New American Standard Bible 2020

Numbers 24

The Prophecy from Peor

1When Balaamבִּלְעָ֗םbil.'AmH1109sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200that itpleasedט֞וֹב בְּעֵינֵ֤יTov be.'ei.NeiH2895 H5869the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068to blessלְבָרֵ֣ךְle.va.RekhH1288Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,he did not goהָלַ֥ךְha.LakhH1980as at otherכְּפַֽעַם־ke.fa.'am-H6471timesבְּפַ֖עַםbe.Fa.'amH6471toseekלִקְרַ֣אתlik.RatH7122omensנְחָשִׁ֑יםne.cha.ShimH5173,rather he turnedוַיָּ֥שֶׁתvai.Ya.shetH7896hisattentionפָּנָֽיו׃pa.NavH6440towardאֶל־'el-H413thewildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֖רha.mid.BarH4057.

2And Balaamבִלְעָ֜םvil.'AmH1109raisedוַיִּשָּׂ֨אvai.yi.Sa'H5375his eyesעֵינָ֗יו'ei.NavH5869and sawוַיַּרְא֙vai.yaR'H7200Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478campingשֹׁכֵ֖ןsho.KhenH7931tribeH7626by tribeH7626; andthe Spiritר֥וּחַRu.achH7307of Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430cameוַתְּהִ֥יva.te.HiH1961upon him.

3Then he tookH5375upH5375his discourseמְשָׁל֖וֹme.sha.LoH4912and saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, “The declarationנְאֻ֤םne.'UmH5002of Balaamבִּלְעָם֙bil.'AmH1109the sonבְּנ֣וֹbe.NoH1121of Beorבְעֹ֔רve.'OrH1160,And the declarationוּנְאֻ֥םu.ne.'UmH5002of the manהַגֶּ֖בֶרha.Ge.verH1397whose eyeהָעָֽיִן׃ha.'A.yinH5869is openedשְׁתֻ֥םshe.TumH8365;

4The declarationנְאֻ֕םne.'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-H4100pleasantטֹּ֥בוּTouH2895are your tentsאֹהָלֶ֖יךָ'o.ha.Lei.khaH168,Jacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290,Your dwellingמִשְׁכְּנֹתֶ֖יךָmish.ke.no.Tei.khaH4908placesH4908,Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478!

6Likevalleysכִּנְחָלִ֣יםkin.cha.LimH5158that stretchנִטָּ֔יוּni.Ta.yuH5186outH5186,Like gardensכְּגַנֹּ֖תke.ga.NotH1593besideעֲלֵ֣י'a.LeiH5921a 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 beH7311higherוְיָרֹ֤םve.ya.RomH7311thanH4480Agagמֵֽאֲגַג֙me.'a.GagH90,And his kingdomמַלְכֻתֽוֹ׃mal.khu.ToH4438shall be exaltedוְתִנַּשֵּׂ֖אve.tin.na.Se'H5375.

8Godאֵ֚ל'elH410bringsH3318him outH3318of Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714, He isfor 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.HemH6106,And smashיִמְחָֽץ׃yim.ChatzH4272them with hisarrowsוְחִצָּ֥יוve.chi.TzavH2671.

9Hecrouchesכָּרַ֨עka.Ra'H3766,he liesH7901downשָׁכַ֧בsha.KhavH7901like a lionכַּאֲרִ֛יka.'a.RiH738,And like a lionessוּכְלָבִ֖יאu.khe.la.Vi'H3833,whoמִ֣יmiH4310dares to rouseיְקִימֶ֑נּוּye.ki.Me.nuH6965him?Blessedמְבָרֲכֶ֣יךָme.va.ra.Khei.khaH1288is everyonewho blessesבָר֔וּךְva.RukhH1288you,And cursedוְאֹרְרֶ֖יךָve.'o.re.Rei.khaH779is everyonewho 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!

11Sofleeבְּרַח־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.”

12And Balaamבִּלְעָ֖םbil.'AmH1109saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Balakבָּלָ֑קba.LakH1111, “Did I not inH1571factH1571tellדִּבַּ֥רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696your messengersמַלְאָכֶ֛יךָmal.'a.Khei.khaH4397whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834you had sentשָׁלַ֥חְתָּsha.Lach.taH7971to me, sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

13‘Ifאִם־'im-H518Balakבָלָ֜קva.LakH1111were to giveיִתֶּן־yi.ten-H5414me his houseבֵיתוֹ֮vei.ToH1004fullמְלֹ֣אme.Lo'H4393of silverכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701and goldוְזָהָב֒ve.za.HavH2091,I couldאוּכַ֗ל'u.KhalH3201not doלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213anythingcontraryלַעֲבֹר֙la.'a.VorH5674to thecommandפִּ֣יpiH6310of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,either goodH2899orא֥וֹ'oH176badרָעָ֖הra.'AhH7451, of my ownaccordמִלִּבִּ֑יmi.li.BiH3820.Whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068speaksיְדַבֵּ֥רye.da.BerH1696, I willspeakאֲדַבֵּֽר׃'a.da.BerH1696’?

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

15Then he tookH5375upH5375his discourseמְשָׁל֖וֹme.sha.LoH4912and saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, “The declarationנְאֻ֤םne.'UmH5002of Balaamבִּלְעָם֙bil.'AmH1109the sonבְּנ֣וֹbe.NoH1121of Beorבְעֹ֔רve.'OrH1160,And the declarationוּנְאֻ֥םu.ne.'UmH5002of the manהַגֶּ֖בֶרha.Ge.verH1397whose eyeהָעָֽיִן׃ha.'A.yinH5869is openedשְׁתֻ֥םshe.TumH8365,

16The declarationנְאֻ֗םne.'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 lookH7789atH7789him, but not nearקָר֑וֹבka.RovH7138;A starכּוֹכָ֜בko.KhavH3556shall appearדָּרַ֨ךְda.RakhH1869from Jacobמִֽיַּעֲקֹ֗בmi.ya.'a.KoH3290,A scepterשֵׁ֙בֶט֙she.vetH7626shall riseוְקָ֥םve.KamH6965from Israelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֔לmi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,And shall smashוּמָחַץ֙u.ma.ChatzH4272theforeheadפַּאֲתֵ֣יpa.'a.TeiH6285of Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124,And overcomeH7175allכָּל־kol-H3605the sonsבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Shethשֵֽׁת׃ShetH8352.

18And EdomH112shall 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 ruleוְיֵ֖רְדְּve.Ye.redH7287,And will eliminateוְהֶֽאֱבִ֥ידve.he.'e.VidH6the survivorsשָׂרִ֖ידsa.RidH8300from the cityמֵעִֽיר׃me.'IrH5892.”

20And he lookedוַיַּרְא֙vai.yaR'H7200at Amalekעֲמָלֵ֔ק'a.ma.LekH6002and tookH5375upH5375his discourseמְשָׁל֖וֹme.sha.LoH4912and saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, “Amalekעֲמָלֵ֔ק'a.ma.LekH6002was the firstרֵאשִׁ֤יתre.ShitH7225of the nationsגּוֹיִם֙go.YimH1471,But his endוְאַחֲרִית֖וֹve.'a.cha.ri.ToH319shall bedestructionאֹבֵֽד׃'o.VedH8.”

21And he lookedוַיַּרְא֙vai.yaR'H7200at theKeniteהַקֵּינִ֔יha.kei.NiH7017,and tookH5375upH5375his discourseמְשָׁל֖וֹme.sha.LoH4912and saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, “Your dwellingמֽוֹשָׁבֶ֔ךָmo.sha.Ve.khaH4186placeH4186is enduringאֵיתָן֙'ei.TanH386,And your nestקִנֶּֽךָ׃ki.Ne.chaH7064is setוְשִׂ֥יםve.SimH7760in the cliffבַּסֶּ֖לַעba.Se.la'H5553.

22Neverthelessכִּ֥י אִם־ki 'im-H3588 H518Kainקָ֑יִןKa.yinH7014will sufferH1197devastationH1197;Howמָ֖הmahH4100longעַד־'ad-H5704willAsshurאַשּׁ֥וּר'a.ShurH804keepH7617you captiveתִּשְׁבֶּֽךָּ׃tish.Be.kaH7617?”

23Then he tookH5375upH5375his discourseמְשָׁל֖וֹme.sha.LoH4912and saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, “Ohא֕וֹי'oH188,whoמִ֥יmiH4310can liveיִחְיֶ֖הyich.YehH2421unlessH4480Godאֵֽל׃'ElH410has ordainedמִשֻּׂמ֥וֹmi.su.MoH7760it?

24But shipsוְצִים֙ve.TzimH6716shall comefrom the coastמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027ofKittimכִּתִּ֔יםki.TimH3794,And they shall oppressוְעִנּ֥וּve.'i.NuH6031Asshurאַשּׁ֖וּר'a.ShurH804and oppressוְעִנּוּ־ve.'i.nu-H6031Eberעֵ֑בֶר'E.verH5677;So they alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571will cometo destructionאֹבֵֽד׃'o.VedH8.”

25Then Balaamבִּלְעָ֔םbil.'AmH1109aroseוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965,and he departedוַיֵּ֖לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980and returnedוַיָּ֣שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725tohis placeלִמְקֹמ֑וֹlim.ko.MoH4725,and Balakבָּלָ֖קba.LakH1111alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571wentהָלַ֥ךְha.LakhH1980on his wayלְדַרְכּֽוֹ׃ פle.dar.KoH1870.

The Prophecy from Peor

Commentaries on Numbers 24