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Numbers 23

1AndBalaamבִּלְעָם֙bil.'AmH1109saidH559toBalakבָּלָ֔קba.LakH1111,Buildבְּנֵה־be.neh-H1129mehereH2088sevenשִׁבְעָ֣הshiv.'AhH7651altarsמִזְבְּחֹ֑תmiz.be.ChotH4196,andprepareוְהָכֵ֥ןve.ha.KhenH3559mehereH2088sevenשִׁבְעָ֥הshiv.'AhH7651bullocksandsevenוְשִׁבְעָ֥הve.shiv.'AhH7651ramsאֵילִֽים׃'ei.LimH352.

2AndBalakבָּלָ֔קba.LakH1111didasBalaamבִּלְעָ֑םbil.'AmH1109hadsaidH1696;andBalakבָּלָ֧קba.LakH1111andBalaamוּבִלְעָ֛םu.vil.'AmH1109offeredוַיַּ֨עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927upabullockandaramוָאַ֖יִלva.'A.yilH352on[each]altarבַּמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ba.miz.Be.achH4196.

3AndBalaamבִּלְעָ֜םbil.'AmH1109saidH559toBalakלְבָלָ֗קle.va.LakH1111,Standהִתְיַצֵּב֮hit.ya.TzevH3320bythy burnt-offering,andIwillgo;perhapsאוּלַ֞י'u.LaiH194Jehovahwillcometomeetme;andwhateverheshewsmeIwilltellוְהִגַּ֣דְתִּיve.hi.Gad.tiH5046thee.Andhewenttoahill.

4AndGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430metH7136Balaamבִּלְעָ֑םbil.'AmH1109;and[BalaamH1109]saidH559tohim,Ihavedisposedsevenשִׁבְעַ֤תshiv.'AtH7651altarsהַֽמִּזְבְּחֹת֙ha.miz.be.ChotH4196,andhaveofferedוָאַ֛עַלva.'A.'alH5927upabullockandaramוָאַ֖יִלva.'A.yilH352upon[each]altarבַּמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ba.miz.Be.achH4196.

5AndJehovahputוַיָּ֧שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760awordדָּבָ֖רda.VarH1697inBalaam'smouthבְּפִ֣יbe.FiH6310,andsaidH559,Returnשׁ֥וּבshuvH7725toBalakבָּלָ֖קba.LakH1111,andthusוְכֹ֥הve.KhohH3541shalt thouspeakתְדַבֵּֽר׃te.da.BerH1696.

6Andhereturnedוַיָּ֣שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725tohim,andbehold,hewasstandingנִצָּ֖בni.TzavH5324byhisburnt-offering,he,andalltheprincesH8269ofMoabמוֹאָֽב׃mo.'AvH4124.

7AndhetookH5375uphisparableH4912,andsaidH559,Balakבָלָ֤קva.LakH1111thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofMoabמוֹאָב֙mo.'AvH4124hathbroughtmefromAramאֲ֠רָם'A.romH758,fromthemountainsמֵֽהַרְרֵי־me.ha.rei-H2042oftheeastקֶ֔דֶםKe.demH6924: Come,curseאָֽרָה־'a.rah-H779meJacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290,andcome,denounceזֹעֲמָ֥הzo.'a.MahH2194Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478!

8HowH4100shallIcurseH6895whomGodאֵ֑ל'ElH410hathnotcursedH6895?orhowH4100shallIdenounceH2194whomJehovahdothnotdenounceH2194?

9Forfromthetopמֵרֹ֤אשׁme.RoshH7218oftherocksצֻרִים֙tzu.RimH6697Iseeאֶרְאֶ֔נּוּ'er.'E.nuH7200him,andfromthehillsוּמִגְּבָע֖וֹתu.mi.ge.va.'otH1389Ibeholdhim:Lo, [itis]apeopleעָם֙'amH5971thatshalldwellיִשְׁכֹּ֔ןyish.KonH7931aloneלְבָדָ֣דle.va.DadH910andshallnotbereckonedיִתְחַשָּֽׁב׃yit.cha.ShavH2803amongthenationsוּבַגּוֹיִ֖םu.va.go.YimH1471.

10Whocancountמָנָה֙ma.NahH4487thedustעֲפַ֣ר'a.FarH6083ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290,andthenumberוּמִסְפָּ֖רu.mis.ParH4557ofthefourthרֹ֣בַעRoa'H7255partH319ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478?LetmysoulH5315dieתָּמֹ֤תta.MotH4191thedeathH4191oftherighteous,andletmyendאַחֲרִיתִ֖י'a.cha.ri.TiH319beוּתְהִ֥יu.te.HiH1961likehis!

11AndBalakבָּלָק֙ba.LakH1111saidH559toBalaamבִּלְעָ֔םbil.'AmH1109,Whathast thoudonetome?ItookH3947theetocurseלָקֹ֤בla.KoH6895mineenemiesאֹיְבַי֙'o.ye.VaiH341,andbehold, thou hastblessedH1288themaltogether.

12AndheansweredandsaidH559,MustInottakeאֶשְׁמֹ֖ר'esh.MorH8104heedH8104tospeakלְדַבֵּֽר׃le.da.BerH1696thatwhichJehovahputsיָשִׂ֤יםya.SimH7760inmymouthבְּפִ֔יbe.FiH6310?

13AndBalakבָּלָ֗קba.LakH1111saidH559tohim, Come,Ipray thee,withmetoanotherplaceמָק֤וֹםma.KomH4725,fromwhence thou wiltseeתִּרְאֶ֣נּוּtir.'E.nuH7200them; thou shaltseeתִרְאֶ֔הtir.'EhH7200onlyאֶ֚פֶס'E.fesH657theextremityofthemandshaltnotseeתִרְאֶ֑הtir.'EhH7200themall,andcurseוְקָבְנוֹ־ve.ka.ve.nov-H6895methemfromthence.

14AndhetookH3947himtothewatchmen'sfieldשְׂדֵ֣הse.DehH7704,tothetopרֹ֖אשׁroshH7218ofPisgahהַפִּסְגָּ֑הha.pis.GahH6449,andbuiltH1129sevenשִׁבְעָ֣הshiv.'AhH7651altarsמִזְבְּחֹ֔תmiz.be.ChotH4196,andofferedוַיַּ֛עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927upabullockandaramוָאַ֖יִלva.'A.yilH352on[each]altarבַּמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ba.miz.Be.achH4196.

15And[Balaam]saidH559toBalakבָּלָ֔קba.LakH1111,Standהִתְיַצֵּ֥בhit.ya.TzevH3320herebythy burnt-offering,andIwillgotomeetאִקָּ֥רֶה'i.Ka.rehH7136yonder.

16AndJehovahmetH7136Balaamבִּלְעָ֔םbil.'AmH1109,andputוַיָּ֥שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760awordדָּבָ֖רda.VarH1697inhismouthבְּפִ֑יוbe.FivH6310,andsaidH559,Returnשׁ֥וּבshuvH7725toBalakבָּלָ֖קba.LakH1111,andthusוְכֹ֥הve.KhohH3541shalt thouspeakתְדַבֵּֽר׃te.da.BerH1696.

17AndhecameH935tohim,andbehold,hewasstandingנִצָּב֙ni.TzavH5324byhisburnt-offering,andtheprincesH8269ofMoabמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124withhim;andBalakבָּלָ֔קba.LakH1111saidH559tohim,WhathasJehovahspokenדִּבֶּ֖רdi.BerH1696?

18ThenhetookH5375uphisparableH4912andsaidH559,RiseH6965up,Balakבָּלָק֙ba.LakH1111,andhearוּֽשֲׁמָ֔עu.sha.Ma'H8085! hearken untome,sonבְּנ֥וֹbe.NoH1121ofZipporצִפֹּֽר׃tzi.PorH6834!

19Godאֵל֙'elH410isnotamanH376,thatheshouldlieוִֽיכַזֵּ֔בvi.kha.ZevH3576;neitherasonוּבֶן־u.ven-H1121ofmanH376,thatheshouldrepentH5162.ShallhesayH559andnotdo?andshallhespeakH1696andnotmakeH6213itgood?

20Behold,IhavereceivedH3947[mission]toblessH1288;andhehathblessedH1288,andIcannotreverseit.

21HehathnotbeheldiniquityinJacobבְּיַעֲקֹ֔בbe.ya.'a.KoH3290,neitherhathheseenH7200wronginIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478;JehovahhisGodאֱלֹהָיו֙'e.lo.HavH430iswithhim,andtheshoutוּתְרוּעַ֥תu.te.ru.'AtH8643ofakingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428isinhismidst.

22Godאֵ֖ל'elH410broughtH3318himoutofEgyptמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714;hehathasitwerethestrengthofabuffalo.

23ForthereisnoenchantmentagainstJacobבְּיַעֲקֹ֔בbe.ya.'a.KoH3290,neitheristhereanydivinationקֶ֖סֶםKe.semH7081againstIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.Atthistimeכָּעֵ֗תka.'EtH6256itshallbesaidH559ofJacobלְיַעֲקֹב֙le.ya.'a.KoH3290andofIsraelוּלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לu.le.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,WhathathGodאֵֽל׃'ElH410wrought!

24Lo,thepeopleעָם֙'amH5971willriseH6965upasalionessH3833,andliftH5375himselfupasalionוְכַאֲרִ֖יve.kha.'a.RiH738.Heshallnotlieיִשְׁכַּב֙yish.KavH7901downuntilhehaveeatenH398thepreyטֶ֔רֶףTe.refH2964anddrunkH8354thebloodוְדַם־ve.dam-H1818oftheslainחֲלָלִ֖יםcha.la.LimH2491.

25AndBalakבָּלָק֙ba.LakH1111saidH559toBalaamבִּלְעָ֔םbil.'AmH1109,NeithercurseH6895thematall,norblessH1288thematall.

26AndBalaamבִּלְעָ֔םbil.'AmH1109answeredandsaidH559toBalakבָּלָ֑קba.LakH1111,DidInottellthee,sayingH559,AllthatJehovahshallspeakH1696,thatwillIdo?

27AndBalakבָּלָק֙ba.LakH1111saidH559toBalaamבִּלְעָ֔םbil.'AmH1109,Come,Ipraythee,Iwillbringtheetoanotherplaceמָק֖וֹםma.KomH4725;perhapsאוּלַ֤י'u.LaiH194itwillberightinthesightofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430thatthoucurseוְקַבֹּ֥תוֹve.ka.Bo.tovH6895methemfromthence.

28AndBalakבָּלָ֖קba.LakH1111broughtBalaamבִּלְעָ֑םbil.'AmH1109tothetopרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218ofPeorהַפְּע֔וֹרha.pe.'orH6465,whichlooksהַנִּשְׁקָ֖ףha.nish.KafH8259overthesurfaceH6440ofthewaste.

29AndBalaamבִּלְעָם֙bil.'AmH1109saidH559toBalakבָּלָ֔קba.LakH1111,Buildבְּנֵה־be.neh-H1129mehereH2088sevenשִׁבְעָ֣הshiv.'AhH7651altarsמִזְבְּחֹ֑תmiz.be.ChotH4196,andprepareוְהָכֵ֥ןve.ha.KhenH3559mehereH2088sevenשִׁבְעָ֥הshiv.'AhH7651bullocksandsevenוְשִׁבְעָ֥הve.shiv.'AhH7651ramsאֵילִֽים׃'ei.LimH352.

30AndBalakבָּלָ֔קba.LakH1111didasBalaamבִּלְעָ֑םbil.'AmH1109hadsaidH559,andofferedוַיַּ֛עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927upabullockandaramוָאַ֖יִלva.'A.yilH352oneachaltarבַּמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ba.miz.Be.achH4196.

Commentaries on Numbers 23

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