New American Standard Bible 1995

Numbers 23:25-30

25Then Balakבָּלָק֙ba.LakH1111saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Balaamבִּלְעָ֔םbil.'AmH1109, “Do not curseקֹ֖בkoH6895them at allתִקֳּבֶ֑נּוּti.ko.Ve.nuH6895norH3808blessבָּרֵ֖ךְba.RekhH1288them at allתְבָרֲכֶֽנּוּ׃te.va.ra.Khe.nuH1288!”

26But Balaamבִּלְעָ֔םbil.'AmH1109repliedוַיַּ֣עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030to Balakבָּלָ֑קba.LakH1111, “Did I not tellדִּבַּ֤רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696you, ‘Whateverכֹּ֛ל אֲשֶׁר־kol 'a.Sher-H3605 H834the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068speaksיְדַבֵּ֥רye.da.BerH1696,that I must doאֶֽעֱשֶֽׂה׃'E.'e.SehH6213’?”

27Then Balakבָּלָק֙ba.LakH1111saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Balaamבִּלְעָ֔םbil.'AmH1109, “Pleaseנָּא֙na'H4994comeלְכָה־le.khah-H1980,I will takeאֶקָּ֣חֲךָ֔'e.Ka.cha.khaH3947you to anotherאַחֵ֑ר'a.CherH312placeמָק֖וֹםma.KomH4725;perhapsאוּלַ֤י'u.LaiH194it will beagreeableיִישַׁר֙yi.SharH3474with Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430that you curseוְקַבֹּ֥תוֹve.ka.Bo.tovH6895them for me from thereמִשָּֽׁם׃mi.ShamH8033.”

28So Balakבָּלָ֖קba.LakH1111tookוַיִּקַּ֥חvai.yi.KachH3947Balaamבִּלְעָ֑םbil.'AmH1109to the topרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of Peorהַפְּע֔וֹרha.pe.'orH6465which overlooksהַנִּשְׁקָ֖ף עַל־ פְּנֵ֥יha.nish.Kaf 'al- pe.NeiH5921 H6440 H8259thewastelandהַיְשִׁימֹֽן׃hay.shi.MonH3452.

29Balaamבִּלְעָם֙bil.'AmH1109saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Balakבָּלָ֔קba.LakH1111, “Buildבְּנֵה־be.neh-H1129sevenשִׁבְעָ֣הshiv.'AhH7651altarsמִזְבְּחֹ֑תmiz.be.ChotH4196for me hereבָזֶ֖הva.ZehH2088and prepareוְהָכֵ֥ןve.ha.KhenH3559sevenשִׁבְעָ֥הshiv.'AhH7651bullsפָרִ֖יםfa.RimH6499and sevenוְשִׁבְעָ֥הve.shiv.'AhH7651ramsאֵילִֽים׃'ei.LimH352for me hereבָּזֶ֔הba.ZehH2088.”

30Balakבָּלָ֔קba.LakH1111didוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213justH3512as Balaamבִּלְעָ֑םbil.'AmH1109had saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559,and offeredוַיַּ֛עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927up a bullפָּ֥רparH6499and a ramוָאַ֖יִלva.'A.yilH352on eachaltarבַּמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ba.miz.Be.achH4196.

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