New American Standard Bible 1995

Numbers 22:8-14

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.’”

12Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Balaamבִּלְעָ֔םbil.'AmH1109, “Do not goתֵלֵ֖ךְte.LekhH1980with them;you shall not curseתָאֹר֙ta.'OrH779the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971, for theyare blessedבָר֖וּךְva.RukhH1288.”

13So Balaamבִּלְעָם֙bil.'AmH1109aroseוַיָּ֤קָםvai.Ya.komH6965in the morningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559to Balak’sבָלָ֔קva.LakH1111leadersשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269, “Goלְכ֖וּle.KhuH1980backH1980to your landאַרְצְכֶ֑ם'ar.tze.KhemH776,for the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068has refusedמֵאֵ֣ןme.'EnH3985to letלְתִתִּ֖יle.ti.TiH5414me goלַהֲלֹ֥ךְla.ha.LokhH1980with you.”

14The leadersשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124aroseוַיָּק֙וּמוּ֙vai.ya.Ku.muH6965and wentH1980to Balakבָּלָ֑קba.LakH1111and saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, “Balaamבִּלְעָ֖םbil.'AmH1109refusedמֵאֵ֥ןme.'EnH3985to comeהֲלֹ֥ךְha.LokhH1980with us.”

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