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Numbers 22:15-18

15And Balakבָּלָ֑קba.LakH1111sentשְׁלֹ֣חַshe.Lo.achH7971yet againוַיֹּ֥סֶףvai.Yo.sefH3254princesשָׂרִ֔יםsa.RimH8269,moreרַבִּ֥יםra.BimH7227,and more honourableוְנִכְבָּדִ֖יםve.nikh.ba.DimH3513than they.

16And they cameוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to Balaamבִּלְעָ֑םbil.'AmH1109,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559to him, Thus saithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559Balakבָּלָ֣קba.LakH1111the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zipporצִפּ֔וֹרtzi.PorH6834,Let nothing, I pray thee, hinderתִמָּנַ֖עti.ma.Na'H4513thee from comingמֵהֲלֹ֥ךְme.ha.LokhH1980unto me:

17For I will promoteכַבֵּ֤דkha.BedH3513thee unto very greatמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966honourאֲכַבֶּדְךָ֙'a.kha.bed.KhaH3513,and I will doאֶֽעֱשֶׂ֑ה'e.'e.SehH6213whatsoever thou sayestתֹּאמַ֥רto.MarH559unto me: comeH3212therefore, I pray thee, curseקָֽבָה־ka.vah-H6895me this peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971.

18And Balaamבִּלְעָ֗םbil.'AmH1109answeredוַיַּ֣עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559unto the servantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650of Balakבָלָ֔קva.LakH1111,If Balakבָלָ֛קva.LakH1111would giveיִתֶּן־yi.ten-H5414me his houseבֵית֖וֹvei.ToH1004fullמְלֹ֥אme.Lo'H4393of silverכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701and goldוְזָהָ֑בve.za.HavH2091,I cannotאוּכַ֗ל'u.KhalH3201go beyondלַעֲבֹר֙la.'a.VorH5674the wordפִּי֙piH6310of the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068my Godאֱלֹהָ֔י'e.lo.HaiH430,to doלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213lessקְטַנָּ֖הke.ta.NahH6996or moreגְדוֹלָֽה׃ge.do.LahH1419.

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