New American Standard Bible 2020

Numbers 24:10-14

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.”

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