New American Standard Bible 1995

Numbers 23:14-24

14So he tookוַיִּקָּחֵ֙הוּ֙vai.yi.ka.Che.huH3947him to the fieldשְׂדֵ֣הse.DehH7704of Zophimצֹפִ֔יםtzo.FimH6839,to the topרֹ֖אשׁroshH7218of Pisgahהַפִּסְגָּ֑הha.pis.GahH6449,and builtוַיִּ֙בֶן֙vai.Yi.venH1129sevenשִׁבְעָ֣הshiv.'AhH7651altarsמִזְבְּחֹ֔תmiz.be.ChotH4196and offeredוַיַּ֛עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927a bullפָּ֥רparH6499and a ramוָאַ֖יִלva.'A.yilH352on eachaltarבַּמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ba.miz.Be.achH4196.

15And he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559to Balakבָּלָ֔קba.LakH1111, “Standהִתְיַצֵּ֥בhit.ya.TzevH3320hereH3541besideעַל־'al-H5921your burntעֹלָתֶ֑ךָ'o.la.Te.khaH5930offeringH5930while I myselfוְאָנֹכִ֖יve.'a.no.KhiH595meetאִקָּ֥רֶה'i.Ka.rehH7136the LordoverH3541thereH3541.”

16Then the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068metוַיִּקָּ֤רvai.yi.KarH7136Balaamבִּלְעָ֔םbil.'AmH1109andputוַיָּ֥שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760a wordדָּבָ֖רda.VarH1697in his mouthבְּפִ֑יוbe.FivH6310and saidוַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Returnשׁ֥וּבshuvH7725to Balakבָּלָ֖קba.LakH1111,and thusוְכֹ֥הve.KhohH3541you shall speakתְדַבֵּֽר׃te.da.BerH1696.”

17He cameוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935to him, and beholdוְהִנּ֤וֹve.hi.NoH2009,he was standingנִצָּב֙ni.TzavH5324besideעַל־'al-H5921his burntעֹ֣לָת֔וֹo.la.ToH5930offeringH5930,and the leadersוְשָׂרֵ֥יve.sa.ReiH8269of Moabמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124with him. And Balakבָּלָ֔קba.LakH1111saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Whatמַה־mah-H4100has the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068spokenדִּבֶּ֖רdi.BerH1696?”

18Then he tookוַיִּשָּׂ֥אvai.yi.Sa'H5375up hisdiscourseמְשָׁל֖וֹme.sha.LoH4912and saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, “Ariseק֤וּםkumH6965,O Balakבָּלָק֙ba.LakH1111,and hearוּֽשֲׁמָ֔עu.sha.Ma'H8085;Giveהַאֲזִ֥ינָהha.'a.Zi.nahH238earH238to me, O sonבְּנ֥וֹbe.NoH1121of Zipporצִפֹּֽר׃tzi.PorH6834!

19Godאֵל֙'elH410is not a manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376,that He should lieוִֽיכַזֵּ֔בvi.kha.ZevH3576,NorH3808a sonוּבֶן־u.ven-H1121of manאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120,that He should repentוְיִתְנֶחָ֑םve.yit.ne.ChamH5162;Has He saidאָמַר֙'a.MarH559,and will He not doיַעֲשֶׂ֔הya.'a.SehH6213it?Or has He spokenוְדִבֶּ֖רve.di.BerH1696,and will He not makeH6965it goodH6965?

20Beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009,I have receivedלָקָ֑חְתִּיla.Ka.che.tiH3947a commandto blessבָרֵ֖ךְva.RekhH1288;When He has blessedוּבֵרֵ֖ךְu.ve.RekhH1288, thenI cannotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808revokeאֲשִׁיבֶֽנָּה׃'a.shi.Ve.nahH7725it.

21He has not observedהִבִּ֥יטhi.BitH5027misfortuneאָ֙וֶן֙'a.venH205in Jacobבְּיַעֲקֹ֔בbe.ya.'a.KoH3290;NorH3808has He seenרָאָ֥הra.'AhH7200troubleעָמָ֖ל'a.MalH5999in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478;The Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068his Godאֱלֹהָיו֙'e.lo.HavH430is with him,And the shoutוּתְרוּעַ֥תu.te.ru.'AtH8643of a kingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428is among them.

22Godאֵ֖ל'elH410bringsמוֹצִיאָ֣םmo.tzi.'AmH3318them out of Egyptמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714, He is for them like thehornsכְּתוֹעֲפֹ֥תke.to.'a.FotH8443of the wildרְאֵ֖םre.'EmH7214oxH7214.

23For there is noלֹא־lo'-H3808omenנַ֙חַשׁ֙na.chashH5173against Jacobבְּיַעֲקֹ֔בbe.ya.'a.KoH3290,Norוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808is there any divinationקֶ֖סֶםKe.semH7081against Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478;At the proper timeכָּעֵ֗תka.'EtH6256it shall be saidיֵאָמֵ֤רye.'a.MerH559to Jacobלְיַעֲקֹב֙le.ya.'a.KoH3290And to Israelוּלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לu.le.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,whatמַה־mah-H4100Godאֵֽל׃'ElH410has doneפָּ֖עַלPa.'alH6466!

24Beholdהֶן־hen-H2005,a peopleעָם֙'amH5971risesיָק֔וּםya.KumH6965like a lionessכְּלָבִ֣יאke.la.Vi'H3833,And as a lionוְכַאֲרִ֖יve.kha.'a.RiH738it liftsיִתְנַשָּׂ֑אyit.na.Sa'H5375itself;It will not lieיִשְׁכַּב֙yish.KavH7901downH7901untilעַד־'ad-H5704it devoursיֹ֣אכַלYo.khalH398the preyטֶ֔רֶףTe.refH2964,And drinksיִשְׁתֶּֽה׃yish.TehH8354the bloodוְדַם־ve.dam-H1818of the slainחֲלָלִ֖יםcha.la.LimH2491.”

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