New American Standard Bible 1995

Numbers 22:6-11

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.”

7So the eldersזִקְנֵ֤יzik.NeiH2205of Moabמוֹאָב֙mo.'AvH4124and the eldersוְזִקְנֵ֣יve.zik.NeiH2205of Midianמִדְיָ֔ןmid.YanH4080departedוַיֵּ֨לְכ֜וּvai.Ye.le.KhuH1980with the fees fordivinationוּקְסָמִ֖יםu.ke.sa.MimH7081in their handבְּיָדָ֑םbe.ya.DamH3027;and they cameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935to Balaamבִּלְעָ֔םbil.'AmH1109andrepeatedוַיְדַבְּר֥וּvay.da.be.RuH1696Balak’sבָלָֽק׃va.LakH1111wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697to him.

8He saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Spendלִ֤ינוּLi.nuH3885the nightהַלַּ֔יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915hereפֹה֙fohH6311,and I will bringוַהֲשִׁבֹתִ֤יva.ha.shi.vo.TiH7725wordדָּבָ֔רda.VarH1697backH7725to you as the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068may speakיְדַבֵּ֥רye.da.BerH1696to me.” And the leadersשָׂרֵֽי־sa.rei-H8269of Moabמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124stayedוַיֵּשְׁב֥וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427with Balaamבִּלְעָֽם׃bil.'AmH1109.

9ThenGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430cameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935to Balaamבִּלְעָ֑םbil.'AmH1109and saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whoמִ֛יmiH4310are theseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428menH376with you?”

10Balaamבִּלְעָ֖םbil.'AmH1109saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, “Balakבָּלָ֧קba.LakH1111the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zipporצִפֹּ֛רtzi.PorH6834,kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Moabמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124,has sentשָׁלַ֥חsha.LachH7971word to me,

11‘Beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009,there is a peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971who cameהַיֹּצֵ֣אhai.yo.Tze'H3318out of Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714and they coverוַיְכַ֖סvay.KhasH3680the surfaceעֵ֣ין'einH5869of the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776;nowעַתָּ֗ה'a.TahH6258comeלְכָ֤הle.KhahH1980,curseקָֽבָה־ka.vah-H6895them for me; perhapsאוּלַ֥י'u.LaiH194I may be ableאוּכַ֛ל'u.KhalH3201to fightלְהִלָּ֥חֶםle.hi.La.chemH3898against them and driveוְגֵרַשְׁתִּֽיו׃ve.ge.rash.TivH1644them out.’”

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