New American Standard Bible 1995

Numbers 24:4-16

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.”

10Then Balak’sבָּלָק֙ba.LakH1111angerאַ֤ף'afH639burnedוַיִּֽחַר־vai.yi.char-H2734againstH413Balaamבִּלְעָ֔םbil.'AmH1109,and he struckH5606hishandsכַּפָּ֑יוka.PavH3709togetherH5606;and Balakבָּלָ֜קba.LakH1111saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Balaamבִּלְעָ֗םbil.'AmH1109, “I calledקְרָאתִ֔יךָke.ra.Ti.chaH7121you to curseלָקֹ֤בla.KoH6895my enemiesH340,but beholdוְהִנֵּה֙ve.hi.NehH2009,you have persistedבֵּרַ֣כְתָּbe.Rakh.taH1288in blessingבָרֵ֔ךְva.RekhH1288them theseזֶ֖הzehH2088threeשָׁלֹ֥שׁsha.LoshH7969timesפְּעָמִֽים׃pe.'a.MimH6471!

11Therefore,fleeבְּרַח־be.rach-H1272to your placeמְקוֹמֶ֑ךָme.ko.Me.chaH4725nowוְעַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH6258.I saidאָמַ֙רְתִּי֙'a.Mar.tiH559I would honorכַּבֵּ֣דka.BedH3513you greatlyאֲכַבֶּדְךָ֔'a.kha.bed.KhaH3513,but beholdוְהִנֵּ֛הve.hi.NehH2009,the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068has heldH4513you backH4513from honorמִכָּבֽוֹד׃mi.ka.VodH3519.”

12Balaamבִּלְעָ֖םbil.'AmH1109saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Balakבָּלָ֑קba.LakH1111, “Did I not tellדִּבַּ֥רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696your messengersמַלְאָכֶ֛יךָmal.'a.Khei.khaH4397whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834you had sentשָׁלַ֥חְתָּsha.Lach.taH7971to me, sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

13‘Thoughאִם־'im-H518Balakבָלָ֜קva.LakH1111were to giveיִתֶּן־yi.ten-H5414me his houseבֵיתוֹ֮vei.ToH1004fullמְלֹ֣אme.Lo'H4393of silverכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701and goldוְזָהָב֒ve.za.HavH2091,I couldאוּכַ֗ל'u.KhalH3201not doלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213anything contraryלַעֲבֹר֙la.'a.VorH5674to thecommandפִּ֣יpiH6310of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,either goodH2899orא֥וֹ'oH176badרָעָ֖הra.'AhH7451, of my ownaccordמִלִּבִּ֑יmi.li.BiH3820.Whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068speaksיְדַבֵּ֥רye.da.BerH1696,that I will speakאֲדַבֵּֽר׃'a.da.BerH1696’?

14And nowוְעַתָּ֕הve.'a.TahH6258,beholdH2009,I am goingהוֹלֵ֖ךְho.LekhH1980to my peopleלְעַמִּ֑יle.'a.MiH5971;comeלְכָה֙le.KhahH1980, andI will adviseאִיעָ֣צְךָ֔'i.'A.tze.khaH3289you whatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834thisהַזֶּ֛הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971will doיַעֲשֶׂ֜הya.'a.SehH6213to your peopleלְעַמְּךָ֖le.'a.me.KhaH5971in thedaysהַיָּמִֽים׃hai.ya.MimH3117to comeבְּאַחֲרִ֥יתbe.'a.cha.RitH319.”

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.

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