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Numbers 24:17-24

17I shall seeאֶרְאֶ֙נּוּ֙'er.'E.nuH7200him, but not now: I shall beholdאֲשׁוּרֶ֖נּוּ'a.shu.Re.nuH7789him, but not nighקָר֑וֹבka.RovH7138:there shall comeדָּרַ֨ךְda.RakhH1869a Starכּוֹכָ֜בko.KhavH3556out of Jacobמִֽיַּעֲקֹ֗בmi.ya.'a.KoH3290,and a Sceptreשֵׁ֙בֶט֙she.vetH7626shall riseוְקָ֥םve.KamH6965out of Israelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֔לmi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,and shall smiteוּמָחַץ֙u.ma.ChatzH4272the cornersפַּאֲתֵ֣יpa.'a.TeiH6285of Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124,and destroyוְקַרְקַ֖רve.kar.KarH6979all the childrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Shethשֵֽׁת׃ShetH8351 H8352.

18And Edomאֱד֜וֹם'e.DomH123shall be a possessionיְרֵשָׁ֗הye.re.ShahH3424,Seirשֵׂעִ֖ירse.'IrH8165also shall be a possessionיְרֵשָׁ֛הye.re.ShahH3424for his enemiesאֹיְבָ֑יו'o.ye.VavH341;and Israelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478shall doעֹ֥שֶׂה'O.sehH6213valiantlyחָֽיִל׃Cha.yilH2428.

19Out of Jacobמִֽיַּעֲקֹ֑בmi.ya.'a.KoH3290shall come he that shall have dominionוְיֵ֖רְדְּve.Ye.redH7287,and shall destroyוְהֶֽאֱבִ֥ידve.he.'e.VidH6him that remainethשָׂרִ֖ידsa.RidH8300of the cityמֵעִֽיר׃me.'IrH5892.

20And when he lookedוַיַּרְא֙vai.yaR'H7200on Amalekעֲמָלֵ֔ק'a.ma.LekH6002,he took upוַיִּשָּׂ֥אvai.yi.Sa'H5375his parableמְשָׁל֖וֹme.sha.LoH4912,and saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559,Amalekעֲמָלֵ֔ק'a.ma.LekH6002wasthe firstרֵאשִׁ֤יתre.ShitH7225of the nationsגּוֹיִם֙go.YimH1471;but his latterוְאַחֲרִית֖וֹve.'a.cha.ri.ToH319end shall bethat he perishאֹבֵֽד׃'o.VedH8for everH5703.

21And he lookedוַיַּרְא֙vai.yaR'H7200on the Kenitesהַקֵּינִ֔יha.kei.NiH7017,and took upוַיִּשָּׂ֥אvai.yi.Sa'H5375his parableמְשָׁל֖וֹme.sha.LoH4912,and saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559,Strongאֵיתָן֙'ei.TanH386is thy dwellingplaceמֽוֹשָׁבֶ֔ךָmo.sha.Ve.khaH4186,and thou puttestוְשִׂ֥יםve.SimH7760thy nestקִנֶּֽךָ׃ki.Ne.chaH7064in a rockבַּסֶּ֖לַעba.Se.la'H5553.

22Nevertheless the Keniteקָ֑יִןKa.yinH7014shallאִם־'im-H518be wastedלְבָ֣עֵֽרle.Va.'erH1197,until Asshurאַשּׁ֥וּר'a.ShurH804shall carry thee away captiveתִּשְׁבֶּֽךָּ׃tish.Be.kaH7617.

23And he took upוַיִּשָּׂ֥אvai.yi.Sa'H5375his parableמְשָׁל֖וֹme.sha.LoH4912,and saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559,Alasא֕וֹי'oH188,who shall liveיִחְיֶ֖הyich.YehH2421when Godאֵֽל׃'ElH410doethמִשֻּׂמ֥וֹmi.su.MoH7760this!

24And shipsוְצִים֙ve.TzimH6716shall comefrom the coastמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027of Chittimכִּתִּ֔יםki.TimH3794,and shall afflictוְעִנּ֥וּve.'i.NuH6031Asshurאַשּׁ֖וּר'a.ShurH804,and shall afflictוְעִנּוּ־ve.'i.nu-H6031Eberעֵ֑בֶר'E.verH5677,and he also shall perishאֹבֵֽד׃'o.VedH8for everH5703.

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