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Numbers 23:9-17

9For from thetopמֵרֹ֤אשׁme.RoshH7218of therocksצֻרִים֙tzu.RimH6697Iseeאֶרְאֶ֔נּוּ'er.'E.nuH7200him, and from thehillsוּמִגְּבָע֖וֹתu.mi.ge.va.'otH1389Ibeholdאֲשׁוּרֶ֑נּוּ'a.shu.Re.nuH7789him: lo, thepeopleעָם֙'amH5971shalldwellיִשְׁכֹּ֔ןyish.KonH7931aloneלְבָדָ֣דle.va.DadH910, and shall not bereckonedיִתְחַשָּֽׁב׃yit.cha.ShavH2803among thenationsוּבַגּוֹיִ֖םu.va.go.YimH1471.

10Who cancountמָנָה֙ma.NahH4487thedustעֲפַ֣ר'a.FarH6083ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290, and thenumberוּמִסְפָּ֖רu.mis.ParH4557of thefourthרֹ֣בַעRoa'H7255part ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478? Let medieתָּמֹ֤ת נַפְשִׁי֙ta.Mot naf.ShiH4191 H5315thedeathמ֣וֹתMotH4194of therighteousיְשָׁרִ֔יםye.sha.RimH3477, and let mylastאַחֲרִיתִ֖י'a.cha.ri.TiH319end be like his!

11AndBalakבָּלָק֙ba.LakH1111saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toBalaamבִּלְעָ֔םbil.'AmH1109, What hast thoudoneעָשִׂ֖יתָ'a.Si.taH6213to me? Itookלְקַחְתִּ֔יךָle.kach.Ti.khaH3947thee tocurseלָקֹ֤בla.KoH6895myenemiesאֹיְבַי֙'o.ye.VaiH341, and, behold, thou hastblessedבֵּרַ֥כְתָּbe.Rakh.taH1288themaltogetherבָרֵֽךְ׃va.RekhH1288.

12And heansweredוַיַּ֖עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030andsaidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, Must I not takeheedאֶשְׁמֹ֖ר'esh.MorH8104tospeakלְדַבֵּֽר׃le.da.BerH1696that which theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hathputיָשִׂ֤יםya.SimH7760in mymouthבְּפִ֔יbe.FiH6310?

13AndBalakבָּלָ֗קba.LakH1111saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him,ComeH3212, I pray thee, with me toanotherאַחֵר֙'a.CherH312placeמָק֤וֹםma.KomH4725, from which thou mayestseeתִּרְאֶ֣נּוּtir.'E.nuH7200them: thou shaltseeתִרְאֶ֔הtir.'EhH7200butאֶ֚פֶס'E.fesH657theutmostקָצֵ֣הוּka.Tze.huH7097part of them, and shalt notseeתִרְאֶ֑הtir.'EhH7200them all: and from therecurseוְקָבְנוֹ־ve.ka.ve.nov-H6895them for me.

14And hebroughtוַיִּקָּחֵ֙הוּ֙vai.yi.ka.Che.huH3947him into thefieldשְׂדֵ֣הse.DehH7704ofZophimצֹפִ֔יםtzo.FimH6839 H6822, to thetopרֹ֖אשׁroshH7218ofPisgahהַפִּסְגָּ֑הha.pis.GahH6449, andbuiltוַיִּ֙בֶן֙vai.Yi.venH1129sevenשִׁבְעָ֣הshiv.'AhH7651altarsמִזְבְּחֹ֔תmiz.be.ChotH4196, andofferedוַיַּ֛עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927abullפָּ֥רparH6499and aramוָאַ֖יִלva.'A.yilH352on everyaltarבַּמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ba.miz.Be.achH4196.

15And hesaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559toBalakבָּלָ֔קba.LakH1111,Standהִתְיַצֵּ֥בhit.ya.TzevH3320hereכֹּ֖הkohH3541by thy burntofferingעֹלָתֶ֑ךָ'o.la.Te.khaH5930, while Imeetאִקָּ֥רֶה'i.Ka.rehH7136the LORDyonderכֹּֽה׃KohH3541.

16And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068metוַיִּקָּ֤רvai.yi.KarH7136Balaamבִּלְעָ֔םbil.'AmH1109, andputוַיָּ֥שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760awordדָּבָ֖רda.VarH1697in hismouthבְּפִ֑יוbe.FivH6310, andsaidוַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Goagainשׁ֥וּבshuvH7725toBalakבָּלָ֖קba.LakH1111, andsayתְדַבֵּֽר׃te.da.BerH1696thus.

17And when hecameוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935to him, behold, hestoodנִצָּב֙ni.TzavH5324by his burntofferingעֹ֣לָת֔וֹo.la.ToH5930, and theprincesוְשָׂרֵ֥יve.sa.ReiH8269ofMoabמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124with him. AndBalakבָּלָ֔קba.LakH1111saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, What hath theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068spokenדִּבֶּ֖רdi.BerH1696?

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