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Numbers 24:14-24

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.

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