Revised Literal Translation

Numbers 22:27-31

27And when the donkeyהָֽאָתוֹן֙ha.'a.tOnH860sawוַתֵּ֤רֶאva.Te.re'H7200the angelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,she fell downוַתִּרְבַּ֖ץva.tir.BatzH7257under Balaamבִּלְעָ֑םbil.'AmH1109:and Balaam’sבִּלְעָ֔םbil.'AmH1109angerאַ֣ף'afH639was kindledוַיִּֽחַר־vai.yi.char-H2734,and he smoteוַיַּ֥ךְvai.YakhH5221the donkeyהָאָת֖וֹןha.'a.TonH860with a staffבַּמַּקֵּֽל׃ba.ma.KelH4731.

28And Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068openedוַיִּפְתַּ֥חvai.yif.TachH6605the mouthפִּ֣יpiH6310of the donkeyהָאָת֑וֹןha.'a.TonH860,and she saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559unto Balaamלְבִלְעָם֙le.vil.'AmH1109,What have I doneעָשִׂ֣יתִֽי'a.Si.tiH6213unto thee, that thou hast smittenהִכִּיתַ֔נִיhi.ki.Ta.niH5221me these threeשָׁלֹ֥שׁsha.LoshH7969timesרְגָלִֽים׃re.ga.LimH7272?

29And Balaamבִּלְעָם֙bil.'AmH1109saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto the donkeyלָֽאָת֔וֹןla.'a.TonH860,Because thou hast mockedהִתְעַלַּ֖לְתְּhit.'a.LaltH5953me: I wouldל֤וּluH3863there wereיֶשׁ־yesh-H3426a swordחֶ֙רֶב֙che.revH2719in mine handבְּיָדִ֔יbe.ya.DiH3027,for now would I killהֲרַגְתִּֽיךְ׃ha.rag.TikhH2026thee.

30And the donkeyהָאָת֜וֹןha.'a.TonH860saidוַתֹּ֨אמֶרva.To.merH559unto Balaamבִּלְעָ֗םbil.'AmH1109, Amnot I thine donkeyאֲתֹֽנְךָ֜'a.to.ne.KhaH860,upon which thou hast riddenרָכַ֣בְתָּra.Khav.taH7392ever since I wasthine unto this dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117?was I everהַֽהַסְכֵּ֣ןha.has.KenH5532wontהִסְכַּ֔נְתִּיhis.Kan.tiH5532to do soלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213unto thee? And he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Nay.

31Then Yhwhיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068openedוַיְגַ֣לvay.GalH1540the eyesעֵינֵ֣י'ei.NeiH5869of Balaamבִלְעָם֒vil.'AmH1109,and he sawוַיַּ֞רְאvai.Yar'H7200the angelמַלְאַ֤ךְmal.'AkhH4397of Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068standingנִצָּ֣בni.TzavH5324in the wayבַּדֶּ֔רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870,and his swordוְחַרְבּ֥וֹve.char.BoH2719drawnשְׁלֻפָ֖הshe.lu.FahH8025in his handבְּיָד֑וֹbe.ya.DoH3027:and he bowed downוַיִּקֹּ֥דvai.yi.KodH6915his head, and fell flatוַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812on his faceלְאַפָּֽיו׃le.'a.PavH639.

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