New American Standard Bible 1995

Numbers 22:22-27

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.

23When the donkeyהָאָתוֹן֩ha.'a.tOnH860sawוַתֵּ֣רֶאva.Te.re'H7200the angelמַלְאַ֨ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068standingנִצָּ֣בni.TzavH5324in the wayבַּדֶּ֗רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870with his drawnשְׁלוּפָה֙she.lu.FahH8025swordוְחַרְבּ֤וֹve.char.BoH2719in his handבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027,the donkeyהָֽאָתוֹן֙ha.'a.tOnH860turnedוַתֵּ֤טva.TetH5186off from the wayהַדֶּ֔רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870and wentוַתֵּ֖לֶךְva.Te.lekhH1980into the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֑הba.sa.DehH7704;but Balaamבִּלְעָם֙bil.'AmH1109struckוַיַּ֤ךְvai.YakhH5221the donkeyהָ֣אָת֔וֹןha.'a.TonH860to turnלְהַטֹּתָ֖הּle.ha.to.TahH5186her backH5186into the wayהַדָּֽרֶךְ׃ha.Da.rekhH1870.

24Then the angelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068stoodוַֽיַּעֲמֹד֙vai.ya.'a.ModH5975in a narrowH4934pathH4934of the vineyardsהַכְּרָמִ֑יםha.ke.ra.MimH3754, witha wallגָּדֵ֥רga.DerH1447on thisH2088sideH2088and a wallוְגָדֵ֥רve.ga.DerH1447on that sideH2088.

25When the donkeyהָאָת֜וֹןha.'a.TonH860sawוַתֵּ֨רֶאva.Te.re'H7200the angelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,she pressedוַתִּלָּחֵץ֙va.ti.la.ChetzH3905herself to the wallהַקִּ֔ירha.KirH7023and pressedוַתִּלְחַ֛ץva.til.ChatzH3905Balaam’sבִּלְעָ֖םbil.'AmH1109footרֶ֥גֶלRe.gelH7272againstH413the wallהַקִּ֑ירha.KirH7023,so he struckלְהַכֹּתָֽהּ׃le.ha.ko.TahH5221her againוַיֹּ֖סֶףvai.Yo.sefH3254.

26The angelמַלְאַךְ־mal.'akh-H4397of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068wentעֲב֑וֹרa.VorH5674furtherוַיּ֥וֹסֶףvai.Yo.sefH3254,and stoodוַֽיַּעֲמֹד֙vai.ya.'a.ModH5975in a narrowצָ֔רTzarH6862placeבְּמָק֣וֹםbe.ma.KomH4725whereאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834thereH369was noH369wayדֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870to turnלִנְט֖וֹתlin.TotH5186to the rightיָמִ֥יןya.MinH3225handH3225or the leftוּשְׂמֹֽאול׃u.se.MolH8040.

27When the donkeyהָֽאָתוֹן֙ha.'a.tOnH860sawוַתֵּ֤רֶאva.Te.re'H7200the angelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,she layH7257downוַתִּרְבַּ֖ץva.tir.BatzH7257underתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478Balaamבִּלְעָ֑םbil.'AmH1109; soBalaamבִּלְעָ֔םbil.'AmH1109was angryוַיִּֽחַר־ אַ֣ףvai.yi.char- 'afH639 H2734and struckוַיַּ֥ךְvai.YakhH5221the donkeyהָאָת֖וֹןha.'a.TonH860with his stickבַּמַּקֵּֽל׃ba.ma.KelH4731.

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