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Numbers 22:5-7

5He sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֜יםmal.'a.KhimH4397therefore unto Balaamבִּלְעָ֣םbil.'AmH1109the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Beorבְּע֗וֹרbe.'orH1160to Pethorפְּ֠תוֹרָהPe.to.rahH6604, which isby the riverהַנָּהָ֛רha.na.HarH5104of the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of the childrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of his peopleעַמּ֖וֹa.MoH5971,to callלִקְרֹא־lik.ro'-H7121him, sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Behold, there is a peopleעַ֣ם'amH5971come outיָצָ֤אya.Tza'H3318from Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֙יִם֙mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714:behold, they coverכִסָּה֙khi.SahH3680the faceעֵ֣ין'einH5869of the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and they abideיֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427over againstמִמֻּלִֽי׃mi.mu.LiH4136me:

6ComeH3212now therefore, I pray thee, curseאָֽרָה־'a.rah-H779me this peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971; for they aretoo mightyעָצ֥וּם'a.TzumH6099for me: peradventure I shall prevailאוּכַל֙'u.KhalH3201, thatwe may smiteנַכֶּה־na.keh-H5221them, and thatI may drive them outוַאֲגָרְשֶׁ֖נּוּva.'a.ga.re.She.nuH1644of the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776:for I wotיָדַ֗עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that he whom thou blessestתְּבָרֵךְ֙te.va.reKhH1288isblessedמְבֹרָ֔ךְme.vo.RakhH1288,and he whom thou cursestתָּאֹ֖רta.'OrH779is cursedיוּאָֽר׃yu.'ArH779.

7And the eldersזִקְנֵ֤יzik.NeiH2205of Moabמוֹאָב֙mo.'AvH4124and the eldersוְזִקְנֵ֣יve.zik.NeiH2205of Midianמִדְיָ֔ןmid.YanH4080departedH3212with the rewards of divinationוּקְסָמִ֖יםu.ke.sa.MimH7081in their handבְּיָדָ֑םbe.ya.DamH3027;and they cameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935unto Balaamבִּלְעָ֔םbil.'AmH1109,and spakeוַיְדַבְּר֥וּvay.da.be.RuH1696unto him the wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of Balakבָלָֽק׃va.LakH1111.

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