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Numbers 22:27-31

27And the asssawוַתֵּ֤רֶאva.Te.re'H7200theangelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, and shelayוַתִּרְבַּ֖ץva.tir.BatzH7257downH5221underתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478Balaamבִּלְעָ֑םbil.'AmH1109: andBalaam’sבִּלְעָ֔םbil.'AmH1109angerאַ֣ף'afH639waskindledוַיִּֽחַר־vai.yi.char-H2734, and hesmoteH5221the ass with hisstaffבַּמַּקֵּֽל׃ba.ma.KelH4731.

28And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068openedוַיִּפְתַּ֥חvai.yif.TachH6605themouthפִּ֣יpiH6310of the ass, andsheכִּ֣יkiH3588saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559untoBalaamלְבִלְעָם֙le.vil.'AmH1109,Whatמֶה־meh-H4100have Idoneעָשִׂ֣יתִֽי'a.Si.tiH6213unto thee, that thou hastsmittenH5221meH5221theseזֶ֖הzehH2088threeשָׁלֹ֥שׁsha.LoshH7969timesרְגָלִֽים׃re.ga.LimH7272?

29AndBalaamבִּלְעָם֙bil.'AmH1109saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto the ass,BecauseH3588thou hast mockedmeH2026: I would there were aswordחֶ֙רֶב֙che.revH2719in minehandבְּיָדִ֔יbe.ya.DiH3027, fornowעַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH6258I hadkilledהֲרַגְתִּֽיךְ׃ha.rag.TikhH2026thee.

30And the asssaidוַתֹּ֨אמֶרva.To.merH559untoBalaamבִּלְעָ֗םbil.'AmH1109, AmnotH3808I thine ass,uponעָלַ֗י'a.LaiH5921whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834thou hastriddenרָכַ֣בְתָּra.Khav.taH7392allH5704thylifeH3117longH5704unto thisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117? was Ieverהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088wont todoH6213soH6213unto thee? And hesaidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Nay.

31Then theLORDיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068openedוַיְגַ֣לvay.GalH1540theeyesעֵינֵ֣י'ei.NeiH5869ofBalaamבִלְעָם֒vil.'AmH1109, and hesawוַיַּ֞רְאvai.Yar'H7200theangelמַלְאַ֤ךְmal.'AkhH4397of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068standingנִצָּ֣בni.TzavH5324in thewayבַּדֶּ֔רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870, with hisswordוְחַרְבּ֥וֹve.char.BoH2719drawnשְׁלֻפָ֖הshe.lu.FahH8025in hishandבְּיָד֑וֹbe.ya.DoH3027: and hebowedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812his head, and fell on hisfaceלְאַפָּֽיו׃le.'a.PavH639.

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