New American Standard Bible 1995

Numbers 24:15-19

15He tookוַיִּשָּׂ֥אvai.yi.Sa'H5375up his discourseמְשָׁל֖וֹme.sha.LoH4912and saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, “The oracleנְאֻ֤םne.'UmH5002of Balaamבִּלְעָם֙bil.'AmH1109the sonבְּנ֣וֹbe.NoH1121of Beorבְעֹ֔רve.'OrH1160,And the oracleוּנְאֻ֥םu.ne.'UmH5002of the manהַגֶּ֖בֶרha.Ge.verH1397whose eyeהָעָֽיִן׃ha.'A.yinH5869is openedשְׁתֻ֥םshe.TumH8365,

16The oracleנְאֻ֗םne.'UmH5002of him who hearsשֹׁמֵ֙עַ֙sho.Me.a'H8085thewordsאִמְרֵי־'im.rei-H561of Godאֵ֔ל'ElH410,And knowsוְיֹדֵ֖עַve.yo.De.a'H3045the knowledgeדַּ֣עַתDa.'atH1847of theMostעֶלְי֑וֹןel.YonH5945HighH5945,Who seesיֶֽחֱזֶ֔הye.che.ZehH2372the visionמַחֲזֵ֤הma.cha.ZehH4236ofthe Almightyשַׁדַּי֙sha.DaiH7706,FallingH5307downנֹפֵ֖לno.FelH5307,yet having his eyesעֵינָֽיִם׃'ei.Na.yimH5869uncoveredוּגְל֥וּיu.ge.LuiH1540.

17I seeאֶרְאֶ֙נּוּ֙'er.'E.nuH7200him, but not nowעַתָּ֔ה'a.TahH6258;I beholdאֲשׁוּרֶ֖נּוּ'a.shu.Re.nuH7789him, but not nearקָר֑וֹבka.RovH7138;A starכּוֹכָ֜בko.KhavH3556shall comeדָּרַ֨ךְda.RakhH1869forth from Jacobמִֽיַּעֲקֹ֗בmi.ya.'a.KoH3290,A scepterשֵׁ֙בֶט֙she.vetH7626shall riseוְקָ֥םve.KamH6965from Israelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֔לmi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,And shall crushH4272throughH4272theforeheadפַּאֲתֵ֣יpa.'a.TeiH6285of Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124, AndtearH7175downH7175allכָּל־kol-H3605the sonsבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofShethשֵֽׁת׃ShetH8352.

18EdomH112shall be a possessionH3423,Seirשֵׂעִ֖ירse.'IrH8165,its enemiesH340,also will be a possessionH3423,While Israelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478performsעֹ֥שֶׂה'O.sehH6213valiantlyחָֽיִל׃Cha.yilH2428.

19One from Jacobמִֽיַּעֲקֹ֑בmi.ya.'a.KoH3290shall haveH7287dominionH7287,And will destroyוְהֶֽאֱבִ֥ידve.he.'e.VidH6the remnantשָׂרִ֖ידsa.RidH8300from the cityמֵעִֽיר׃me.'IrH5892.”

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