Revised Literal Translation

Numbers 24:5-9

5How goodlyטֹּ֥בוּTouH2895are thy tentsאֹהָלֶ֖יךָ'o.ha.Lei.khaH168,O Jacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290, andthy tabernaclesמִשְׁכְּנֹתֶ֖יךָmish.ke.no.Tei.khaH4908,O Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478!

6As the valleysכִּנְחָלִ֣יםkin.cha.LimH5158are they spread forthנִטָּ֔יוּni.Ta.yuH5186,as gardensכְּגַנֹּ֖תke.ga.NotH1593by the river’s sideנָהָ֑רna.HarH5104,as the trees of lign aloesכַּאֲהָלִים֙ka.'a.ha.LimH174which Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068hath plantedנָטַ֣עna.Ta'H5193, andas cedar treesכַּאֲרָזִ֖יםka.'a.ra.ZimH730beside the watersמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325.

7He shall pourH5140the waterמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325outH5140of his bucketsמִדָּ֣לְיָ֔וmi.Dal.YavH1805,and his seedוְזַרְע֖וֹve.zar.'OH2233shall bein manyרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227watersבְּמַ֣יִםbe.Ma.yimH4325,and his kingמַלְכּ֔וֹmal.KoH4428shall be higherוְיָרֹ֤םve.ya.RomH7311than Agagמֵֽאֲגַג֙me.'a.GagH90,and his kingdomמַלְכֻתֽוֹ׃mal.khu.ToH4438shall be exaltedוְתִנַּשֵּׂ֖אve.tin.na.Se'H5375.

8Godאֵ֚ל'elH410brought him forthמוֹצִיא֣וֹmo.tzi.'OH3318out of Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714;he hath as it were the strengthכְּתוֹעֲפֹ֥תke.to.'a.FotH8443of an unicornרְאֵ֖םre.'EmH7214:he shall eat upיֹאכַ֞לyo.KhalH398the nationsגּוֹיִ֣םgo.YimH1471his enemiesצָרָ֗יוtza.RavH6862,and shall breakיְגָרֵ֖םye.ga.RemH1633their bonesוְעַצְמֹתֵיהֶ֛םve.'atz.mo.tei.HemH6106,and pierceיִמְחָֽץ׃yim.ChatzH4272themthrough with his arrowsוְחִצָּ֥יוve.chi.TzavH2671.

9He couchedכָּרַ֨עka.Ra'H3766,he lay downשָׁכַ֧בsha.KhavH7901as a lionכַּאֲרִ֛יka.'a.RiH738,and as a great lionוּכְלָבִ֖יאu.khe.la.Vi'H3833:who shall stir him upיְקִימֶ֑נּוּye.ki.Me.nuH6965?Blessedמְבָרֲכֶ֣יךָme.va.ra.Khei.khaH1288ishe that blessethבָר֔וּךְva.RukhH1288thee, and cursedוְאֹרְרֶ֖יךָve.'o.re.Rei.khaH779ishe that cursethאָרֽוּר׃'a.RurH779thee.

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