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Numbers 22:15-22

15AndBalakבָּלָ֑קba.LakH1111sentשְׁלֹ֣חַshe.Lo.achH7971yetagainע֖וֹדodH5750princesשָׂרִ֔יםsa.RimH8269,moreH5750, andmoreH5750honourablethanרַבִּ֥יםra.BimH7227they.

16And theycameH935toBalaamבִּלְעָ֑םbil.'AmH1109, andsaidH559to him,Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saithBalakבָּלָ֣קba.LakH1111thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZipporצִפּ֔וֹרtzi.PorH6834,LetH4994nothingאַל־'al-H408, IprayH4994thee,hinderתִמָּנַ֖עti.ma.Na'H4513thee fromcomingH935untomeH413:

17for I willpromoteH6213thee untoveryH3966greatH3966honour, andwhatsoeverוְכֹ֛לve.KholH3605thou sayest untomeH413I willdoH6213:comeH4994therefore, IprayH4994thee,curseקָֽבָה־ka.vah-H6895meH413thispeopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971.

18AndBalaamבִּלְעָ֗םbil.'AmH1109answeredH559andsaidH559unto theservantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650ofBalakבָלָ֔קva.LakH1111,Ifאִם־'im-H518Balakבָלָ֛קva.LakH1111wouldgiveיִתֶּן־yi.ten-H5414meH413hishouseבֵית֖וֹvei.ToH1004fullמְלֹ֥אme.Lo'H4393ofsilverכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701andgoldוְזָהָ֑בve.za.HavH2091, IcannotH3808goלַעֲבֹר֙la.'a.VorH5674beyondH413thewordפִּי֙piH6310of theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068myGodאֱלֹהָ֔י'e.lo.HaiH430, todoלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213lessקְטַנָּ֖הke.ta.NahH6996ormoreH3808.

19Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258therefore, IprayH4994youאַתֶּ֖ם'a.TemH859, tarry ye alsohereבָזֶ֛הva.ZehH2088thisnightהַלָּ֑יְלָהha.La.ye.lahH3915, that I mayknowוְאֵ֣דְעָ֔הve.'E.de.'AhH3045whatמַה־mah-H4100theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068willspeakדַּבֵּ֥רda.BerH1696untomeH4994moreיֹּסֵ֥ףyo.SefH3254.

20AndGodאֱלֹהִ֥ים׀'E.lo.HimH430cameH935untoBalaamבִּלְעָם֮bil.'AmH1109atnightלַיְלָה֒lay.LahH3915, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him,Ifאִם־'im-H518themenH376becomeH935tocallלִקְרֹ֤אlik.Ro'H7121thee,riseH6965upH6965,goH935with them; butonlyוְאַ֗ךְve.'AkhH389thewordהַדָּבָ֛רha.da.VarH1697whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Ispeakאֲדַבֵּ֥ר'a.da.BerH1696unto thee, that shalt thoudoתַעֲשֶֽׂה׃ta.'a.SehH6213.

21AndBalaamבִּלְעָם֙bil.'AmH1109roseH6965upH6965in themorningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242, andsaddledוַֽיַּחֲבֹ֖שׁvai.ya.cha.VoshH2280his ass, andwentH6965with theprincesשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269ofMoabמוֹאָֽב׃mo.'AvH4124.

22AndGod’sאֱלֹהִים֮'E.lo.HimH430angerאַ֣ף'afH639waskindledוַיִּֽחַר־vai.yi.char-H2734becauseH3588hewentהוֹלֵ֣ךְho.LekhH1980: and theangelמַלְאַ֧ךְmal.'AkhH4397of theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068placedH7392himselfH1931in thewayבַּדֶּ֖רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870for anadversaryלְשָׂטָ֣ןle.sa.TanH7854againstH5921him.NowH3588he wasridingרֹכֵ֣בro.KhevH7392uponH5921his ass, and histwoוּשְׁנֵ֥יu.she.NeiH8147servantsנְעָרָ֖יוne.'a.RavH5288were with him.

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