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Numbers 22:15-22

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.

21AndBalaamבִּלְעָם֙bil.'AmH1109roseוַיָּ֤קָםvai.Ya.komH6965in themorningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242, andsaddledוַֽיַּחֲבֹ֖שׁvai.ya.cha.VoshH2280hisdonkeyאֲתֹנ֑וֹ'a.to.NoH860, andwentH3212with theprincesשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269ofMoabמוֹאָֽב׃mo.'AvH4124.

22AndGod’sאֱלֹהִים֮'E.lo.HimH430angerאַ֣ף'afH639waskindledוַיִּֽחַר־vai.yi.char-H2734because hewentהוֹלֵ֣ךְho.LekhH1980: and theangelמַלְאַ֧ךְmal.'AkhH4397of theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068stoodוַיִּתְיַצֵּ֞בvai.yit.ya.TzevH3320in thewayבַּדֶּ֖רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870for anadversaryלְשָׂטָ֣ןle.sa.TanH7854against him. Now he wasridingרֹכֵ֣בro.KhevH7392upon hisdonkeyאֲתֹנ֔וֹ'a.to.NoH860, and histwoוּשְׁנֵ֥יu.she.NeiH8147servantsנְעָרָ֖יוne.'a.RavH5288were with him.

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