New American Standard Bible 2020

Numbers 24:2-9

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.”

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