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Numbers 24:2-9

2And Balaamבִלְעָ֜םvil.'AmH1109lifted upוַיִּשָּׂ֨אvai.yi.Sa'H5375his eyesעֵינָ֗יו'ei.NavH5869,and he sawוַיַּרְא֙vai.yaR'H7200Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478abidingשֹׁכֵ֖ןsho.KhenH7931in his tentsaccording to their tribesלִשְׁבָטָ֑יוlish.va.TavH7626;and the spiritר֥וּחַRu.achH7307of Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430came upon him.

3And he took upוַיִּשָּׂ֥אvai.yi.Sa'H5375his parableמְשָׁל֖וֹme.sha.LoH4912,and saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559,Balaamבִּלְעָם֙bil.'AmH1109the sonבְּנ֣וֹbe.NoH1121of Beorבְעֹ֔רve.'OrH1160hath saidנְאֻ֤םne.'UmH5002,and the manהַגֶּ֖בֶרha.Ge.verH1397whose eyesהָעָֽיִן׃ha.'A.yinH5869are openשְׁתֻ֥םshe.TumH8365hath saidוּנְאֻ֥םu.ne.'UmH5002:

4He hath saidנְאֻ֕םne.'UmH5002,which heardשֹׁמֵ֖עַsho.Me.a'H8085the wordsאִמְרֵי־'im.rei-H561of Godאֵ֑ל'ElH410,which sawיֶֽחֱזֶ֔הye.che.ZehH2372the visionמַחֲזֵ֤הma.cha.ZehH4236of the Almightyשַׁדַּי֙sha.DaiH7706,fallingנֹפֵ֖לno.FelH5307into a trance,but having his eyesעֵינָֽיִם׃'ei.Na.yimH5869openוּגְל֥וּיu.ge.LuiH1540:

5How goodlyטֹּ֥בוּTouH2895are thy tentsאֹהָלֶ֖יךָ'o.ha.Lei.khaH168,O Jacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290, andthy tabernaclesמִשְׁכְּנֹתֶ֖יךָmish.ke.no.Tei.khaH4908,O Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478!

6As the valleysכִּנְחָלִ֣יםkin.cha.LimH5158are they spread forthנִטָּ֔יוּni.Ta.yuH5186,as gardensכְּגַנֹּ֖תke.ga.NotH1593by the river’s sideנָהָ֑רna.HarH5104,as the trees of lign aloesכַּאֲהָלִים֙ka.'a.ha.LimH174which the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068hath plantedנָטַ֣עna.Ta'H5193, andas cedar treesכַּאֲרָזִ֖יםka.'a.ra.ZimH730beside the watersמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325.

7He shall pourH5140the waterמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325outH5140of his bucketsמִדָּ֣לְיָ֔וmi.Dal.YavH1805,and his seedוְזַרְע֖וֹve.zar.'OH2233shall bein manyרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227watersבְּמַ֣יִםbe.Ma.yimH4325,and his kingמַלְכּ֔וֹmal.KoH4428shall be higherוְיָרֹ֤םve.ya.RomH7311than Agagמֵֽאֲגַג֙me.'a.GagH90,and his kingdomמַלְכֻתֽוֹ׃mal.khu.ToH4438shall be exaltedוְתִנַּשֵּׂ֖אve.tin.na.Se'H5375.

8Godאֵ֚ל'elH410brought him forthמוֹצִיא֣וֹmo.tzi.'OH3318out of Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714;he hath as it were the strengthכְּתוֹעֲפֹ֥תke.to.'a.FotH8443of an unicornרְאֵ֖םre.'EmH7214:he shall eat upיֹאכַ֞לyo.KhalH398the nationsגּוֹיִ֣םgo.YimH1471his enemiesצָרָ֗יוtza.RavH6862,and shall breakיְגָרֵ֖םye.ga.RemH1633their bonesוְעַצְמֹתֵיהֶ֛םve.'atz.mo.tei.HemH6106,and pierceיִמְחָֽץ׃yim.ChatzH4272themthrough with his arrowsוְחִצָּ֥יוve.chi.TzavH2671.

9He couchedכָּרַ֨עka.Ra'H3766,he lay downשָׁכַ֧בsha.KhavH7901as a lionכַּאֲרִ֛יka.'a.RiH738,and as a great lionוּכְלָבִ֖יאu.khe.la.Vi'H3833:who shall stir him upיְקִימֶ֑נּוּye.ki.Me.nuH6965?Blessedמְבָרֲכֶ֣יךָme.va.ra.Khei.khaH1288ishe that blessethבָר֔וּךְva.RukhH1288thee, and cursedוְאֹרְרֶ֖יךָve.'o.re.Rei.khaH779ishe that cursethאָרֽוּר׃'a.RurH779thee.

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