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Numbers 22:6-11

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.

7And theeldersזִקְנֵ֤יzik.NeiH2205ofMoabמוֹאָב֙mo.'AvH4124and theeldersוְזִקְנֵ֣יve.zik.NeiH2205ofMidianמִדְיָ֔ןmid.YanH4080departedH935with the rewards ofdivinationוּקְסָמִ֖יםu.ke.sa.MimH7081in theirhandבְּיָדָ֑םbe.ya.DamH3027; and theycameH935untoBalaamבִּלְעָ֔םbil.'AmH1109, and spake unto him thewordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697ofBalakבָלָֽק׃va.LakH1111.

8And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Lodgehereפֹה֙fohH6311thisnightהַלַּ֔יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915, and I willbringוַהֲשִׁבֹתִ֤יva.ha.shi.vo.TiH7725youכַּאֲשֶׁ֛רka.'a.SherH834wordדָּבָ֔רda.VarH1697againH7725, as theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068shallspeakיְדַבֵּ֥רye.da.BerH1696untomeH413: and theprincesשָׂרֵֽי־sa.rei-H8269ofMoabמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124abodeוַיֵּשְׁב֥וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427withBalaamבִּלְעָֽם׃bil.'AmH1109.

9AndGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430cameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935untoBalaamבִּלְעָ֑םbil.'AmH1109, andsaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Whatמִ֛יmiH4310menH376aretheseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428with thee?

10AndBalaamבִּלְעָ֖םbil.'AmH1109saidH559untoGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,Balakבָּלָ֧קba.LakH1111thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZipporצִפֹּ֛רtzi.PorH6834,kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofMoabמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124, hathsentשָׁלַ֥חsha.LachH7971untomeH413,sayingH559,

11Beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009, thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971that iscomeהַיֹּצֵ֣אhai.yo.Tze'H3318outH3318ofEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714, it covereth thefaceעֵ֣ין'einH5869of theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776:nowעַתָּ֗ה'a.TahH6258,comeH3318curseקָֽבָה־ka.vah-H6895meH3318them; peradventure I shall beableאוּכַ֛ל'u.KhalH3201tofightH3898againstH3898them, and shalldriveוְגֵרַשְׁתִּֽיו׃ve.ge.rash.TivH1644themoutH3318.

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