Revised Literal Translation

Numbers 24:10-24

10And Balak’sבָּלָק֙ba.LakH1111angerאַ֤ף'afH639was kindledוַיִּֽחַר־vai.yi.char-H2734against Balaamבִּלְעָ֔םbil.'AmH1109,and he smoteH5606his handsכַּפָּ֑יוka.PavH3709togetherH5606:and Balakבָּלָ֜קba.LakH1111saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Balaamבִּלְעָ֗םbil.'AmH1109,I calledקְרָאתִ֔יךָke.ra.Ti.chaH7121thee to curseלָקֹ֤בla.KoH6895mine enemiesאֹֽיְבַי֙'o.ye.VaiH341,and, behold, thou hast altogetherבֵּרַ֣כְתָּbe.Rakh.taH1288blessedבָרֵ֔ךְva.RekhH1288themthese threeשָׁלֹ֥שׁsha.LoshH7969timesפְּעָמִֽים׃pe.'a.MimH6471.

11Therefore now fleeבְּרַח־be.rach-H1272thou to thy placeמְקוֹמֶ֑ךָme.ko.Me.chaH4725:I thoughtאָמַ֙רְתִּי֙'a.Mar.tiH559to promoteH3513thee unto greatH3513honourH3513;but, lo, Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hath kept thee backמְנָעֲךָ֥me.na.'a.KhaH4513from honourמִכָּבֽוֹד׃mi.ka.VodH3519.

12And Balaamבִּלְעָ֖םbil.'AmH1109saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Balakבָּלָ֑קba.LakH1111,Spakeדִּבַּ֥רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696I not also to thy messengersמַלְאָכֶ֛יךָmal.'a.Khei.khaH4397which thou sentestשָׁלַ֥חְתָּsha.Lach.taH7971unto me, sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

13If Balakבָלָ֜קva.LakH1111would giveיִתֶּן־yi.ten-H5414me his houseבֵיתוֹ֮vei.ToH1004fullמְלֹ֣אme.Lo'H4393of silverכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701and goldוְזָהָב֒ve.za.HavH2091,I cannotאוּכַ֗ל'u.KhalH3201go beyondלַעֲבֹר֙la.'a.VorH5674the commandmentפִּ֣יpiH6310of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,to doלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213eithergoodטוֹבָ֛הto.VahH2896or badרָעָ֖הra.'AhH7451of mine own mindמִלִּבִּ֑יmi.li.BiH3820; butwhat Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saithיְדַבֵּ֥רye.da.BerH1696,that will I speakאֲדַבֵּֽר׃'a.da.BerH1696?

14And now, behold, I goH1980unto my peopleלְעַמִּ֑יle.'a.MiH5971:comeH3212therefore, andI will advertiseאִיעָ֣צְךָ֔'i.'A.tze.khaH3289thee what this peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971shall doיַעֲשֶׂ֜הya.'a.SehH6213to thy peopleלְעַמְּךָ֖le.'a.me.KhaH5971in the latterבְּאַחֲרִ֥יתbe.'a.cha.RitH319daysהַיָּמִֽים׃hai.ya.MimH3117.

15And he took upוַיִּשָּׂ֥אvai.yi.Sa'H5375his parableמְשָׁל֖וֹme.sha.LoH4912,and saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559,Balaamבִּלְעָם֙bil.'AmH1109the sonבְּנ֣וֹbe.NoH1121of Beorבְעֹ֔רve.'OrH1160hath saidנְאֻ֤םne.'UmH5002,and the manהַגֶּ֖בֶרha.Ge.verH1397whose eyesהָעָֽיִן׃ha.'A.yinH5869are openשְׁתֻ֥םshe.TumH8365hath saidוּנְאֻ֥םu.ne.'UmH5002:

16He hath saidנְאֻ֗םne.'UmH5002,which heardשֹׁמֵ֙עַ֙sho.Me.a'H8085the wordsאִמְרֵי־'im.rei-H561of Godאֵ֔ל'ElH410,and knewוְיֹדֵ֖עַve.yo.De.a'H3045the knowledgeדַּ֣עַתDa.'atH1847of the most Highעֶלְי֑וֹןel.YonH5945, whichsawיֶֽחֱזֶ֔הye.che.ZehH2372the visionמַחֲזֵ֤הma.cha.ZehH4236of the Almightyשַׁדַּי֙sha.DaiH7706,fallingנֹפֵ֖לno.FelH5307into a trance,but having his eyesעֵינָֽיִם׃'ei.Na.yimH5869openוּגְל֥וּיu.ge.LuiH1540:

17I shall seeאֶרְאֶ֙נּוּ֙'er.'E.nuH7200him, but not now: I shall beholdאֲשׁוּרֶ֖נּוּ'a.shu.Re.nuH7789him, but not nighקָר֑וֹבka.RovH7138:there shall comeדָּרַ֨ךְda.RakhH1869a Starכּוֹכָ֜בko.KhavH3556out of Jacobמִֽיַּעֲקֹ֗בmi.ya.'a.KoH3290,and a Sceptreשֵׁ֙בֶט֙she.vetH7626shall riseוְקָ֥םve.KamH6965out of Israelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֔לmi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,and shall smiteוּמָחַץ֙u.ma.ChatzH4272the cornersפַּאֲתֵ֣יpa.'a.TeiH6285of Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124,and destroyוְקַרְקַ֖רve.kar.KarH6979all the childrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Shethשֵֽׁת׃ShetH8351 H8352.

18And Edomאֱד֜וֹם'e.DomH123shall be a possessionיְרֵשָׁ֗הye.re.ShahH3424,Seirשֵׂעִ֖ירse.'IrH8165also shall be a possessionיְרֵשָׁ֛הye.re.ShahH3424for his enemiesאֹיְבָ֑יו'o.ye.VavH341;and Israelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478shall doעֹ֥שֶׂה'O.sehH6213valiantlyחָֽיִל׃Cha.yilH2428.

19Out of Jacobמִֽיַּעֲקֹ֑בmi.ya.'a.KoH3290shall come he that shall have dominionוְיֵ֖רְדְּve.Ye.redH7287,and shall destroyוְהֶֽאֱבִ֥ידve.he.'e.VidH6him that remainethשָׂרִ֖ידsa.RidH8300of the cityמֵעִֽיר׃me.'IrH5892.

20And when he lookedוַיַּרְא֙vai.yaR'H7200on Amalekעֲמָלֵ֔ק'a.ma.LekH6002,he took upוַיִּשָּׂ֥אvai.yi.Sa'H5375his parableמְשָׁל֖וֹme.sha.LoH4912,and saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559,Amalekעֲמָלֵ֔ק'a.ma.LekH6002wasthe firstרֵאשִׁ֤יתre.ShitH7225of the nationsגּוֹיִם֙go.YimH1471;but his latterוְאַחֲרִית֖וֹve.'a.cha.ri.ToH319end shall bethat he perishאֹבֵֽד׃'o.VedH8for everH5703.

21And he lookedוַיַּרְא֙vai.yaR'H7200on the Kenitesהַקֵּינִ֔יha.kei.NiH7017,and took upוַיִּשָּׂ֥אvai.yi.Sa'H5375his parableמְשָׁל֖וֹme.sha.LoH4912,and saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559,Strongאֵיתָן֙'ei.TanH386is thy dwellingplaceמֽוֹשָׁבֶ֔ךָmo.sha.Ve.khaH4186,and thou puttestוְשִׂ֥יםve.SimH7760thy nestקִנֶּֽךָ׃ki.Ne.chaH7064in a rockבַּסֶּ֖לַעba.Se.la'H5553.

22Nevertheless the Keniteקָ֑יִןKa.yinH7014shallאִם־'im-H518be wastedלְבָ֣עֵֽרle.Va.'erH1197,until Asshurאַשּׁ֥וּר'a.ShurH804shall carry thee away captiveתִּשְׁבֶּֽךָּ׃tish.Be.kaH7617.

23And he took upוַיִּשָּׂ֥אvai.yi.Sa'H5375his parableמְשָׁל֖וֹme.sha.LoH4912,and saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559,Alasא֕וֹי'oH188,who shall liveיִחְיֶ֖הyich.YehH2421when Godאֵֽל׃'ElH410doethמִשֻּׂמ֥וֹmi.su.MoH7760this!

24And shipsוְצִים֙ve.TzimH6716shall comefrom the coastמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027of Chittimכִּתִּ֔יםki.TimH3794,and shall afflictוְעִנּ֥וּve.'i.NuH6031Asshurאַשּׁ֖וּר'a.ShurH804,and shall afflictוְעִנּוּ־ve.'i.nu-H6031Eberעֵ֑בֶר'E.verH5677,and he also shall perishאֹבֵֽד׃'o.VedH8for everH5703.

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