.yif.TachH6605themouthפִּ֣יpiH6310oftheass,andshesaidH559toBalaamלְבִלְעָם֙le.vil.'AmH1109,WhathaveIdonetothee,thatthou hastsmittenmethesethreeשָׁלֹ֥שׁsha.LoshH7969times?

29AndBalaamבִּלְעָם֙bil.'AmH1109saidH559totheass,Becausethou hast mockedme:Iwouldtherewereaswordחֶ֙רֶב֙che.revH2719inmyhandבְּיָדִ֔יbe.ya.DiH3027,fornowעַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH6258wouldIkillהֲרַגְתִּֽיךְ׃ha.rag.TikhH2026thee!

30AndtheasssaidH559toBalaamבִּלְעָ֗םbil.'AmH1109,AmnotIthine ass,uponwhichthou hastriddenH7392eversinceIwasthinetothisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117?wasIeverwonttodosotothee?AndhesaidH559,No.

31ThenJehovahopenedtheeyesעֵינֵ֣י'ei.NeiH5869ofBalaamבִלְעָם֒vil.'AmH1109,andhesawH7200theAngelמַלְאַ֤ךְmal.'AkhH4397ofJehovahstandingנִצָּ֣בni.TzavH5324inthewayH1870,andhisswordוְחַרְבּ֥וֹve.char.BoH2719drawnH8025inhishandבְּיָד֑וֹbe.ya.DoH3027;andhebowedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812andprostratedhimselfonhisfaceלְאַפָּֽיו׃le.'a.PavH639.

32AndtheAngelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397ofJehovahsaidH559tohim, Wherefore hast thousmittenthine assthesethreeשָׁל֣וֹשׁsha.Lo.oshH7969times?behold,itwasIwhocameH3318forthH3318towithstand thee,forthewayהַדֶּ֖רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870[thou walkestin]isforruinbeforeme.

33AndtheasssawH7200me,andturnedוַתֵּ֣טva.TetH5186frommethesethreeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969times;hadshenotturnedנָטְתָ֣הna.te.TahH5186fromme,Ihadnowעַתָּ֛ה'a.TahH6258certainlyslainH2026thee,andsavedheraliveהֶחֱיֵֽיתִי׃he.che.Yei.tiH2421.

34AndBalaamבִּלְעָ֜םbil.'AmH1109saidH559totheAngelמַלְאַ֤ךְmal.'AkhH4397ofJehovah,IhavesinnedH2398;forIknewH3045notthatthou stoodestinthewayH1870againstme;andnowH6258,ifitbeevilH7489inthineeyesH5869,Iwillgetmebackאָשׁ֥וּבָה'a.Shu.vahH7725again.

35AndtheAngelמַלְאַ֨ךְmal.'AkhH4397ofJehovahsaidH559toBalaamבִּלְעָ֗םbil.'AmH1109, GowiththemenH376,butonlyוְאֶ֗פֶסve.'E.fesH657thewordהַדָּבָ֛רha.da.VarH1697thatIshallspeakאֲדַבֵּ֥ר'a.da.BerH1696unto thee,thatshalt thouspeakתְדַבֵּ֑רte.da.BerH1696.AndBalaamבִּלְעָ֖םbil.'AmH1109wentwiththeprincesH8269ofBalakבָלָֽק׃va.LakH1111.

36AndwhenBalakבָּלָ֖קba.LakH1111heardH8085thatBalaamבִלְעָ֑םvil.'AmH1109cameבָ֣אva'H935,hewentH3318outtomeethim,tothecityעִ֣יר'irH5892ofMoabמוֹאָ֗בmo.'AvH4124,whichisontheborderH1366oftheArnonאַרְנֹ֔ן'ar.NonH769,whichisattheextremityoftheborderH1366.

37AndBalakבָּלָ֜קba.LakH1111saidH559toBalaamבִּלְעָ֗םbil.'AmH1109,DidInotearnestlysendH7971totheetocallH7121thee?whyלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100didst thounotcomeהָלַ֖כְתָּha.Lakh.taH1980tome?amInotsurelyableאוּכַ֖ל'u.KhalH3201tohonour thee?

38AndBalaamבִּלְעָ֜םbil.'AmH1109saidH559toBalakבָּלָ֗קba.LakH1111,Lo,Iamcomeבָ֙אתִי֙va.tiH935tothee;butshallInowעַתָּ֕ה'a.TahH6258beableH3201atalltosayH559anythingH1697?thewordהַדָּבָ֗רha.da.VarH1697thatGodאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430putsיָשִׂ֧יםya.SimH7760inmymouthבְּפִ֖יbe.FiH6310,thatshallIspeakH1696.

39AndBalaamבִּלְעָ֖םbil.'AmH1109wentH935withBalakבָּלָ֑קba.LakH1111,andtheycameH935toKirjath-huzoth.

40AndBalakבָּלָ֖קba.LakH1111offeredH2076oxenH1241andsmallcattleבָּקָ֣רba.KarH1241,andsentH7971toBalaamלְבִלְעָ֔םle.vil.'AmH1109andtotheprincesH8269thatwerewithhim.

41Anditcametopassonthemorrow,thatBalakבָּלָק֙ba.LakH1111tookH3947Balaamבִּלְעָ֔םbil.'AmH1109,andbroughtH5927himuptothehigh placesofBaal,andhesawH7200fromthencetheextremityofthepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

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