New American Standard Bible 2020

Numbers 22:32-34

32Then the angelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Whyעַל־ מָ֗ה'al- MahH5921 H4100have you struckהִכִּ֙יתָ֙hi.Ki.taH5221your donkeyאֲתֹ֣נְךָ֔'a.To.ne.khaH860theseזֶ֖הzehH2088threeשָׁל֣וֹשׁsha.Lo.oshH7969timesרְגָלִ֑יםre.ga.LimH7272?Beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009,I have comeH3318outH3318as an adversaryלְשָׂטָ֔ןle.sa.TanH7854,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588your wayהַדֶּ֖רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870wasrecklessיָרַ֥טya.RatH3399andcontraryלְנֶגְדִּֽי׃le.neg.DiH5048to me.

33But the donkeyהָֽאָת֔וֹןha.'a.TonH860sawוַתִּרְאַ֙נִי֙va.tir.'A.niH7200me and turnedוַתֵּ֣טva.TetH5186awayH5186from me theseזֶ֖הzehH2088threeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969timesרְגָלִ֑יםre.ga.LimH7272.Ifאוּלַי֙'u.LaiH194she had not turnedנָטְתָ֣הna.te.TahH5186awayH5186from me, I certainlyכִּ֥יkiH3588would have killedהָרַ֖גְתִּיha.Rag.tiH2026you just nowעַתָּ֛ה'a.TahH6258,and let her liveהֶחֱיֵֽיתִי׃he.che.Yei.tiH2421.”

34So Balaamבִּלְעָ֜םbil.'AmH1109saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the angelמַלְאַ֤ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, “I have sinnedחָטָ֔אתִיcha.Ta.tiH2398,for I did not knowיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that you were standingנִצָּ֥בni.TzavH5324in the wayבַּדָּ֑רֶךְba.Da.rekhH1870againstלִקְרָאתִ֖יlik.ra.TiH7122me. Nowוְעַתָּ֛הve.'a.TahH6258then, ifאִם־'im-H518it is displeasingבְּעֵינֶ֖יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH7451 H5869to you, I will turnאָשׁ֥וּבָה'a.Shu.vahH7725backH7725.”

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