New American Standard Bible 2020

Numbers 24:17-24

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.”

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