Revised Literal Translation

Numbers 22:8-14

8And he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Lodgeלִ֤ינוּLi.nuH3885here this nightהַלַּ֔יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915,and I will bringוַהֲשִׁבֹתִ֤יva.ha.shi.vo.TiH7725you wordדָּבָ֔רda.VarH1697againH7725,as Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068shall speakיְדַבֵּ֥רye.da.BerH1696unto me: and the princesשָׂרֵֽי־sa.rei-H8269of Moabמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124abodeוַיֵּשְׁב֥וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427with Balaamבִּלְעָֽם׃bil.'AmH1109.

9And Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430cameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935unto Balaamבִּלְעָ֑םbil.'AmH1109,and saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,What menהָאֲנָשִׁ֥יםha.'a.na.ShimH582are these with thee?

10And Balaamבִּלְעָ֖םbil.'AmH1109saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,Balakבָּלָ֧קba.LakH1111the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zipporצִפֹּ֛רtzi.PorH6834,kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Moabמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124,hath sentשָׁלַ֥חsha.LachH7971unto me, saying,

11Behold, there isa peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971come outהַיֹּצֵ֣אhai.yo.Tze'H3318of Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,which coverethוַיְכַ֖סvay.KhasH3680the faceעֵ֣ין'einH5869of the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776:comeH3212now, curseקָֽבָה־ka.vah-H6895me them; peradventure I shall be ableאוּכַ֛ל'u.KhalH3201to overcomeלְהִלָּ֥חֶםle.hi.La.chemH3898them, and drive them outוְגֵרַשְׁתִּֽיו׃ve.ge.rash.TivH1644.

12And Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Balaamבִּלְעָ֔םbil.'AmH1109,Thou shalt not goH3212with them; thou shalt not curseתָאֹר֙ta.'OrH779the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971: for they areblessedבָר֖וּךְva.RukhH1288.

13And Balaamבִּלְעָם֙bil.'AmH1109rose upוַיָּ֤קָםvai.Ya.komH6965in the morningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242,and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559unto the princesשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of Balakבָלָ֔קva.LakH1111,GetH3212you into your landאַרְצְכֶ֑ם'ar.tze.KhemH776:for Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068refusethמֵאֵ֣ןme.'EnH3985to give me leaveלְתִתִּ֖יle.ti.TiH5414to goH1980with you.

14And the princesשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124rose upוַיָּק֙וּמוּ֙vai.ya.Ku.muH6965,and they wentוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935unto Balakבָּלָ֑קba.LakH1111,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559,Balaamבִּלְעָ֖םbil.'AmH1109refusethמֵאֵ֥ןme.'EnH3985to comeהֲלֹ֥ךְha.LokhH1980with us.

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