New American Standard Bible 1995

Numbers 22:1-6

1Then the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478journeyedוַיִּסְע֖וּvai.yis.'UH5265,and campedוַֽיַּחֲנוּ֙vai.ya.cha.NuH2583in the plainsבְּעַֽרְב֣וֹתbe.'ar.VotH6160of Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124beyondמֵעֵ֖בֶרme.'E.verH4480 H5676the Jordanלְיַרְדֵּ֥ןle.yar.DenH3383oppositeJerichoיְרֵחֽוֹ׃ סye.re.ChoH3405.

2NowBalakבָּלָ֖קba.LakH1111the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zipporצִפּ֑וֹרtzi.PorH6834sawוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200allכָּל־kol-H3605that Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478had doneעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213to the Amoritesלָֽאֱמֹרִֽי׃La.'e.mo.RiH567.

3So Moabמוֹאָ֜בmo.'AvH4124was in greatמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966fearוַיָּ֨גָרvai.Ya.gorH1481becauseH4480 H6440of the peopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971,for they were numerousרַב־rav-H7227;and Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124was in dreadוַיָּ֣קָץvai.Ya.kotzH6973of the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

4Moabמוֹאָ֜בmo.'AvH4124saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the eldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205ofMidianמִדְיָ֗ןmid.YanH4080, “Nowעַתָּ֞ה'a.TahH6258thishordeהַקָּהָל֙ha.ka.HalH6951will lickיְלַחֲכ֤וּye.la.cha.KhuH3897up allכָּל־kol-H3605that is aroundסְבִ֣יבֹתֵ֔ינוּse.Vi.vo.Tei.nuH5439us, as the oxהַשּׁ֔וֹרha.ShorH7794licksכִּלְחֹ֣ךְkil.ChokhH3897up the grassיֶ֣רֶקYe.rekH3418of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֑הha.sa.DehH7704.”And Balakוּבָלָ֧קu.va.LakH1111the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zipporצִפּ֛וֹרtzi.PorH6834was kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Moabלְמוֹאָ֖בle.mo.'AvH4124at that timeבָּעֵ֥תba.'EtH6256.

5So he sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֜יםmal.'a.KhimH4397toBalaamבִּלְעָ֣םbil.'AmH1109the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Beorבְּע֗וֹרbe.'orH1160, atPethorפְּ֠תוֹרָהPe.to.rahH6604,whichאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834is nearעַל־'al-H5921theRiverהַנָּהָ֛רha.na.HarH5104, inthe landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of the sonsבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of his peopleעַמּ֖וֹa.MoH5971,to callלִקְרֹא־lik.ro'-H7121him, sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, “Beholdהִ֠נֵּהHi.nehH2009,a peopleעַ֣ם'amH5971cameיָצָ֤אya.Tza'H3318out of Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֙יִם֙mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714;beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009,they coverכִסָּה֙khi.SahH3680the surfaceעֵ֣ין'einH5869of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and they are livingיֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427oppositeמִמֻּלִֽי׃mi.mu.LiH4480 H4136me.

6Nowוְעַתָּה֩ve.'a.TahH6258,therefore, pleaseנָּ֨אna'H4994comeלְכָה־le.khah-H1980,curseאָֽרָה־'a.rah-H779thisהַזֶּ֗הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971for me sinceH3588they are tooH4480mightyעָצ֥וּם'a.TzumH6099for me; perhapsאוּלַ֤י'u.LaiH194I may be ableאוּכַל֙'u.KhalH3201todefeatנַכֶּה־na.keh-H5221them and driveוַאֲגָרְשֶׁ֖נּוּva.'a.ga.re.She.nuH1644them out of the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776.For I knowיָדַ֗עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that he whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834you blessתְּבָרֵךְ֙te.va.reKhH1288is blessedמְבֹרָ֔ךְme.vo.RakhH1288,and he whomוַאֲשֶׁ֥רva.'a.SherH834you curseתָּאֹ֖רta.'OrH779is cursedיוּאָֽר׃yu.'ArH779.”

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