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Numbers 24

1AndBalaamבִּלְעָ֗םbil.'AmH1109sawH7200thatitwasgoodט֞וֹבTovH2895inthesightofJehovahtoblessלְבָרֵ֣ךְle.va.RekhH1288Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andhewentH1980not,asatothertimesH6471,toseekforenchantments,buthesetוַיָּ֥שֶׁתvai.Ya.shetH7896hisfaceפָּנָֽיו׃pa.NavH6440towardthewildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֖רha.mid.BarH4057.

2AndBalaamבִלְעָ֜םvil.'AmH1109liftedוַיִּשָּׂ֨אvai.yi.Sa'H5375uphiseyesעֵינָ֗יו'ei.NavH5869andsawH7200Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478dwellingשֹׁכֵ֖ןsho.KhenH7931[intents]accordingtohistribesH7626;andtheSpiritר֥וּחַRu.achH7307ofGodאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430cameuponhim.

3AndhetookH5375uphisparableH4912,andsaidH559,Balaamבִּלְעָם֙bil.'AmH1109thesonבְּנ֣וֹbe.NoH1121ofBeorבְעֹ֔רve.'OrH1160saith,andthemanהַגֶּ֖בֶרha.Ge.verH1397ofopenedeyeהָעָֽיִן׃ha.'A.yinH5869saith,

4Hesaith,whoheareththewordsאִמְרֵי־'im.rei-H561ofGodאֵ֑ל'ElH410,whoseeththevisionמַחֲזֵ֤הma.cha.ZehH4236oftheAlmightyשַׁדַּי֙sha.DaiH7706,whofallethdownנֹפֵ֖לno.FelH5307,andwhohathhiseyesעֵינָֽיִם׃'ei.Na.yimH5869open:

5Howמַה־mah-H4100goodlyarethytentsאֹהָלֶ֖יךָ'o.ha.Lei.khaH168,Jacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290,andthy tabernacles,Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478!

6LikevalleysaretheyspreadH5186forth,likegardensכְּגַנֹּ֖תke.ga.NotH1593bytheriverנָהָ֑רna.HarH5104side,Likealoe-treeswhichJehovahhathplantedנָטַ֣עna.Ta'H5193,likecedarsכַּאֲרָזִ֖יםka.'a.ra.ZimH730besidethewatersמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325.

7Waterמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325shallflowיִֽזַּל־yi.zal-H5140outofhisbuckets,andhisseedH2233shallbeingreatH7227watersבְּמַ֣יִםbe.Ma.yimH4325,Andhiskingמַלְכּ֔וֹmal.KoH4428shallbehigherוְיָרֹ֤םve.ya.RomH7311thanAgagמֵֽאֲגַג֙me.'a.GagH90,andhiskingdomמַלְכֻתֽוֹ׃mal.khu.ToH4438shallbeexaltedH7311.

8Godאֵ֚ל'elH410broughtH3318himoutofEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714;hehathasitwerethestrengthofabuffalo.Heshallconsumeיֹאכַ֞לyo.KhalH398thenationsגּוֹיִ֣םgo.YimH1471hisenemies,andbreaktheirbonesH6106,andwithhisarrowsוְחִצָּ֥יוve.chi.TzavH2671shallsmite [them]inpieces.

9Hestooped,helayH7901downשָׁכַ֧בsha.KhavH7901likealionכַּאֲרִ֛יka.'a.RiH738,andlikealionessH3833:whowillstirhimup?BlessedH1288ishethatblesseth thee,andcursedH779ishethatcurseth thee.

10ThenBalak'sangerאַ֤ף'afH639waskindledagainstBalaamבִּלְעָ֔םbil.'AmH1109,andhesmotehishandsכַּפָּ֑יוka.PavH3709together;andBalakH1111saidH559toBalaamבִּלְעָ֗םbil.'AmH1109,IcalledH7121theetocurseלָקֹ֤בla.KoH6895mineenemiesאֹֽיְבַי֙'o.ye.VaiH341,andbehold, thou hast altogetherblessedH1288[them]thesethreeשָׁלֹ֥שׁsha.LoshH7969timesH6471!

11AndnowH6258fleeבְּרַח־be.rach-H1272thoutothyplaceמְקוֹמֶ֑ךָme.ko.Me.chaH4725;IsaidH559Iwouldveryhighly honour thee,andbehold,Jehovahhaskepttheebackfromhonour.

12AndBalaamבִּלְעָ֖םbil.'AmH1109saidH559toBalakבָּלָ֑קba.LakH1111,DidInotalsoגַּ֧םgamH1571speakדִּבַּ֥רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696tothymessengersמַלְאָכֶ֛יךָmal.'a.Khei.khaH4397whomthou sentesttome,sayingH559,

13IfBalakבָלָ֜קva.LakH1111gaveיִתֶּן־yi.ten-H5414mehishouseבֵיתוֹ֮vei.ToH1004fullofsilverכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701andgoldוְזָהָב֒ve.za.HavH2091,IcouldnotgobeyondthecommandmentofJehovahtodogoodטוֹבָ֛הto.VahH2896orbadרָעָ֖הra.'AhH7451outofmyheartמִלִּבִּ֑יmi.li.BiH3820:whatJehovahshallsayH1696,thatwillIspeakH1696?

14Andnowוְעַתָּ֕הve.'a.TahH6258behold,Igoהוֹלֵ֖ךְho.LekhH1980tomypeopleלְעַמִּ֑יle.'a.MiH5971:comeלְכָה֙le.KhahH1980,Iwilladmonish theewhatthispeopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971willdotothypeopleלְעַמְּךָ֖le.'a.me.KhaH5971attheendבְּאַחֲרִ֥יתbe.'a.cha.RitH319ofdaysהַיָּמִֽים׃hai.ya.MimH3117.

15AndhetookH5375uphisparableH4912,andsaidH559,Balaamבִּלְעָם֙bil.'AmH1109thesonבְּנ֣וֹbe.NoH1121ofBeorבְעֹ֔רve.'OrH1160saith,andthemanהַגֶּ֖בֶרha.Ge.verH1397ofopenedeyeהָעָֽיִן׃ha.'A.yinH5869saith,

16Hesaith,whoheareththewordsאִמְרֵי־'im.rei-H561ofGodאֵ֔ל'ElH410,whoknoweththeknowledgeדַּ֣עַתDa.'atH1847oftheMost High,Whoseeththevisionמַחֲזֵ֤הma.cha.ZehH4236oftheAlmightyשַׁדַּי֙sha.DaiH7706,whofallethdownנֹפֵ֖לno.FelH5307,andwhohathhiseyesעֵינָֽיִם׃'ei.Na.yimH5869open:

17Ishallseeאֶרְאֶ֙נּוּ֙'er.'E.nuH7200him,butnotnowעַתָּ֔ה'a.TahH6258;Ishallbeholdhim,butnotnigh:TherecomethaStarכּוֹכָ֜בko.KhavH3556outofJacobמִֽיַּעֲקֹ֗בmi.ya.'a.KoH3290,andaSceptreshallriseH6965outofIsraelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֔לmi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,andheshallcutinpiecesthecornersפַּאֲתֵ֣יpa.'a.TeiH6285ofMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124,anddestroyallthesonsH1121oftumult.

18AndEdomאֱד֜וֹם'e.DomH123shallbeH1961apossession,andSeirשֵׂעִ֖ירse.'IrH8165apossession, —they,hisenemiesאֹיְבָ֑יו'o.ye.VavH341;butIsraelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478willdovaliantly.

19AndoneoutofJacobמִֽיַּעֲקֹ֑בmi.ya.'a.KoH3290shallhavedominion,andwilldestroyוְהֶֽאֱבִ֥ידve.he.'e.VidH6outofthecityמֵעִֽיר׃me.'IrH5892what remaineth.

20AndhesawH7200Amalekעֲמָלֵ֔ק'a.ma.LekH6002,andtookH5375uphisparableH4912,andsaidH559,Amalekעֲמָלֵ֔ק'a.ma.LekH6002isthefirstרֵאשִׁ֤יתre.ShitH7225ofthenationsגּוֹיִם֙go.YimH1471,buthislatterH319endוְאַחֲרִית֖וֹve.'a.cha.ri.ToH319shallbefordestructionאֹבֵֽד׃'o.VedH8.

21AndhesawH7200theKenites,andtookH5375uphisparableH4912,andsaidH559,Firmisthy dwelling-place,andthynestקִנֶּֽךָ׃ki.Ne.chaH7064fixedintherockבַּסֶּ֖לַעba.Se.la'H5553;

22ButtheKeniteshallbeH1961consumed,untilAsshurאַשּׁ֥וּר'a.ShurH804shallcarry theeawaycaptiveתִּשְׁבֶּֽךָּ׃tish.Be.kaH7617.

23AndhetookH5375uphisparableH4912,andsaidH559,Alas!Whoshallliveיִחְיֶ֖הyich.YehH2421whenGodאֵֽל׃'ElH410doeth this?

24Andshipsוְצִים֙ve.TzimH6716shallcomefromthecoastofChittim,andafflictוְעִנּ֥וּve.'i.NuH6031Asshurאַשּׁ֖וּר'a.ShurH804,andafflictוְעִנּוּ־ve.'i.nu-H6031Eberעֵ֑בֶר'E.verH5677,andhealsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571shallbefordestructionאֹבֵֽד׃'o.VedH8.

25AndBalaamבִּלְעָ֔םbil.'AmH1109roseH6965up,andwentH1980andreturnedוַיָּ֣שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725tohisplaceלִמְקֹמ֑וֹlim.ko.MoH4725;andBalakבָּלָ֖קba.LakH1111alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571wentH1980hiswayלְדַרְכּֽוֹ׃ פle.dar.KoH1870.

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