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Numbers 24:7-20

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.

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?

14And now, behold, I goH1980unto my peopleלְעַמִּ֑יle.'a.MiH5971:comeH3212therefore, andI will advertiseאִיעָ֣צְךָ֔'i.'A.tze.khaH3289thee what this peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971shall doיַעֲשֶׂ֜הya.'a.SehH6213to thy peopleלְעַמְּךָ֖le.'a.me.KhaH5971in the latterבְּאַחֲרִ֥יתbe.'a.cha.RitH319daysהַיָּמִֽים׃hai.ya.MimH3117.

15And 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:

16He hath saidנְאֻ֗םne.'UmH5002,which heardשֹׁמֵ֙עַ֙sho.Me.a'H8085the wordsאִמְרֵי־'im.rei-H561of Godאֵ֔ל'ElH410,and knewוְיֹדֵ֖עַve.yo.De.a'H3045the knowledgeדַּ֣עַתDa.'atH1847of the most Highעֶלְי֑וֹןel.YonH5945, whichsawיֶֽחֱזֶ֔הye.che.ZehH2372the visionמַחֲזֵ֤הma.cha.ZehH4236of the Almightyשַׁדַּי֙sha.DaiH7706,fallingנֹפֵ֖לno.FelH5307into a trance,but having his eyesעֵינָֽיִם׃'ei.Na.yimH5869openוּגְל֥וּיu.ge.LuiH1540:

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.

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