New American Standard Bible 1995

Numbers 22:36-40

36When Balakבָּלָ֖קba.LakH1111heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֥עvai.yish.Ma'H8085that Balaamבִלְעָ֑םvil.'AmH1109was comingבָ֣אva'H935,he wentוַיֵּצֵ֨אvai.ye.Tze'H3318out to meetלִקְרָאת֜וֹlik.ra.ToH7122him at the cityעִ֣יר'irH5892of Moabמוֹאָ֗בmo.'AvH4124,whichH834is on the Arnonאַרְנֹ֔ן'ar.NonH769borderגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366,at the extremeH7097endבִּקְצֵ֥הbik.TzehH7097of the borderהַגְּבֽוּל׃ha.ge.VulH1366.

37Then Balakבָּלָ֜קba.LakH1111saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Balaamבִּלְעָ֗םbil.'AmH1109, “Did I not urgentlyשָׁלֹ֨חַsha.Lo.achH7971sendשָׁלַ֤חְתִּיsha.Lach.tiH7971to you to callלִקְרֹא־lik.ro'-H7121you? Whyלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100did you not comeהָלַ֖כְתָּha.Lakh.taH1980to me? Am I reallyהַֽאֻמְנָ֔םha.'um.NamH552unableאוּכַ֖ל'u.KhalH3808 H3201to honorכַּבְּדֶֽךָ׃ka.be.De.khaH3513you?”

38So Balaamבִּלְעָ֜םbil.'AmH1109saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Balakבָּלָ֗קba.LakH1111, “Beholdהִֽנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009,I have comeבָ֙אתִי֙va.tiH935nowעַתָּ֕ה'a.TahH6258to you!Am I ableH3201to speakדַּבֵּ֣רda.BerH1696anythingמְא֑וּמָהme.'U.mahH3972at all? The wordהַדָּבָ֗רha.da.VarH1697that Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430putsיָשִׂ֧יםya.SimH7760in my mouthבְּפִ֖יbe.FiH6310,that I shall speakאֲדַבֵּֽר׃'a.da.BerH1696.”

39And Balaamבִּלְעָ֖םbil.'AmH1109wentוַיֵּ֥לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980with Balakבָּלָ֑קba.LakH1111,and they cameוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to Kiriath-huzothH7155.

40Balakבָּלָ֖קba.LakH1111sacrificedוַיִּזְבַּ֥חvai.yiz.BachH2076oxenבָּקָ֣רba.KarH1241and sheepוָצֹ֑אןva.TzonH6629,and sentוַיְשַׁלַּ֣חvay.sha.LachH7971someto Balaamלְבִלְעָ֔םle.vil.'AmH1109and the leadersוְלַשָּׂרִ֖יםve.la.sa.RimH8269whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834were with him.

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