Revised Version 1895

Numbers 22:30-41

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.

32And theangelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Wherefore hast thousmittenהִכִּ֙יתָ֙hi.Ki.taH5221thine asstheseזֶ֖הzehH2088threeשָׁל֣וֹשׁsha.Lo.oshH7969timesרְגָלִ֑יםre.ga.LimH7272?beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009, I amcomeH3318forthH3318for anadversaryלְשָׂטָ֔ןle.sa.TanH7854,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588thywayהַדֶּ֖רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870is perversebeforeלְנֶגְדִּֽי׃le.neg.DiH5048meאֵלָיו֙'e.LavH413:

33and the asssawH7200meH6440, andturnedH5186asideוַתֵּ֣טva.TetH5186beforeH6440meH6440theseזֶ֖הzehH2088threeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969timesרְגָלִ֑יםre.ga.LimH7272:unlessH3588sheH3588hadturnedH5186asideנָטְתָ֣הna.te.TahH5186frommeH6440,surelyH3588nowעַתָּ֛ה'a.TahH6258I hadevenגַּם־gam-H1571slainהָרַ֖גְתִּיha.Rag.tiH2026thee, and savedherH7200aliveהֶחֱיֵֽיתִי׃he.che.Yei.tiH2421.

34AndBalaamבִּלְעָ֜םbil.'AmH1109saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto theangelמַלְאַ֤ךְmal.'AkhH4397of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, I havesinnedחָטָ֔אתִיcha.Ta.tiH2398; for Iknewיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045notלֹ֣אlo'H3808that thou stoodest in thewayבַּדָּ֑רֶךְba.Da.rekhH1870againstH413meH413:nowוְעַתָּ֛הve.'a.TahH6258therefore,ifאִם־'im-H518it displease thee, I willgetH7725meH413backאָשׁ֥וּבָה'a.Shu.vahH7725againH7725.

35And theangelמַלְאַ֨ךְmal.'AkhH4397of theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559untoBalaamבִּלְעָ֗םbil.'AmH1109, Go with themenH376: butonlyוְאֶ֗פֶסve.'E.fesH657thewordהַדָּבָ֛רha.da.VarH1697that I shallspeakאֲדַבֵּ֥ר'a.da.BerH1696unto thee, that thou shaltspeakתְדַבֵּ֑רte.da.BerH1696.Soאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Balaamבִּלְעָ֖םbil.'AmH1109wentH413with theprincesשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269ofBalakבָלָֽק׃va.LakH1111.

36And whenBalakבָּלָ֖קba.LakH1111heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֥עvai.yish.Ma'H8085thatBalaamבִלְעָ֑םvil.'AmH1109wascomeבָ֣אva'H935, hewentH3318outH3318tomeetH7125him unto theCityעִ֣יר'irH5892ofMoabמוֹאָ֗בmo.'AvH4124,whichאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834is on theborderגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366ofArnonאַרְנֹ֔ן'ar.NonH769,whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834is in the utmostpartעַל־'al-H5921of theborderהַגְּבֽוּל׃ha.ge.VulH1366.

37AndBalakבָּלָ֜קba.LakH1111saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoBalaamבִּלְעָ֗םbil.'AmH1109,Didלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100Inotהֲלֹא֩ha.Lo'H3808earnestlysendH7971unto thee tocallלִקְרֹא־lik.ro'-H7121thee? wherefore camest thounotלֹא־lo'-H3808untomeH413? am Inotלֹ֥אlo'H3808ableאוּכַ֖ל'u.KhalH3201indeedהַֽאֻמְנָ֔םha.'um.NamH552to promote thee to honour?

38AndBalaamבִּלְעָ֜םbil.'AmH1109saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoBalakבָּלָ֗קba.LakH1111,Loהִֽנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009, I amcomeבָ֙אתִי֙va.tiH935unto thee: have Inowעַתָּ֕ה'a.TahH6258anyH3972power atallH1697tospeakדַּבֵּ֣רda.BerH1696anyH3972thingH1697? thewordהַדָּבָ֗רha.da.VarH1697thatGodאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430putteth in mymouthבְּפִ֖יbe.FiH6310, that shall Ispeakאֲדַבֵּֽר׃'a.da.BerH1696.

39AndBalaamבִּלְעָ֖םbil.'AmH1109wentH935withBalakבָּלָ֑קba.LakH1111, and theycameH935untoKiriath-huzothH7155.

40AndBalakבָּלָ֖קba.LakH1111sacrificedוַיִּזְבַּ֥חvai.yiz.BachH2076oxenבָּקָ֣רba.KarH1241andsheepוָצֹ֑אןva.TzonH6629, andsentוַיְשַׁלַּ֣חvay.sha.LachH7971toBalaamלְבִלְעָ֔םle.vil.'AmH1109, and to theprincesוְלַשָּׂרִ֖יםve.la.sa.RimH8269that were with him.

41And itcameH1961topassH1961in themorningבַבֹּ֔קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242, thatBalakבָּלָק֙ba.LakH1111tookוַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.KachH3947Balaamבִּלְעָ֔םbil.'AmH1109, andbroughtH5927himupH5927intoH1961the high places of Baal, and hesawוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200from thence the utmost part of thepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

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