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Numbers 22:1-6

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.

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