Revised Version 1895

Numbers 24

1And whenBalaamבִּלְעָ֗םbil.'AmH1109sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200that itpleasedבְּעֵינֵ֤יbe.'ei.NeiH5869theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068toblessלְבָרֵ֣ךְle.va.RekhH1288Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, hewentהָלַ֥ךְha.LakhH1980notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808, as at theotherכְּפַֽעַם־ke.fa.'am-H6471timesבְּפַ֖עַםbe.Fa.'amH6471, tomeetH6440with enchantments, but hesetוַיָּ֥שֶׁתvai.Ya.shetH7896hisfaceפָּנָֽיו׃pa.NavH6440towardאֶל־'el-H413thewildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֖רha.mid.BarH4057.

2AndBalaamבִלְעָ֜םvil.'AmH1109liftedוַיִּשָּׂ֨אvai.yi.Sa'H5375upH5375hiseyesעֵינָ֗יו'ei.NavH5869, and hesawוַיַּרְא֙vai.yaR'H7200Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478dwellingשֹׁכֵ֖ןsho.KhenH7931accordingH5921to theirtribesלִשְׁבָטָ֑יוlish.va.TavH7626; and thespiritר֥וּחַRu.achH7307ofGodאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430cameוַתְּהִ֥יva.te.HiH1961uponH5921him.

3And hetookH5375upH5375hisparableמְשָׁל֖וֹme.sha.LoH4912, andsaidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559,Balaamבִּלְעָם֙bil.'AmH1109thesonבְּנ֣וֹbe.NoH1121ofBeorבְעֹ֔רve.'OrH1160saith, And themanהַגֶּ֖בֶרha.Ge.verH1397whoseH1121eyeהָעָֽיִן׃ha.'A.yinH5869was closed saith:

4He saith,whichH834heareth thewordsאִמְרֵי־'im.rei-H561ofGodאֵ֑ל'ElH410,WhichH834seeth thevisionמַחֲזֵ֤הma.cha.ZehH4236of theAlmightyשַׁדַּי֙sha.DaiH7706,FallingH5307downנֹפֵ֖לno.FelH5307, and having hiseyesעֵינָֽיִם׃'ei.Na.yimH5869openוּגְל֥וּיu.ge.LuiH1540:

5Howמַה־mah-H4100goodly are thytentsאֹהָלֶ֖יךָ'o.ha.Lei.khaH168, OJacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290, Thy tabernacles, OIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478!

6Asvalleysכִּנְחָלִ֣יםkin.cha.LimH5158are theyspreadנִטָּ֔יוּni.Ta.yuH5186forth, Asgardensכְּגַנֹּ֖תke.ga.NotH1593by theriverנָהָ֑רna.HarH5104side, As lign-aloeswhichH4325theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068hathplantedנָטַ֣עna.Ta'H5193, Ascedarכַּאֲרָזִ֖יםka.'a.ra.ZimH730treesbesideH5921thewatersמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325.

7Waterמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325shallflowיִֽזַּל־yi.zal-H5140from hisbucketsמִדָּ֣לְיָ֔וmi.Dal.YavH1805, And hisseedוְזַרְע֖וֹve.zar.'OH2233shall be inmanyרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227watersבְּמַ֣יִםbe.Ma.yimH4325, And hiskingמַלְכּ֔וֹmal.KoH4428shall behigherוְיָרֹ֤םve.ya.RomH7311thanH4428Agagמֵֽאֲגַג֙me.'a.GagH90, And hiskingdomמַלְכֻתֽוֹ׃mal.khu.ToH4438shall beexaltedH7311.

8Godאֵ֚ל'elH410bringeth himforthH3318outH3318ofEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714; He hath as it were thestrengthH6106of the wild-ox: He shalleatH398upH398thenationsגּוֹיִ֣םgo.YimH1471his adversaries, And shall break theirbonesH6106in pieces, And smite themthroughיִמְחָֽץ׃yim.ChatzH4272with hisarrowsוְחִצָּ֥יוve.chi.TzavH2671.

9He couched, helayH7901downשָׁכַ֧בsha.KhavH7901as alionכַּאֲרִ֛יka.'a.RiH738, And as alionessוּכְלָבִ֖יאu.khe.la.Vi'H3833; who shallrouseH6965himupH6965?BlessedH1288be every one that blesseth thee, AndcursedH779be every one that curseth thee.

10AndBalak’sבָּלָק֙ba.LakH1111angerאַ֤ף'afH639waskindledוַיִּֽחַר־vai.yi.char-H2734againstH413Balaamבִּלְעָ֔םbil.'AmH1109, and hesmoteH5606hishandsכַּפָּ֑יוka.PavH3709togetherH5606: andBalakבָּלָ֜קba.LakH1111saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoBalaamבִּלְעָ֗םbil.'AmH1109, Icalledקְרָאתִ֔יךָke.ra.Ti.chaH7121thee tocurseלָקֹ֤בla.KoH6895mineenemiesאֹֽיְבַי֙'o.ye.VaiH341, and,beholdוְהִנֵּה֙ve.hi.NehH2009, thou hast altogetherblessedH1288themtheseזֶ֖הzehH2088threeשָׁלֹ֥שׁsha.LoshH7969timesפְּעָמִֽים׃pe.'a.MimH6471.

11Thereforenowוְעַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH6258fleeבְּרַח־be.rach-H1272thou to thyplaceמְקוֹמֶ֑ךָme.ko.Me.chaH4725: Ithoughtאָמַ֙רְתִּי֙'a.Mar.tiH559to promote thee unto great honour; but,loוְהִנֵּ֛הve.hi.NehH2009, theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hathkeptH4513theebackH4513from honour.

12AndBalaamבִּלְעָ֖םbil.'AmH1109saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoBalakבָּלָ֑קba.LakH1111, Spake Inotהֲלֹ֗אha.Lo'H3808also to thymessengersמַלְאָכֶ֛יךָmal.'a.Khei.khaH4397whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834thou sentest untomeH413,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

13IfH518Balakבָלָ֜קva.LakH1111wouldgiveיִתֶּן־yi.ten-H5414meH5414hishouseבֵיתוֹ֮vei.ToH1004fullמְלֹ֣אme.Lo'H4393ofsilverכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701andgoldוְזָהָב֒ve.za.HavH2091, IcannotH3808goלַעֲבֹר֙la.'a.VorH5674beyondH3808thewordפִּ֣יpiH6310of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, todoלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213eitherH518goodטוֹבָ֛הto.VahH2896orbadרָעָ֖הra.'AhH7451of mine ownmindמִלִּבִּ֑יmi.li.BiH3820;whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068speaketh, that will IspeakH1696?

14Andnowוְעַתָּ֕הve.'a.TahH6258,beholdהִנְנִ֥יhi.NiH2005, Igoהוֹלֵ֖ךְho.LekhH1980unto mypeopleלְעַמִּ֑יle.'a.MiH5971:comeלְכָה֙le.KhahH1980, and I will advertise theewhatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834thispeopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971shalldoיַעֲשֶׂ֜הya.'a.SehH6213to thypeopleלְעַמְּךָ֖le.'a.me.KhaH5971in thelatterבְּאַחֲרִ֥יתbe.'a.cha.RitH319daysהַיָּמִֽים׃hai.ya.MimH3117.

15And hetookH5375upH5375hisparableמְשָׁל֖וֹme.sha.LoH4912, andsaidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559,Balaamבִּלְעָם֙bil.'AmH1109thesonבְּנ֣וֹbe.NoH1121ofBeorבְעֹ֔רve.'OrH1160saith, And themanהַגֶּ֖בֶרha.Ge.verH1397whoseH1121eyeהָעָֽיִן׃ha.'A.yinH5869was closed saith:

16He saith,whichH5869heareth thewordsאִמְרֵי־'im.rei-H561ofGodאֵ֔ל'ElH410, And knoweth theknowledgeדַּ֣עַתDa.'atH1847of the Most High,WhichH5869seeth thevisionמַחֲזֵ֤הma.cha.ZehH4236of theAlmightyשַׁדַּי֙sha.DaiH7706,FallingH5307downנֹפֵ֖לno.FelH5307, and having hiseyesעֵינָֽיִם׃'ei.Na.yimH5869openוּגְל֥וּיu.ge.LuiH1540:

17Iseeאֶרְאֶ֙נּוּ֙'er.'E.nuH7200him, butnotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808nowעַתָּ֔ה'a.TahH6258: IbeholdH7200him, butnotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808nigh: There shallcomeH6965forth astarכּוֹכָ֜בko.KhavH3556outH7200ofJacobמִֽיַּעֲקֹ֗בmi.ya.'a.KoH3290, And a sceptre shallriseH6965outH7200ofIsraelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֔לmi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, And shall smitethroughH3605thecornersפַּאֲתֵ֣יpa.'a.TeiH6285ofMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124, And breakdownדָּרַ֨ךְda.RakhH1869allH3605thesonsבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of tumult.

18AndEdomאֱד֜וֹם'e.DomH123shall be a possession,Seirשֵׂעִ֖ירse.'IrH8165also shall be a possession, which were hisenemiesאֹיְבָ֑יו'o.ye.VavH341;WhileH1961Israelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478doethvaliantlyחָֽיִל׃Cha.yilH2428.

19AndoutH6ofJacobמִֽיַּעֲקֹ֑בmi.ya.'a.KoH3290shall one havedominionוְיֵ֖רְדְּve.Ye.redH7287, And shalldestroyוְהֶֽאֱבִ֥ידve.he.'e.VidH6theremnantשָׂרִ֖ידsa.RidH8300from thecityמֵעִֽיר׃me.'IrH5892.

20And helookedוַיַּרְא֙vai.yaR'H7200onAmalekעֲמָלֵ֔ק'a.ma.LekH6002, andtookH5375upH5375hisparableמְשָׁל֖וֹme.sha.LoH4912, andsaidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559,Amalekעֲמָלֵ֔ק'a.ma.LekH6002was thefirstרֵאשִׁ֤יתre.ShitH7225of thenationsגּוֹיִם֙go.YimH1471; But hislatterH319endוְאַחֲרִית֖וֹve.'a.cha.ri.ToH319shallcomeH319todestructionאֹבֵֽד׃'o.VedH8.

21And helookedוַיַּרְא֙vai.yaR'H7200on theKeniteהַקֵּינִ֔יha.kei.NiH7017, andtookH5375upH5375hisparableמְשָׁל֖וֹme.sha.LoH4912, andsaidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, Strong is thydwellingמֽוֹשָׁבֶ֔ךָmo.sha.Ve.khaH4186placeH7760, And thynestקִנֶּֽךָ׃ki.Ne.chaH7064issetוְשִׂ֥יםve.SimH7760in therockבַּסֶּ֖לַעba.Se.la'H5553.

22Neverthelessכִּ֥יkiH3588Kainקָ֑יִןKa.yinH7014shall be wasted,Untilעַד־'ad-H5704Asshurאַשּׁ֥וּר'a.ShurH804shall carry theeawayH7617captiveתִּשְׁבֶּֽךָּ׃tish.Be.kaH7617.

23And hetookH5375upH5375hisparableמְשָׁל֖וֹme.sha.LoH4912, andsaidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559,Alasא֕וֹי'oH188, who shallliveיִחְיֶ֖הyich.YehH2421whenGodאֵֽל׃'ElH410doeth this?

24Butshipsוְצִים֙ve.TzimH6716shall come from thecoastמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027ofKittimכִּתִּ֔יםki.TimH3794, And they shallafflictוְעִנּ֥וּve.'i.NuH6031Asshurאַשּׁ֖וּר'a.ShurH804, and shallafflictוְעִנּוּ־ve.'i.nu-H6031Eberעֵ֑בֶר'E.verH5677, And he also shall come todestructionאֹבֵֽד׃'o.VedH8.

25AndBalaamבִּלְעָ֔םbil.'AmH1109roseH6965upH6965, andwentוַיֵּ֖לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980andreturnedוַיָּ֣שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725to hisplaceלִמְקֹמ֑וֹlim.ko.MoH4725: andBalakבָּלָ֖קba.LakH1111alsowentהָלַ֥ךְha.LakhH1980hiswayלְדַרְכּֽוֹ׃ פle.dar.KoH1870.

Commentaries on Numbers 24

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