New American Standard Bible 1995

Numbers 22:15-22

15Then Balakבָּלָ֑קba.LakH1111againוַיֹּ֥סֶף ע֖וֹדvai.Yo.sef odH5750 H3254sentשְׁלֹ֣חַshe.Lo.achH7971leadersשָׂרִ֔יםsa.RimH8269,moreH4480numerousרַבִּ֥יםra.BimH7227and moreH4480distinguishedוְנִכְבָּדִ֖יםve.nikh.ba.DimH3513thanH4480the formerמֵאֵֽלֶּה׃me.'E.lehH428.

16They cameוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to Balaamבִּלְעָ֑םbil.'AmH1109and saidוַיֹּ֣אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559to him, “Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559Balakבָּלָ֣קba.LakH1111the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zipporצִפּ֔וֹרtzi.PorH6834, ‘Let nothingאַל־'al-H408,I begנָ֥אna'H4994you, hinderתִמָּנַ֖עti.ma.Na'H4513you from comingמֵהֲלֹ֥ךְme.ha.LokhH1980to me;

17for I will indeedכַבֵּ֤דkha.BedH3513honorאֲכַבֶּדְךָ֙'a.kha.bed.KhaH3513you richlyמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966,and I will doאֶֽעֱשֶׂ֑ה'e.'e.SehH6213whateverוְכֹ֛ל אֲשֶׁר־ve.Khol 'a.Sher-H3605 H834you sayתֹּאמַ֥רto.MarH559to me.Pleaseנָּא֙na'H4994comeוּלְכָה־u.le.khah-H1980then, curseקָֽבָה־ka.vah-H6895thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971for me.’”

18Balaamבִּלְעָ֗םbil.'AmH1109repliedוַיַּ֣עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030to the servantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650of Balakבָלָ֔קva.LakH1111, “Thoughאִם־'im-H518Balakבָלָ֛קva.LakH1111were to giveיִתֶּן־yi.ten-H5414me his houseבֵית֖וֹvei.ToH1004fullמְלֹ֥אme.Lo'H4393of silverכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701and goldוְזָהָ֑בve.za.HavH2091,I couldאוּכַ֗ל'u.KhalH3201not doלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213anything, either smallקְטַנָּ֖הke.ta.NahH6996orא֥וֹ'oH176greatגְדוֹלָֽה׃ge.do.LahH1419,contraryלַעֲבֹר֙la.'a.VorH5674to thecommandפִּי֙piH6310of the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068my Godאֱלֹהָ֔י'e.lo.HaiH430.

19Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258pleaseנָ֥אna'H4994,you alsoגַּם־gam-H1571stayשְׁב֨וּshe.VuH3427hereבָזֶ֛הva.ZehH2088tonightהַלָּ֑יְלָהha.La.ye.lahH3915,and I will findוְאֵ֣דְעָ֔הve.'E.de.'AhH3045out whatמַה־mah-H4100elseיֹּסֵ֥ףyo.SefH3254the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068will speakדַּבֵּ֥רda.BerH1696to me.”

20Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים׀'E.lo.HimH430cameוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935to Balaamבִּלְעָם֮bil.'AmH1109at nightלַיְלָה֒lay.LahH3915and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Ifאִם־'im-H518the menH376have comeבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935to callלִקְרֹ֤אlik.Ro'H7121you, riseק֖וּםkumH6965up andgoלֵ֣ךְlekhH1980with them; butonlyוְאַ֗ךְve.'AkhH389the wordהַדָּבָ֛רha.da.VarH1697whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I speakאֲדַבֵּ֥ר'a.da.BerH1696to you shall you doתַעֲשֶֽׂה׃ta.'a.SehH6213.”

21So Balaamבִּלְעָם֙bil.'AmH1109aroseוַיָּ֤קָםvai.Ya.komH6965in the morningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242,and saddledוַֽיַּחֲבֹ֖שׁvai.ya.cha.VoshH2280his donkeyאֲתֹנ֑וֹ'a.to.NoH860and wentוַיֵּ֖לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980with the leadersשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269of Moabמוֹאָֽב׃mo.'AvH4124.

22But Godאֱלֹהִים֮'E.lo.HimH430was angryוַיִּֽחַר־ אַ֣ףvai.yi.char- 'afH639 H2734becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588he was goingהוֹלֵ֣ךְho.LekhH1980,and the angelמַלְאַ֧ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068tookH3320his standH3320in the wayבַּדֶּ֖רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870as an adversaryלְשָׂטָ֣ןle.sa.TanH7854against him. Now he was ridingרֹכֵ֣בro.KhevH7392on his donkeyאֲתֹנ֔וֹ'a.to.NoH860and his twoוּשְׁנֵ֥יu.she.NeiH8147servantsנְעָרָ֖יוne.'a.RavH5288were with him.

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