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Numbers 22:1-20

1And thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478movedforwardוַיִּסְע֖וּvai.yis.'UH5265, andencampedוַֽיַּחֲנוּ֙vai.ya.cha.NuH2583in theplainsבְּעַֽרְב֣וֹתbe.'ar.VotH6160ofMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124on thissideמֵעֵ֖בֶרme.'E.verH5676ofJordanלְיַרְדֵּ֥ןle.yar.DenH3383byJerichoיְרֵחֽוֹ׃ סye.re.ChoH3405.

2AndBalakבָּלָ֖קba.LakH1111thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZipporצִפּ֑וֹרtzi.PorH6834sawוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200all thatIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478haddoneעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213to theAmoritesלָֽאֱמֹרִֽי׃La.'e.mo.RiH567.

3AndMoabמוֹאָ֜בmo.'AvH4124wasgreatlyמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966afraidוַיָּ֨גָרvai.Ya.gorH1481ofמִפְּנֵ֥יmi.pe.NeiH6440thepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971, because they weremanyרַב־rav-H7227: andMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124wasdistressedוַיָּ֣קָץvai.Ya.kotzH6973becauseofמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

4AndMoabמוֹאָ֜בmo.'AvH4124saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to theeldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205ofMidianמִדְיָ֗ןmid.YanH4080, Now shall thiscompanyהַקָּהָל֙ha.ka.HalH6951lickupיְלַחֲכ֤וּye.la.cha.KhuH3897all that arearoundסְבִ֣יבֹתֵ֔ינוּse.Vi.vo.Tei.nuH5439us, as theoxהַשּׁ֔וֹרha.ShorH7794lickethupכִּלְחֹ֣ךְkil.ChokhH3897thegrassיֶ֣רֶקYe.rekH3418of thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֑הha.sa.DehH7704. AndBalakוּבָלָ֧קu.va.LakH1111thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZipporצִפּ֛וֹרtzi.PorH6834waskingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of theMoabitesלְמוֹאָ֖בle.mo.'AvH4124at thattimeבָּעֵ֥תba.'EtH6256.

5Hesentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֜יםmal.'a.KhimH4397therefore toBalaamבִּלְעָ֣םbil.'AmH1109thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofBeorבְּע֗וֹרbe.'orH1160toPethorפְּ֠תוֹרָהPe.to.rahH6604, which is by theriverהַנָּהָ֛רha.na.HarH5104of thelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of thechildrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of hispeopleעַמּ֖וֹa.MoH5971, tocallלִקְרֹא־lik.ro'-H7121him,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, Behold, there hast apeopleעַ֣ם'amH5971comeoutיָצָ֤אya.Tza'H3318fromEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֙יִם֙mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714: behold, theycoverכִסָּה֙khi.SahH3680thefaceעֵ֣ין'einH5869of theearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, and theyabideיֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427oppositetoמִמֻּלִֽי׃mi.mu.LiH4136me:

6ComeH3212now therefore, I pray thee,curseאָֽרָה־'a.rah-H779for me thispeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971; for they are toomightyעָצ֥וּם'a.TzumH6099for me: perhaps I shallprevailאוּכַל֙'u.KhalH3201, that we maysmiteנַכֶּה־na.keh-H5221them, and that I may drive themoutוַאֲגָרְשֶׁ֖נּוּva.'a.ga.re.She.nuH1644of thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776: for Iknowיָדַ֗עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that he whom thoublessestתְּבָרֵךְ֙te.va.reKhH1288isblessedמְבֹרָ֔ךְme.vo.RakhH1288, and he whom thoucursestתָּאֹ֖רta.'OrH779iscursedיוּאָֽר׃yu.'ArH779.

7And theeldersזִקְנֵ֤יzik.NeiH2205ofMoabמוֹאָב֙mo.'AvH4124and theeldersוְזִקְנֵ֣יve.zik.NeiH2205ofMidianמִדְיָ֔ןmid.YanH4080departedH3212with the rewards ofdivinationוּקְסָמִ֖יםu.ke.sa.MimH7081in theirhandבְּיָדָ֑םbe.ya.DamH3027; and theycameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935toBalaamבִּלְעָ֔םbil.'AmH1109, andspokeוַיְדַבְּר֥וּvay.da.be.RuH1696to him thewordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697ofBalakבָלָֽק׃va.LakH1111.

8And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them,Lodgeלִ֤ינוּLi.nuH3885here thisnightהַלַּ֔יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915, and I willbringוַהֲשִׁבֹתִ֤יva.ha.shi.vo.TiH7725youwordדָּבָ֔רda.VarH1697againH7725, as theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068shallspeakיְדַבֵּ֥רye.da.BerH1696to me: and theprincesשָׂרֵֽי־sa.rei-H8269ofMoabמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124abodeוַיֵּשְׁב֥וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427withBalaamבִּלְעָֽם׃bil.'AmH1109.

9AndGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430cameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935toBalaamבִּלְעָ֑םbil.'AmH1109, andsaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Whatmenהָאֲנָשִׁ֥יםha.'a.na.ShimH582are these with thee?

10AndBalaamבִּלְעָ֖םbil.'AmH1109saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,Balakבָּלָ֧קba.LakH1111thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZipporצִפֹּ֛רtzi.PorH6834,kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofMoabמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124, hathsentשָׁלַ֥חsha.LachH7971to me, saying,

11Behold, there hast apeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971comeoutהַיֹּצֵ֣אhai.yo.Tze'H3318ofEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714, whichcoverethוַיְכַ֖סvay.KhasH3680thefaceעֵ֣ין'einH5869of theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776:comeH3212now,curseקָֽבָה־ka.vah-H6895them for me; perhaps I shall beableאוּכַ֛ל'u.KhalH3201toovercomeלְהִלָּ֥חֶםle.hi.La.chemH3898them, and drive themoutוְגֵרַשְׁתִּֽיו׃ve.ge.rash.TivH1644.

12AndGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toBalaamבִּלְעָ֔םbil.'AmH1109, Thou shalt notgoH3212with them; thou shalt notcurseתָאֹר֙ta.'OrH779thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971: for they areblessedבָר֖וּךְva.RukhH1288.

13AndBalaamבִּלְעָם֙bil.'AmH1109roseupוַיָּ֤קָםvai.Ya.komH6965in themorningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242, andsaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559to theprincesשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269ofBalakבָלָ֔קva.LakH1111, GobackH3212to yourlandאַרְצְכֶ֑ם'ar.tze.KhemH776: for theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068refusethמֵאֵ֣ןme.'EnH3985to give meleaveלְתִתִּ֖יle.ti.TiH5414togoH1980with you.

14And theprincesשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269ofMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124roseupוַיָּק֙וּמוּ֙vai.ya.Ku.muH6965, and theywentוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935toBalakבָּלָ֑קba.LakH1111, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559,Balaamבִּלְעָ֖םbil.'AmH1109refusethמֵאֵ֥ןme.'EnH3985tocomeהֲלֹ֥ךְha.LokhH1980with us.

15AndBalakבָּלָ֑קba.LakH1111sentשְׁלֹ֣חַshe.Lo.achH7971yetagainוַיֹּ֥סֶףvai.Yo.sefH3254princesשָׂרִ֔יםsa.RimH8269,moreרַבִּ֥יםra.BimH7227, and morehonourableוְנִכְבָּדִ֖יםve.nikh.ba.DimH3513than they.

16And theycameוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935toBalaamבִּלְעָ֑םbil.'AmH1109, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559to him, Thussaithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559Balakבָּלָ֣קba.LakH1111thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZipporצִפּ֔וֹרtzi.PorH6834, Let nothing, I pray thee,hinderתִמָּנַ֖עti.ma.Na'H4513thee fromcomingמֵהֲלֹ֥ךְme.ha.LokhH1980to me:

17For I willpromoteH3513thee toveryמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966greatH3513honourH3513, and I willdoאֶֽעֱשֶׂ֑ה'e.'e.SehH6213whatever thousayestתֹּאמַ֥רto.MarH559to me:comeH3212therefore, I pray thee,curseקָֽבָה־ka.vah-H6895thispeopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971for me.

18AndBalaamבִּלְעָ֗םbil.'AmH1109answeredוַיַּ֣עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030andsaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559to theservantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650ofBalakבָלָ֔קva.LakH1111, IfBalakבָלָ֛קva.LakH1111wouldgiveיִתֶּן־yi.ten-H5414me hishouseבֵית֖וֹvei.ToH1004fullמְלֹ֥אme.Lo'H4393ofsilverכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701andgoldוְזָהָ֑בve.za.HavH2091, I couldnotאוּכַ֗ל'u.KhalH3201gobeyondלַעֲבֹר֙la.'a.VorH5674thewordפִּי֙piH6310of theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068myGodאֱלֹהָ֔י'e.lo.HaiH430, todoלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213lessקְטַנָּ֖הke.ta.NahH6996ormoreגְדוֹלָֽה׃ge.do.LahH1419.

19Now therefore, I pray you,tarryשְׁב֨וּshe.VuH3427ye also here thisnightהַלָּ֑יְלָהha.La.ye.lahH3915, that I mayknowוְאֵ֣דְעָ֔הve.'E.de.'AhH3045what theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068willsayדַּבֵּ֥רda.BerH1696to memoreיֹּסֵ֥ףyo.SefH3254.

20AndGodאֱלֹהִ֥ים׀'E.lo.HimH430cameוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935toBalaamבִּלְעָם֮bil.'AmH1109atnightלַיְלָה֒lay.LahH3915, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, If themenהָאֲנָשִׁ֔יםha.'a.na.ShimH582comeבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935tocallלִקְרֹ֤אlik.Ro'H7121thee,riseק֖וּםkumH6965, andgoH3212with them; butyetוְאַ֗ךְve.'AkhH389thewordהַדָּבָ֛רha.da.VarH1697which I shallsayאֲדַבֵּ֥ר'a.da.BerH1696to thee, that shalt thouperformתַעֲשֶֽׂה׃ta.'a.SehH6213.

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