Revised Literal Translation

Numbers 24:21-23

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!

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