New American Standard Bible 1995

Numbers 23:7-18

7He tookוַיִּשָּׂ֥אvai.yi.Sa'H5375up hisdiscourseמְשָׁל֖וֹme.sha.LoH4912and saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, “FromAramH6307Balakבָלָ֤קva.LakH1111has broughtיַנְחֵ֨נִיyan.Che.niH5148me,Moab’sמוֹאָב֙mo.'AvH4124kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428from the mountainsH2022of the Eastקֶ֔דֶםKe.demH6924, ‘Comeלְכָה֙le.KhahH1980curseאָֽרָה־'a.rah-H779Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290for me,And comeוּלְכָ֖הu.le.KhahH1980,denounceזֹעֲמָ֥הzo.'a.MahH2194Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478!’

8Howמָ֣הmahH4100shall I curseאֶקֹּ֔ב'e.KoH6895whom Godאֵ֑ל'ElH410has not cursedקַבֹּ֖הka.BohH6895?And howוּמָ֣הu.MahH4100can I denounceאֶזְעֹ֔ם'ez.'OmH2194whom the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068has not denouncedזָעַ֖םza.'AmH2194?

9As I seeאֶרְאֶ֔נּוּ'er.'E.nuH7200him from the topמֵרֹ֤אשׁme.RoshH7218of the rocksצֻרִים֙tzu.RimH6697,And I lookאֲשׁוּרֶ֑נּוּ'a.shu.Re.nuH7789at him from the hillsוּמִגְּבָע֖וֹתu.mi.ge.va.'otH1389;Beholdהֶן־hen-H2005,a peopleעָם֙'amH5971whodwellsיִשְׁכֹּ֔ןyish.KonH7931apartלְבָדָ֣דle.va.DadH910,And will not be reckonedיִתְחַשָּֽׁב׃yit.cha.ShavH2803among the nationsוּבַגּוֹיִ֖םu.va.go.YimH1471.

10Whoמִ֤יmiH4310can countמָנָה֙ma.NahH4487the dustעֲפַ֣ר'a.FarH6083of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290,Or numberוּמִסְפָּ֖רu.mis.ParH4557the fourthרֹ֣בַעRoa'H7255partH7255of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478? Letme dieתָּמֹ֤תta.MotH4191the deathמ֣וֹתMotH4194of the uprightיְשָׁרִ֔יםye.sha.RimH3477,And let my endאַחֲרִיתִ֖י'a.cha.ri.TiH319be likeכָּמֹֽהוּ׃ka.Mo.huH3644his!”

11Then Balakבָּלָק֙ba.LakH1111saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Balaamבִּלְעָ֔םbil.'AmH1109, “Whatמֶ֥הmehH4100have you doneעָשִׂ֖יתָ'a.Si.taH6213to me?I tookלְקַחְתִּ֔יךָle.kach.Ti.khaH3947you to curseלָקֹ֤בla.KoH6895my enemiesH340,but beholdוְהִנֵּ֖הve.hi.NehH2009,you have actuallyבֵּרַ֥כְתָּbe.Rakh.taH1288blessedבָרֵֽךְ׃va.RekhH1288them!”

12He repliedוַיַּ֖עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030, “Must I not be carefulאֶשְׁמֹ֖ר'esh.MorH8104to speakלְדַבֵּֽר׃le.da.BerH1696whatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068putsיָשִׂ֤יםya.SimH7760in my mouthבְּפִ֔יbe.FiH6310?”

13Then Balakבָּלָ֗קba.LakH1111saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Pleaseנָּ֨אna'H4994comeלְכָהle.khahH1980with me to anotherאַחֵר֙'a.CherH312placeמָק֤וֹםma.KomH4725from whereאֲשֶׁ֣ר מִשָּׁ֔ם'a.Sher mi.ShamH834 H8033you may seeתִּרְאֶ֣נּוּtir.'E.nuH7200them, although you will onlyאֶ֚פֶס'E.fesH657seeתִרְאֶ֔הtir.'EhH7200the extremeH7097endH7097of them and will not seeתִרְאֶ֑הtir.'EhH7200allוְכֻלּ֖וֹve.khu.LoH3605of them; and curseוְקָבְנוֹ־ve.ka.ve.nov-H6895them for me from thereמִשָּֽׁם׃mi.ShamH8033.”

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!

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