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Numbers 22:1-6

1And thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478journeyedוַיִּסְע֖וּvai.yis.'UH5265, andpitchedוַֽיַּחֲנוּ֙vai.ya.cha.NuH2583in theplainsבְּעַֽרְב֣וֹתbe.'ar.VotH6160ofMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124beyondמֵעֵ֖בֶרme.'E.verH5676theJordanלְיַרְדֵּ֥ןle.yar.DenH3383atJerichoיְרֵחֽוֹ׃ סye.re.ChoH3405.

2AndBalakבָּלָ֖קba.LakH1111thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZipporצִפּ֑וֹרtzi.PorH6834sawוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200allכָּל־kol-H3605thatIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478haddoneעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213to theAmoritesלָֽאֱמֹרִֽי׃La.'e.mo.RiH567.

3AndMoabמוֹאָ֜בmo.'AvH4124was soreafraidוַיָּ֨גָרvai.Ya.gorH1481of thepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971,becauseH3588they weremanyרַב־rav-H7227: andMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124was distressedbecauseH3588of thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

4AndMoabמוֹאָ֜בmo.'AvH4124saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto theeldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205ofMidianמִדְיָ֗ןmid.YanH4080,Nowעַתָּ֞ה'a.TahH6258shall this multitudelickH3897upאֶת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605that isroundH5439aboutH5439usאֶל־'el-H413, as theoxהַשּׁ֔וֹרha.ShorH7794lickethupאֵ֖ת'etH853thegrassיֶ֣רֶקYe.rekH3418of thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֑הha.sa.DehH7704. AndBalakוּבָלָ֧קu.va.LakH1111thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZipporצִפּ֛וֹרtzi.PorH6834waskingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofMoabלְמוֹאָ֖בle.mo.'AvH4124at that time.

5And hesentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֜יםmal.'a.KhimH4397untoBalaamבִּלְעָ֣םbil.'AmH1109thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofBeorבְּע֗וֹרbe.'orH1160, to Pethor,whichאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834is by theRiverהַנָּהָ֛רha.na.HarH5104, to thelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of thechildrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of hispeopleעַמּ֖וֹa.MoH5971, tocallלִקְרֹא־lik.ro'-H7121him,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Beholdהִ֠נֵּהHi.nehH2009, there is apeopleעַ֣ם'amH5971comeיָצָ֤אya.Tza'H3318outH3318fromEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֙יִם֙mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714:beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009, theycoverכִסָּה֙khi.SahH3680thefaceעֵ֣ין'einH5869of theearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, and theyabideיֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427overagainstעַל־'al-H5921meאֶל־'el-H413:

6comeH4994nowוְעַתָּה֩ve.'a.TahH6258therefore, IprayH4994thee,curseH779meH4994thispeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971; for they aretooמִמֶּ֔נִּיmi.Me.niH4480mightyעָצ֥וּם'a.TzumH6099formeH4994: peradventure I shallprevailאוּכַל֙'u.KhalH3201, thatweH3588maysmiteנַכֶּה־na.keh-H5221them, and that I maydriveוַאֲגָרְשֶׁ֖נּוּva.'a.ga.re.She.nuH1644themoutמִן־min-H4480of thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776: for Iknowיָדַ֗עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that hewhomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834thou blessest isblessedH1288, and hewhomוַאֲשֶׁ֥רva.'a.SherH834thou cursest iscursedH779.

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