New American Standard Bible 2020

Numbers 23:19-24

19Godאֵל֙'elH410is not a manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376,that He would lieוִֽיכַזֵּ֔בvi.kha.ZevH3576,NorH3808a sonוּבֶן־u.ven-H1121of manאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120,that He would changeH5162His mindH5162;Has He saidאָמַר֙'a.MarH559,and will He not doיַעֲשֶׂ֔הya.'a.SehH6213it?Or has He spokenוְדִבֶּ֖רve.di.BerH1696,and will He not makeH6965it goodH6965?

20Beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009,I have receivedלָקָ֑חְתִּיla.Ka.che.tiH3947a commandto blessבָרֵ֖ךְva.RekhH1288;When He has blessedוּבֵרֵ֖ךְu.ve.RekhH1288,I cannotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808revokeאֲשִׁיבֶֽנָּה׃'a.shi.Ve.nahH7725it.

21He has not lookedהִבִּ֥יטhi.BitH5027atH5027misfortuneאָ֙וֶן֙'a.venH205in Jacobבְּיַעֲקֹ֔בbe.ya.'a.KoH3290;NorH3808has He seenרָאָ֥הra.'AhH7200troubleעָמָ֖ל'a.MalH5999in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478;The Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068his Godאֱלֹהָיו֙'e.lo.HavH430is with him,And the joyfulH8643shoutוּתְרוּעַ֥תu.te.ru.'AtH8643of a kingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428is among them.

22Godאֵ֖ל'elH410bringsH3318them outH3318of Egyptמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714, He is for them like thehornsכְּתוֹעֲפֹ֥תke.to.'a.FotH8443of the wildרְאֵ֖םre.'EmH7214oxH7214.

23For there is noלֹא־lo'-H3808magicH5173curseH5173against Jacobבְּיַעֲקֹ֔בbe.ya.'a.KoH3290,Norוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808is there any divinationקֶ֖סֶםKe.semH7081against Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478; At the propertimeכָּעֵ֗תka.'EtH6256it shall be saidיֵאָמֵ֤רye.'a.MerH559to Jacobלְיַעֲקֹב֙le.ya.'a.KoH3290And to Israelוּלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לu.le.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,whatמַה־mah-H4100Godאֵֽל׃'ElH410has doneפָּ֖עַלPa.'alH6466!

24Beholdהֶן־hen-H2005,a peopleעָם֙'amH5971risesיָק֔וּםya.KumH6965like a lionessכְּלָבִ֣יאke.la.Vi'H3833,And like a lionוְכַאֲרִ֖יve.kha.'a.RiH738it raisesיִתְנַשָּׂ֑אyit.na.Sa'H5375itself;It will not lieיִשְׁכַּב֙yish.KavH7901downH7901untilעַד־'ad-H5704it devoursיֹ֣אכַלYo.khalH398the preyטֶ֔רֶףTe.refH2964,And drinksיִשְׁתֶּֽה׃yish.TehH8354the bloodוְדַם־ve.dam-H1818of those slainחֲלָלִ֖יםcha.la.LimH2491.”

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