Revised Literal Translation

Numbers 22:15-22

15And Balakבָּלָ֑קba.LakH1111sentשְׁלֹ֣חַshe.Lo.achH7971yet againוַיֹּ֥סֶףvai.Yo.sefH3254princesשָׂרִ֔יםsa.RimH8269,moreרַבִּ֥יםra.BimH7227,and more honourableוְנִכְבָּדִ֖יםve.nikh.ba.DimH3513than they.

16And they cameוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to Balaamבִּלְעָ֑םbil.'AmH1109,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559to him, Thus saithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559Balakבָּלָ֣קba.LakH1111the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zipporצִפּ֔וֹרtzi.PorH6834,Let nothing, I pray thee, hinderתִמָּנַ֖עti.ma.Na'H4513thee from comingמֵהֲלֹ֥ךְme.ha.LokhH1980unto me:

17For I will promoteכַבֵּ֤דkha.BedH3513thee unto very greatמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966honourאֲכַבֶּדְךָ֙'a.kha.bed.KhaH3513,and I will doאֶֽעֱשֶׂ֑ה'e.'e.SehH6213whatsoever thou sayestתֹּאמַ֥רto.MarH559unto me: comeH3212therefore, I pray thee, curseקָֽבָה־ka.vah-H6895me this peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971.

18And Balaamבִּלְעָ֗םbil.'AmH1109answeredוַיַּ֣עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559unto the servantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650of Balakבָלָ֔קva.LakH1111,If Balakבָלָ֛קva.LakH1111would giveיִתֶּן־yi.ten-H5414me his houseבֵית֖וֹvei.ToH1004fullמְלֹ֥אme.Lo'H4393of silverכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701and goldוְזָהָ֑בve.za.HavH2091,I cannotאוּכַ֗ל'u.KhalH3201go beyondלַעֲבֹר֙la.'a.VorH5674the wordפִּי֙piH6310of Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068my Godאֱלֹהָ֔י'e.lo.HaiH430,to doלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213lessקְטַנָּ֖הke.ta.NahH6996or moreגְדוֹלָֽה׃ge.do.LahH1419.

19Now therefore, I pray you, tarryשְׁב֨וּshe.VuH3427ye also here this nightהַלָּ֑יְלָהha.La.ye.lahH3915,that I may knowוְאֵ֣דְעָ֔הve.'E.de.'AhH3045what Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068will sayדַּבֵּ֥רda.BerH1696unto me moreיֹּסֵ֥ףyo.SefH3254.

20And Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים׀'E.lo.HimH430cameוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935unto Balaamבִּלְעָם֮bil.'AmH1109at nightלַיְלָה֒lay.LahH3915,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, If the menהָאֲנָשִׁ֔יםha.'a.na.ShimH582comeבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935to callלִקְרֹ֤אlik.Ro'H7121thee, rise upק֖וּםkumH6965, andgoH3212with them; but yetוְאַ֗ךְve.'AkhH389the wordהַדָּבָ֛רha.da.VarH1697which I shall sayאֲדַבֵּ֥ר'a.da.BerH1696unto thee, that shalt thou doתַעֲשֶֽׂה׃ta.'a.SehH6213.

21And Balaamבִּלְעָם֙bil.'AmH1109rose upוַיָּ֤קָםvai.Ya.komH6965in the morningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242,and saddledוַֽיַּחֲבֹ֖שׁvai.ya.cha.VoshH2280his donkeyאֲתֹנ֑וֹ'a.to.NoH860,and wentH3212with the princesשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269of Moabמוֹאָֽב׃mo.'AvH4124.

22And God’sאֱלֹהִים֮'E.lo.HimH430angerאַ֣ף'afH639was kindledוַיִּֽחַר־vai.yi.char-H2734because he wentהוֹלֵ֣ךְho.LekhH1980:and the angelמַלְאַ֧ךְmal.'AkhH4397of Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068stoodוַיִּתְיַצֵּ֞בvai.yit.ya.TzevH3320in the wayבַּדֶּ֖רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870for an adversaryלְשָׂטָ֣ןle.sa.TanH7854against him. Now he was ridingרֹכֵ֣בro.KhevH7392upon his donkeyאֲתֹנ֔וֹ'a.to.NoH860,and his twoוּשְׁנֵ֥יu.she.NeiH8147servantsנְעָרָ֖יוne.'a.RavH5288were with him.

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