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Numbers 23:14-24

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.

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