Revised Literal Translation

Numbers 22:30-41

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.

32And the angelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Wherefore hast thou smittenהִכִּ֙יתָ֙hi.Ki.taH5221thine donkeyאֲתֹ֣נְךָ֔'a.To.ne.khaH860these threeשָׁל֣וֹשׁsha.Lo.oshH7969timesרְגָלִ֑יםre.ga.LimH7272?behold, I went outיָצָ֣אתִיya.Tza.tiH3318to withstandלְשָׂטָ֔ןle.sa.TanH7854thee, because thywayהַדֶּ֖רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870is perverseיָרַ֥טya.RatH3399before me:

33And the donkeyהָֽאָת֔וֹןha.'a.TonH860sawוַתִּרְאַ֙נִי֙va.tir.'A.niH7200me, and turnedוַתֵּ֣טva.TetH5186from meלְפָנַ֔יle.fa.NaiH6440these threeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969timesרְגָלִ֑יםre.ga.LimH7272:unlessאוּלַי֙'u.LaiH194she had turnedנָטְתָ֣הna.te.TahH5186from meמִפָּנַ֔יmi.pa.NaiH6440,surely now also I had slainהָרַ֖גְתִּיha.Rag.tiH2026thee, and saved her aliveהֶחֱיֵֽיתִי׃he.che.Yei.tiH2421.

34And Balaamבִּלְעָ֜םbil.'AmH1109saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto the angelמַלְאַ֤ךְmal.'AkhH4397of Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,I have sinnedחָטָ֔אתִיcha.Ta.tiH2398;for I knewיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045not that thou stoodestנִצָּ֥בni.TzavH5324in the wayבַּדָּ֑רֶךְba.Da.rekhH1870againstH7125me: now therefore, if it displease theeרַ֥ע בְּעֵינֶ֖יךָra' be.'ei.Nei.khaH5869 H7489,I will get me back againאָשׁ֥וּבָה'a.Shu.vahH7725.

35And the angelמַלְאַ֨ךְmal.'AkhH4397of Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559unto Balaamבִּלְעָ֗םbil.'AmH1109,GoH3212with the menהָ֣אֲנָשִׁ֔יםha.'a.na.ShimH582:but onlyוְאֶ֗פֶסve.'E.fesH657the wordהַדָּבָ֛רha.da.VarH1697that I shall speakאֲדַבֵּ֥ר'a.da.BerH1696unto thee, that thou shalt speakתְדַבֵּ֑רte.da.BerH1696.So Balaamבִּלְעָ֖םbil.'AmH1109wentH3212with the princesשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269of Balakבָלָֽק׃va.LakH1111.

36And when Balakבָּלָ֖קba.LakH1111heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֥עvai.yish.Ma'H8085that Balaamבִלְעָ֑םvil.'AmH1109was comeבָ֣אva'H935,he went outוַיֵּצֵ֨אvai.ye.Tze'H3318to meetH7125him unto a cityעִ֣יר'irH5892of Moabמוֹאָ֗בmo.'AvH4124, which isin the borderגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366of Arnonאַרְנֹ֔ן'ar.NonH769, which isin the utmostבִּקְצֵ֥הbik.TzehH7097coastהַגְּבֽוּל׃ha.ge.VulH1366.

37And Balakבָּלָ֜קba.LakH1111saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Balaamבִּלְעָ֗םbil.'AmH1109,Did I not earnestlyשָׁלֹ֨חַsha.Lo.achH7971sendשָׁלַ֤חְתִּיsha.Lach.tiH7971unto thee to callלִקְרֹא־lik.ro'-H7121thee? wherefore camestהָלַ֖כְתָּha.Lakh.taH1980thou not unto me? am I not ableאוּכַ֖ל'u.KhalH3201indeedהַֽאֻמְנָ֔םha.'um.NamH552to promote thee to honourכַּבְּדֶֽךָ׃ka.be.De.khaH3513?

38And Balaamבִּלְעָ֜םbil.'AmH1109saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Balakבָּלָ֗קba.LakH1111,Lo, I am comeבָ֙אתִי֙va.tiH935unto thee: have I now any powerהֲיָכ֥וֹלha.ya.KholH3201at allאוּכַ֖ל'u.KhalH3201to sayדַּבֵּ֣רda.BerH1696any thingמְא֑וּמָהme.'U.mahH3972?the wordהַדָּבָ֗רha.da.VarH1697that Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430puttethיָשִׂ֧יםya.SimH7760in my mouthבְּפִ֖יbe.FiH6310,that shall I speakאֲדַבֵּֽר׃'a.da.BerH1696.

39And Balaamבִּלְעָ֖םbil.'AmH1109wentH3212with Balakבָּלָ֑קba.LakH1111,and they cameוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935unto Kirjath–huzothH7155 H2351.

40And Balakבָּלָ֖קba.LakH1111offeredוַיִּזְבַּ֥חvai.yiz.BachH2076oxenבָּקָ֣רba.KarH1241and sheepוָצֹ֑אןva.TzonH6629,and sentוַיְשַׁלַּ֣חvay.sha.LachH7971to Balaamלְבִלְעָ֔םle.vil.'AmH1109,and to the princesוְלַשָּׂרִ֖יםve.la.sa.RimH8269that were with him.

41And it came to pass on the morrowבַבֹּ֔קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242,that Balakבָּלָק֙ba.LakH1111tookוַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.KachH3947Balaamבִּלְעָ֔םbil.'AmH1109,and brought him upוַֽיַּעֲלֵ֖הוּvai.ya.'a.Le.huH5927into the high placesH1116of Baalבָּמ֣וֹתba.MotH1120,that thence he might seeוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200the utmostקְצֵ֥הke.TzehH7097partof the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

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