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Numbers 22:2-21

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.

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