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Numbers 22:22-35

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.

23And thedonkeyהָאָתוֹן֩ha.'a.tOnH860sawוַתֵּ֣רֶאva.Te.re'H7200theangelמַלְאַ֨ךְmal.'AkhH4397of theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068standingנִצָּ֣בni.TzavH5324in thewayבַּדֶּ֗רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870, and hisswordוְחַרְבּ֤וֹve.char.BoH2719drawnשְׁלוּפָה֙she.lu.FahH8025in hishandבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027: and thedonkeyהָֽאָתוֹן֙ha.'a.tOnH860turnedasideוַתֵּ֤טva.TetH5186out of thewayהַדֶּ֔רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870, andwentH3212into thefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֑הba.sa.DehH7704: andBalaamבִּלְעָם֙bil.'AmH1109smoteוַיַּ֤ךְvai.YakhH5221thedonkeyהָ֣אָת֔וֹןha.'a.TonH860, toturnלְהַטֹּתָ֖הּle.ha.to.TahH5186her into thewayהַדָּֽרֶךְ׃ha.Da.rekhH1870.

24But theangelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068stoodוַֽיַּעֲמֹד֙vai.ya.'a.ModH5975in apathבְּמִשְׁע֖וֹלbe.mish.'olH4934of thevineyardsהַכְּרָמִ֑יםha.ke.ra.MimH3754, awallגָּדֵ֥רga.DerH1447being on this side, and awallוְגָדֵ֥רve.ga.DerH1447on that side.

25And when thedonkeyהָאָת֜וֹןha.'a.TonH860sawוַתֵּ֨רֶאva.Te.re'H7200theangelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, shethrustוַתִּלָּחֵץ֙va.ti.la.ChetzH3905herself against thewallהַקִּ֔ירha.KirH7023, andcrushedוַתִּלְחַ֛ץva.til.ChatzH3905Balaam’sבִּלְעָ֖םbil.'AmH1109footרֶ֥גֶלRe.gelH7272against thewallהַקִּ֑ירha.KirH7023: and hesmoteלְהַכֹּתָֽהּ׃le.ha.ko.TahH5221heragainוַיֹּ֖סֶףvai.Yo.sefH3254.

26And theangelמַלְאַךְ־mal.'akh-H4397of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068wentעֲב֑וֹרa.VorH5674furtherוַיּ֥וֹסֶףvai.Yo.sefH3254, andstoodוַֽיַּעֲמֹד֙vai.ya.'a.ModH5975in anarrowצָ֔רTzarH6862placeבְּמָק֣וֹםbe.ma.KomH4725, where was nowayדֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870toturnלִנְט֖וֹתlin.TotH5186either to the righthandיָמִ֥יןya.MinH3225or to theleftוּשְׂמֹֽאול׃u.se.MolH8040.

27And when thedonkeyהָֽאָתוֹן֙ha.'a.tOnH860sawוַתֵּ֤רֶאva.Te.re'H7200theangelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, she felldownוַתִּרְבַּ֖ץva.tir.BatzH7257underBalaamבִּלְעָ֑םbil.'AmH1109: andBalaam’sבִּלְעָ֔םbil.'AmH1109angerאַ֣ף'afH639waskindledוַיִּֽחַר־vai.yi.char-H2734, and hesmoteוַיַּ֥ךְvai.YakhH5221thedonkeyהָאָת֖וֹןha.'a.TonH860with astaffבַּמַּקֵּֽל׃ba.ma.KelH4731.

28And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068openedוַיִּפְתַּ֥חvai.yif.TachH6605themouthפִּ֣יpiH6310of thedonkeyהָאָת֑וֹןha.'a.TonH860, and shesaidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559toBalaamלְבִלְעָם֙le.vil.'AmH1109, What have Idoneעָשִׂ֣יתִֽי'a.Si.tiH6213to thee, that thou hastsmittenהִכִּיתַ֔נִיhi.ki.Ta.niH5221me thesethreeשָׁלֹ֥שׁsha.LoshH7969timesרְגָלִֽים׃re.ga.LimH7272?

29AndBalaamבִּלְעָם֙bil.'AmH1109saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to thedonkeyלָֽאָת֔וֹןla.'a.TonH860, Because thou hastmockedהִתְעַלַּ֖לְתְּhit.'a.LaltH5953me: Iwouldל֤וּluH3863therewereיֶשׁ־yesh-H3426aswordחֶ֙רֶב֙che.revH2719in myhandבְּיָדִ֔יbe.ya.DiH3027, for now would Ikillהֲרַגְתִּֽיךְ׃ha.rag.TikhH2026thee.

30And thedonkeyהָאָת֜וֹןha.'a.TonH860saidוַתֹּ֨אמֶרva.To.merH559toBalaamבִּלְעָ֗םbil.'AmH1109, Am not I thydonkeyאֲתֹֽנְךָ֜'a.to.ne.KhaH860, upon which thou hastridרָכַ֣בְתָּra.Khav.taH7392ever since I was thine to thisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117? was Ieverהַֽהַסְכֵּ֣ןha.has.KenH5532accustomedהִסְכַּ֔נְתִּיhis.Kan.tiH5532to dosoלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213to thee? And hesaidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Nay.

31Then theLORDיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068openedוַיְגַ֣לvay.GalH1540theeyesעֵינֵ֣י'ei.NeiH5869ofBalaamבִלְעָם֒vil.'AmH1109, and hesawוַיַּ֞רְאvai.Yar'H7200theangelמַלְאַ֤ךְmal.'AkhH4397of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068standingנִצָּ֣בni.TzavH5324in thewayבַּדֶּ֔רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870, and hisswordוְחַרְבּ֥וֹve.char.BoH2719drawnשְׁלֻפָ֖הshe.lu.FahH8025in hishandבְּיָד֑וֹbe.ya.DoH3027: and he boweddownוַיִּקֹּ֥דvai.yi.KodH6915his head, and fellflatוַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812on hisfaceלְאַפָּֽיו׃le.'a.PavH639.

32And theangelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, Why hast thousmittenהִכִּ֙יתָ֙hi.Ki.taH5221thydonkeyאֲתֹ֣נְךָ֔'a.To.ne.khaH860thesethreeשָׁל֣וֹשׁsha.Lo.oshH7969timesרְגָלִ֑יםre.ga.LimH7272? behold, I wentoutיָצָ֣אתִיya.Tza.tiH3318towithstandלְשָׂטָ֔ןle.sa.TanH7854thee, because thywayהַדֶּ֖רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870isperverseיָרַ֥טya.RatH3399before me:

33And thedonkeyהָֽאָת֔וֹןha.'a.TonH860sawוַתִּרְאַ֙נִי֙va.tir.'A.niH7200me, andturnedוַתֵּ֣טva.TetH5186frommeלְפָנַ֔יle.fa.NaiH6440thesethreeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969timesרְגָלִ֑יםre.ga.LimH7272:unlessאוּלַי֙'u.LaiH194she hadturnedנָטְתָ֣הna.te.TahH5186frommeמִפָּנַ֔יmi.pa.NaiH6440, surely now also I hadslainהָרַ֖גְתִּיha.Rag.tiH2026thee, and saved heraliveהֶחֱיֵֽיתִי׃he.che.Yei.tiH2421.

34AndBalaamבִּלְעָ֜םbil.'AmH1109saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to theangelמַלְאַ֤ךְmal.'AkhH4397of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, I havesinnedחָטָ֔אתִיcha.Ta.tiH2398; for Iknewיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045not that thoustoodestנִצָּ֥בni.TzavH5324in thewayבַּדָּ֑רֶךְba.Da.rekhH1870againstH7125me: now therefore, if it displeasetheeרַ֥ע בְּעֵינֶ֖יךָra' be.'ei.Nei.khaH7489 H5869, I will returnagainאָשׁ֥וּבָה'a.Shu.vahH7725.

35And theangelמַלְאַ֨ךְmal.'AkhH4397of theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559toBalaamבִּלְעָ֗םbil.'AmH1109,GoH3212with themenהָ֣אֲנָשִׁ֔יםha.'a.na.ShimH582: butonlyוְאֶ֗פֶסve.'E.fesH657thewordהַדָּבָ֛רha.da.VarH1697that I shallspeakאֲדַבֵּ֥ר'a.da.BerH1696to thee, that thou shaltspeakתְדַבֵּ֑רte.da.BerH1696. SoBalaamבִּלְעָ֖םbil.'AmH1109wentH3212with theprincesשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269ofBalakבָלָֽק׃va.LakH1111.

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