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Numbers 24:10-13

10And Balak’sבָּלָק֙ba.LakH1111angerאַ֤ף'afH639was kindledוַיִּֽחַר־vai.yi.char-H2734against Balaamבִּלְעָ֔םbil.'AmH1109,and he smoteH5606his handsכַּפָּ֑יוka.PavH3709togetherH5606:and Balakבָּלָ֜קba.LakH1111saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Balaamבִּלְעָ֗םbil.'AmH1109,I calledקְרָאתִ֔יךָke.ra.Ti.chaH7121thee to curseלָקֹ֤בla.KoH6895mine enemiesאֹֽיְבַי֙'o.ye.VaiH341,and, behold, thou hast altogetherבֵּרַ֣כְתָּbe.Rakh.taH1288blessedבָרֵ֔ךְva.RekhH1288themthese threeשָׁלֹ֥שׁsha.LoshH7969timesפְּעָמִֽים׃pe.'a.MimH6471.

11Therefore now fleeבְּרַח־be.rach-H1272thou to thy placeמְקוֹמֶ֑ךָme.ko.Me.chaH4725:I thoughtאָמַ֙רְתִּי֙'a.Mar.tiH559to promoteH3513thee unto greatH3513honourH3513;but, lo, the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hath kept thee backמְנָעֲךָ֥me.na.'a.KhaH4513from honourמִכָּבֽוֹד׃mi.ka.VodH3519.

12And Balaamבִּלְעָ֖םbil.'AmH1109saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Balakבָּלָ֑קba.LakH1111,Spakeדִּבַּ֥רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696I not also to thy messengersמַלְאָכֶ֛יךָmal.'a.Khei.khaH4397which thou sentestשָׁלַ֥חְתָּsha.Lach.taH7971unto me, sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

13If Balakבָלָ֜קva.LakH1111would giveיִתֶּן־yi.ten-H5414me his houseבֵיתוֹ֮vei.ToH1004fullמְלֹ֣אme.Lo'H4393of silverכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701and goldוְזָהָב֒ve.za.HavH2091,I cannotאוּכַ֗ל'u.KhalH3201go beyondלַעֲבֹר֙la.'a.VorH5674the commandmentפִּ֣יpiH6310of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,to doלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213eithergoodטוֹבָ֛הto.VahH2896or badרָעָ֖הra.'AhH7451of mine own mindמִלִּבִּ֑יmi.li.BiH3820; butwhat the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saithיְדַבֵּ֥רye.da.BerH1696,that will I speakאֲדַבֵּֽר׃'a.da.BerH1696?

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