New American Standard Bible 1995

Numbers 24:2-9

2And Balaamבִלְעָ֜םvil.'AmH1109liftedוַיִּשָּׂ֨אvai.yi.Sa'H5375up his eyesעֵינָ֗יו'ei.NavH5869and sawוַיַּרְא֙vai.yaR'H7200Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478campingשֹׁכֵ֖ןsho.KhenH7931tribeH7626by tribeH7626; andthe Spiritר֥וּחַRu.achH7307of Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430cameוַתְּהִ֥יva.te.HiH1961upon him.

3He tookוַיִּשָּׂ֥אvai.yi.Sa'H5375up hisdiscourseמְשָׁל֖וֹme.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;

4The oracleנְאֻ֕םne.'UmH5002of him whohearsשֹׁמֵ֖עַsho.Me.a'H8085thewordsאִמְרֵי־'im.rei-H561of Godאֵ֑ל'ElH410,Whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834seesיֶֽחֱזֶ֔הye.che.ZehH2372thevisionמַחֲזֵ֤הma.cha.ZehH4236ofthe Almightyשַׁדַּי֙sha.DaiH7706,FallingH5307downנֹפֵ֖לno.FelH5307,yet having his eyesעֵינָֽיִם׃'ei.Na.yimH5869uncoveredוּגְל֥וּיu.ge.LuiH1540,

5Howמַה־mah-H4100fairטֹּ֥בוּTouH2895are your tentsאֹהָלֶ֖יךָ'o.ha.Lei.khaH168,O Jacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290,Your dwellingsמִשְׁכְּנֹתֶ֖יךָmish.ke.no.Tei.khaH4908,O Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478!

6Likevalleysכִּנְחָלִ֣יםkin.cha.LimH5158that stretchנִטָּ֔יוּni.Ta.yuH5186out,Like gardensכְּגַנֹּ֖תke.ga.NotH1593besideעֲלֵ֣י'a.LeiH5921the riverנָהָ֑רna.HarH5104, Likealoesכַּאֲהָלִים֙ka.'a.ha.LimH174plantedנָטַ֣עna.Ta'H5193by the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, Likecedarsכַּאֲרָזִ֖יםka.'a.ra.ZimH730besideעֲלֵי־'a.lei-H5921the watersמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325.

7Waterמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325will flowיִֽזַּל־yi.zal-H5140from his bucketsמִדָּ֣לְיָ֔וmi.Dal.YavH1805,And his seedוְזַרְע֖וֹve.zar.'OH2233will beby manyרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227watersבְּמַ֣יִםbe.Ma.yimH4325,And his kingמַלְכּ֔וֹmal.KoH4428shall be higherוְיָרֹ֤םve.ya.RomH7311thanH4480Agagמֵֽאֲגַג֙me.'a.GagH90,And his kingdomמַלְכֻתֽוֹ׃mal.khu.ToH4438shall be exaltedוְתִנַּשֵּׂ֖אve.tin.na.Se'H5375.

8Godאֵ֚ל'elH410bringsמוֹצִיא֣וֹmo.tzi.'OH3318him out of Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,He is for him like the hornsכְּתוֹעֲפֹ֥תke.to.'a.FotH8443of the wildרְאֵ֖םre.'EmH7214oxH7214.He will devourיֹאכַ֞לyo.KhalH398the nationsגּוֹיִ֣םgo.YimH1471who arehis adversariesצָרָ֗יוtza.RavH6862,And will crushיְגָרֵ֖םye.ga.RemH1633their bonesוְעַצְמֹתֵיהֶ֛םve.'atz.mo.tei.HemH6106in pieces,And shatterיִמְחָֽץ׃yim.ChatzH4272them with hisarrowsוְחִצָּ֥יוve.chi.TzavH2671.

9Hecouchesכָּרַ֨עka.Ra'H3766,he liesH7901downשָׁכַ֧בsha.KhavH7901as a lionכַּאֲרִ֛יka.'a.RiH738, And as alionוּכְלָבִ֖יאu.khe.la.Vi'H3833,whoמִ֣יmiH4310dares rouseיְקִימֶ֑נּוּye.ki.Me.nuH6965him?Blessedמְבָרֲכֶ֣יךָme.va.ra.Khei.khaH1288is everyone who blessesבָר֔וּךְva.RukhH1288you,And cursedוְאֹרְרֶ֖יךָve.'o.re.Rei.khaH779is everyone who cursesאָרֽוּר׃'a.RurH779you.”

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