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Numbers 22:30-41

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.

36And whenBalakבָּלָ֖קba.LakH1111heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֥עvai.yish.Ma'H8085thatBalaamבִלְעָ֑םvil.'AmH1109hadcomeבָ֣אva'H935, he wentoutוַיֵּצֵ֨אvai.ye.Tze'H3318tomeetH7125him to acityעִ֣יר'irH5892ofMoabמוֹאָ֗בmo.'AvH4124, which is in theborderגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366ofArnonאַרְנֹ֔ן'ar.NonH769, which is in theutmostבִּקְצֵ֥הbik.TzehH7097borderהַגְּבֽוּל׃ha.ge.VulH1366.

37AndBalakבָּלָ֜קba.LakH1111saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toBalaamבִּלְעָ֗םbil.'AmH1109, Did I notearnestlyשָׁלֹ֨חַsha.Lo.achH7971sendשָׁלַ֤חְתִּיsha.Lach.tiH7971to thee tocallלִקְרֹא־lik.ro'-H7121thee? whycamestהָלַ֖כְתָּha.Lakh.taH1980thou not to me? am I notableאוּכַ֖ל'u.KhalH3201indeedהַֽאֻמְנָ֔םha.'um.NamH552to promote thee tohonourכַּבְּדֶֽךָ׃ka.be.De.khaH3513?

38AndBalaamבִּלְעָ֜םbil.'AmH1109saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toBalakבָּלָ֗קba.LakH1111, Lo, I havecomeבָ֙אתִי֙va.tiH935to thee: have I now anypowerהֲיָכ֥וֹלha.ya.KholH3201atallאוּכַ֖ל'u.KhalH3201tosayדַּבֵּ֣רda.BerH1696anythingמְא֑וּמָהme.'U.mahH3972? thewordהַדָּבָ֗רha.da.VarH1697thatGodאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430puttethיָשִׂ֧יםya.SimH7760in mymouthבְּפִ֖יbe.FiH6310, that shall Ispeakאֲדַבֵּֽר׃'a.da.BerH1696.

39AndBalaamבִּלְעָ֖םbil.'AmH1109wentH3212withBalakבָּלָ֑קba.LakH1111, and theycameוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935toKirjathhuzothH2351 H7155.

40AndBalakבָּלָ֖קba.LakH1111offeredוַיִּזְבַּ֥חvai.yiz.BachH2076oxenבָּקָ֣רba.KarH1241andsheepוָצֹ֑אןva.TzonH6629, andsentוַיְשַׁלַּ֣חvay.sha.LachH7971toBalaamלְבִלְעָ֔םle.vil.'AmH1109, and to theprincesוְלַשָּׂרִ֖יםve.la.sa.RimH8269that were with him.

41And it came to pass on the nextmorningבַבֹּ֔קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242, thatBalakבָּלָק֙ba.LakH1111tookוַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.KachH3947Balaamבִּלְעָ֔םbil.'AmH1109, and brought himupוַֽיַּעֲלֵ֖הוּvai.ya.'a.Le.huH5927to the highplacesH1116ofBaalבָּמ֣וֹתba.MotH1120, that from there he mightseeוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200theutmostקְצֵ֥הke.TzehH7097part of thepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

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