New American Standard Bible 2020

Numbers 24:4-16

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:

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