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Numbers 22:6-11

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.

8And he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Lodgeלִ֤ינוּLi.nuH3885here this nightהַלַּ֔יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915,and I will bringוַהֲשִׁבֹתִ֤יva.ha.shi.vo.TiH7725you wordדָּבָ֔רda.VarH1697againH7725,as the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068shall speakיְדַבֵּ֥רye.da.BerH1696unto me: and the princesשָׂרֵֽי־sa.rei-H8269of Moabמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124abodeוַיֵּשְׁב֥וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427with Balaamבִּלְעָֽם׃bil.'AmH1109.

9And Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430cameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935unto Balaamבִּלְעָ֑םbil.'AmH1109,and saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,What menהָאֲנָשִׁ֥יםha.'a.na.ShimH582are these with thee?

10And Balaamבִּלְעָ֖םbil.'AmH1109saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,Balakבָּלָ֧קba.LakH1111the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zipporצִפֹּ֛רtzi.PorH6834,kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Moabמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124,hath sentשָׁלַ֥חsha.LachH7971unto me, saying,

11Behold, there isa peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971come outהַיֹּצֵ֣אhai.yo.Tze'H3318of Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,which coverethוַיְכַ֖סvay.KhasH3680the faceעֵ֣ין'einH5869of the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776:comeH3212now, curseקָֽבָה־ka.vah-H6895me them; peradventure I shall be ableאוּכַ֛ל'u.KhalH3201to overcomeלְהִלָּ֥חֶםle.hi.La.chemH3898them, and drive them outוְגֵרַשְׁתִּֽיו׃ve.ge.rash.TivH1644.

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