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Numbers 22:22-35

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.

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