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Numbers 23:14-24

14And hetookוַיִּקָּחֵ֙הוּ֙vai.yi.ka.Che.huH3947himintoאֶל־'el-H413thefieldשְׂדֵ֣הse.DehH7704ofZophimצֹפִ֔יםtzo.FimH6839, to thetopרֹ֖אשׁroshH7218ofPisgahהַפִּסְגָּ֑הha.pis.GahH6449, andbuiltוַיִּ֙בֶן֙vai.Yi.venH1129sevenשִׁבְעָ֣הshiv.'AhH7651altarsמִזְבְּחֹ֔תmiz.be.ChotH4196, andofferedוַיַּ֛עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927upH5927a bullock and aramוָאַ֖יִלva.'A.yilH352oneveryH7218altarבַּמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ba.miz.Be.achH4196.

15And hesaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559untoBalakבָּלָ֔קba.LakH1111,Standהִתְיַצֵּ֥בhit.ya.TzevH3320hereH3541by thyburntעֹלָתֶ֑ךָ'o.la.Te.khaH5930offering,whileעַל־'al-H5921Imeetאִקָּ֥רֶה'i.Ka.rehH7136the LORD yonder.

16And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068metוַיִּקָּ֤רvai.yi.KarH7136Balaamבִּלְעָ֔םbil.'AmH1109, andputוַיָּ֥שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760awordדָּבָ֖רda.VarH1697in hismouthבְּפִ֑יוbe.FivH6310, andsaidוַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Returnשׁ֥וּבshuvH7725untoBalakבָּלָ֖קba.LakH1111, andthusוְכֹ֥הve.KhohH3541shalt thouspeakתְדַבֵּֽר׃te.da.BerH1696.

17And hecameוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935to him, and,loוְהִנּ֤וֹve.hi.NoH2009, hestoodנִצָּב֙ni.TzavH5324by hisburntעֹ֣לָת֔וֹo.la.ToH5930offering, and theprincesוְשָׂרֵ֥יve.sa.ReiH8269ofMoabמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124with him. AndBalakבָּלָ֔קba.LakH1111saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him,Whatמַה־mah-H4100hath theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068spokenדִּבֶּ֖רdi.BerH1696?

18And hetookוַיִּשָּׂ֥אvai.yi.Sa'H5375upH6965hisparableמְשָׁל֖וֹme.sha.LoH4912, andsaidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559,RiseH6965upH6965,Balakבָּלָק֙ba.LakH1111, andhearוּֽשֲׁמָ֔עu.sha.Ma'H8085; Hearken untomeH1121, thousonבְּנ֥וֹbe.NoH1121ofZipporצִפֹּֽר׃tzi.PorH6834:

19Godאֵל֙'elH410isnotH3808amanH376, that he shouldlieוִֽיכַזֵּ֔בvi.kha.ZevH3576;NeitherH3808thesonוּבֶן־u.ven-H1121ofmanH376, that he shouldrepentוְיִתְנֶחָ֑םve.yit.ne.ChamH5162: Hath hesaidאָמַר֙'a.MarH559, and shall henotH3808doH6213it? Or hath hespokenוְדִבֶּ֖רve.di.BerH1696, and shall henotH3808makeH6213itgoodיְקִימֶֽנָּה׃ye.ki.Me.nahH6965?

20Beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009, I havereceivedלָקָ֑חְתִּיla.Ka.che.tiH3947commandment toblessבָרֵ֖ךְva.RekhH1288: And he hathblessedוּבֵרֵ֖ךְu.ve.RekhH1288, and Icannotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808reverseאֲשִׁיבֶֽנָּה׃'a.shi.Ve.nahH7725it.

21He hathnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808beheldהִבִּ֥יטhi.BitH5027iniquityאָ֙וֶן֙'a.venH205inJacobבְּיַעֲקֹ֔בbe.ya.'a.KoH3290,Neitherוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808hath heseenרָאָ֥הra.'AhH7200perverseness inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478: TheLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068hisGodאֱלֹהָיו֙'e.lo.HavH430is with him, And theshoutוּתְרוּעַ֥תu.te.ru.'AtH8643of akingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428is among them.

22Godאֵ֖ל'elH410bringeth themforthH3318outH3318ofEgyptמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714; He hath as it were the strength of the wild-ox.

23SurelyH3588there isnoלֹא־lo'-H3808enchantment withJacobבְּיַעֲקֹ֔בbe.ya.'a.KoH3290,Neitherוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808is thereanyH3588divinationקֶ֖סֶםKe.semH7081withIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478:NowH3588shall it besaidיֵאָמֵ֤רye.'a.MerH559ofJacobלְיַעֲקֹב֙le.ya.'a.KoH3290and ofIsraelוּלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לu.le.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,Whatמַה־mah-H4100hathGodאֵֽל׃'ElH410wroughtפָּ֖עַלPa.'alH6466!

24Beholdהֶן־hen-H2005, thepeopleעָם֙'amH5971risethupH6965as alionessכְּלָבִ֣יאke.la.Vi'H3833, And as alionוְכַאֲרִ֖יve.kha.'a.RiH738doth heliftיִתְנַשָּׂ֑אyit.na.Sa'H5375himselfH8354upH6965: He shallnotלֹ֤אlo'H3808lieיִשְׁכַּב֙yish.KavH7901downH7901untilעַד־'ad-H5704heeatיֹ֣אכַלYo.khalH398of thepreyטֶ֔רֶףTe.refH2964, Anddrinkיִשְׁתֶּֽה׃yish.TehH8354thebloodוְדַם־ve.dam-H1818of theslainחֲלָלִ֖יםcha.la.LimH2491.

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