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Numbers 22:6-11

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.

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