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Numbers 22:36-40

36And when Balakבָּלָ֖קba.LakH1111heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֥עvai.yish.Ma'H8085that Balaamבִלְעָ֑םvil.'AmH1109was comeבָ֣אva'H935,he went outוַיֵּצֵ֨אvai.ye.Tze'H3318to meetH7125him unto a cityעִ֣יר'irH5892of Moabמוֹאָ֗בmo.'AvH4124, which isin the borderגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366of Arnonאַרְנֹ֔ן'ar.NonH769, which isin the utmostבִּקְצֵ֥הbik.TzehH7097coastהַגְּבֽוּל׃ha.ge.VulH1366.

37And Balakבָּלָ֜קba.LakH1111saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Balaamבִּלְעָ֗םbil.'AmH1109,Did I not earnestlyשָׁלֹ֨חַsha.Lo.achH7971sendשָׁלַ֤חְתִּיsha.Lach.tiH7971unto thee to callלִקְרֹא־lik.ro'-H7121thee? wherefore camestהָלַ֖כְתָּha.Lakh.taH1980thou not unto me? am I not ableאוּכַ֖ל'u.KhalH3201indeedהַֽאֻמְנָ֔םha.'um.NamH552to promote thee to honourכַּבְּדֶֽךָ׃ka.be.De.khaH3513?

38And Balaamבִּלְעָ֜םbil.'AmH1109saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Balakבָּלָ֗קba.LakH1111,Lo, I am comeבָ֙אתִי֙va.tiH935unto thee: have I now any powerהֲיָכ֥וֹלha.ya.KholH3201at allאוּכַ֖ל'u.KhalH3201to sayדַּבֵּ֣רda.BerH1696any thingמְא֑וּמָהme.'U.mahH3972?the wordהַדָּבָ֗רha.da.VarH1697that Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430puttethיָשִׂ֧יםya.SimH7760in my mouthבְּפִ֖יbe.FiH6310,that shall I speakאֲדַבֵּֽר׃'a.da.BerH1696.

39And Balaamבִּלְעָ֖םbil.'AmH1109wentH3212with Balakבָּלָ֑קba.LakH1111,and they cameוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935unto Kirjath–huzothH7155 H2351.

40And Balakבָּלָ֖קba.LakH1111offeredוַיִּזְבַּ֥חvai.yiz.BachH2076oxenבָּקָ֣רba.KarH1241and sheepוָצֹ֑אןva.TzonH6629,and sentוַיְשַׁלַּ֣חvay.sha.LachH7971to Balaamלְבִלְעָ֔םle.vil.'AmH1109,and to the princesוְלַשָּׂרִ֖יםve.la.sa.RimH8269that were with him.

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