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Numbers 24

1And whenBalaamבִּלְעָ֗םbil.'AmH1109sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200that itpleasedט֞וֹב בְּעֵינֵ֤יTov be.'ei.NeiH5869 H2895theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068toblessלְבָרֵ֣ךְle.va.RekhH1288Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, hewentהָלַ֥ךְha.LakhH1980not, as at othertimesH6471, toseekH7125forenchantmentsנְחָשִׁ֑יםne.cha.ShimH5173, but hesetוַיָּ֥שֶׁתvai.Ya.shetH7896hisfaceפָּנָֽיו׃pa.NavH6440toward thewildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֖רha.mid.BarH4057.

2AndBalaamבִלְעָ֜םvil.'AmH1109liftedupוַיִּשָּׂ֨אvai.yi.Sa'H5375hiseyesעֵינָ֗יו'ei.NavH5869, and hesawוַיַּרְא֙vai.yaR'H7200Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478abidingשֹׁכֵ֖ןsho.KhenH7931in his tents according to theirtribesלִשְׁבָטָ֑יוlish.va.TavH7626; and thespiritר֥וּחַRu.achH7307ofGodאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430came upon him.

3And he tookupוַיִּשָּׂ֥אvai.yi.Sa'H5375hisparableמְשָׁל֖וֹme.sha.LoH4912, andsaidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559,Balaamבִּלְעָם֙bil.'AmH1109thesonבְּנ֣וֹbe.NoH1121ofBeorבְעֹ֔רve.'OrH1160hathsaidנְאֻ֤םne.'UmH5002, and themanהַגֶּ֖בֶרha.Ge.verH1397whoseeyesהָעָֽיִן׃ha.'A.yinH5869areopenשְׁתֻ֥םshe.TumH8365hathsaidוּנְאֻ֥םu.ne.'UmH5002:

4He hathsaidנְאֻ֕םne.'UmH5002, whoheardשֹׁמֵ֖עַsho.Me.a'H8085thewordsאִמְרֵי־'im.rei-H561ofGodאֵ֑ל'ElH410, whosawיֶֽחֱזֶ֔הye.che.ZehH2372thevisionמַחֲזֵ֤הma.cha.ZehH4236of theAlmightyשַׁדַּי֙sha.DaiH7706,fallingנֹפֵ֖לno.FelH5307into a trance, but having hiseyesעֵינָֽיִם׃'ei.Na.yimH5869openוּגְל֥וּיu.ge.LuiH1540:

5Howgoodlyטֹּ֥בוּTouH2895are thytentsאֹהָלֶ֖יךָ'o.ha.Lei.khaH168, OJacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290, and thytabernaclesמִשְׁכְּנֹתֶ֖יךָmish.ke.no.Tei.khaH4908, OIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478!

6As thevalleysכִּנְחָלִ֣יםkin.cha.LimH5158are they spreadforthנִטָּ֔יוּni.Ta.yuH5186, asgardensכְּגַנֹּ֖תke.ga.NotH1593by the river’ssideנָהָ֑רna.HarH5104, as the trees of lignaloesכַּאֲהָלִים֙ka.'a.ha.LimH174which theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068hathplantedנָטַ֣עna.Ta'H5193, and as cedartreesכַּאֲרָזִ֖יםka.'a.ra.ZimH730beside thewatersמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325.

7He shallpourH5140thewaterמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325outH5140of hisbucketsמִדָּ֣לְיָ֔וmi.Dal.YavH1805, and hisseedוְזַרְע֖וֹve.zar.'OH2233shall be inmanyרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227watersבְּמַ֣יִםbe.Ma.yimH4325, and hiskingמַלְכּ֔וֹmal.KoH4428shall behigherוְיָרֹ֤םve.ya.RomH7311thanAgagמֵֽאֲגַג֙me.'a.GagH90, and hiskingdomמַלְכֻתֽוֹ׃mal.khu.ToH4438shall beexaltedוְתִנַּשֵּׂ֖אve.tin.na.Se'H5375.

8Godאֵ֚ל'elH410brought himforthמוֹצִיא֣וֹmo.tzi.'OH3318fromEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714; he hath as it were thestrengthכְּתוֹעֲפֹ֥תke.to.'a.FotH8443of anunicornרְאֵ֖םre.'EmH7214: he shall eatupיֹאכַ֞לyo.KhalH398thenationsגּוֹיִ֣םgo.YimH1471hisenemiesצָרָ֗יוtza.RavH6862, and shallbreakיְגָרֵ֖םye.ga.RemH1633theirbonesוְעַצְמֹתֵיהֶ֛םve.'atz.mo.tei.HemH6106, andpierceיִמְחָֽץ׃yim.ChatzH4272them through with hisarrowsוְחִצָּ֥יוve.chi.TzavH2671.

9Hecrouchedכָּרַ֨עka.Ra'H3766, he laydownשָׁכַ֧בsha.KhavH7901as alionכַּאֲרִ֛יka.'a.RiH738, and as a greatlionוּכְלָבִ֖יאu.khe.la.Vi'H3833: who shall rousehimיְקִימֶ֑נּוּye.ki.Me.nuH6965?Blessedמְבָרֲכֶ֣יךָme.va.ra.Khei.khaH1288is he thatblessethבָר֔וּךְva.RukhH1288thee, andcursedוְאֹרְרֶ֖יךָve.'o.re.Rei.khaH779is he thatcursethאָרֽוּר׃'a.RurH779thee.

10AndBalak’sבָּלָק֙ba.LakH1111angerאַ֤ף'afH639waskindledוַיִּֽחַר־vai.yi.char-H2734againstBalaamבִּלְעָ֔םbil.'AmH1109, and hesmoteH5606hishandsכַּפָּ֑יוka.PavH3709togetherH5606: andBalakבָּלָ֜קba.LakH1111saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toBalaamבִּלְעָ֗םbil.'AmH1109, Icalledקְרָאתִ֔יךָke.ra.Ti.chaH7121thee tocurseלָקֹ֤בla.KoH6895myenemiesאֹֽיְבַי֙'o.ye.VaiH341, and, behold, thou hastaltogetherבֵּרַ֣כְתָּbe.Rakh.taH1288blessedבָרֵ֔ךְva.RekhH1288them thesethreeשָׁלֹ֥שׁsha.LoshH7969timesפְּעָמִֽים׃pe.'a.MimH6471.

11Therefore nowfleeבְּרַח־be.rach-H1272thou to thyplaceמְקוֹמֶ֑ךָme.ko.Me.chaH4725: Ithoughtאָמַ֙רְתִּי֙'a.Mar.tiH559topromoteH3513thee togreatH3513honourH3513; but, lo, theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hath kept theebackמְנָעֲךָ֥me.na.'a.KhaH4513fromhonourמִכָּבֽוֹד׃mi.ka.VodH3519.

12AndBalaamבִּלְעָ֖םbil.'AmH1109saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toBalakבָּלָ֑קba.LakH1111, Did I notspeakדִּבַּ֥רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696also to thymessengersמַלְאָכֶ֛יךָmal.'a.Khei.khaH4397whom thousentestשָׁלַ֥חְתָּsha.Lach.taH7971to me,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

13IfBalakבָלָ֜קva.LakH1111wouldgiveיִתֶּן־yi.ten-H5414me hishouseבֵיתוֹ֮vei.ToH1004fullמְלֹ֣אme.Lo'H4393ofsilverכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701andgoldוְזָהָב֒ve.za.HavH2091, I couldnotאוּכַ֗ל'u.KhalH3201gobeyondלַעֲבֹר֙la.'a.VorH5674thecommandmentפִּ֣יpiH6310of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, todoלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213eithergoodטוֹבָ֛הto.VahH2896orbadרָעָ֖הra.'AhH7451of my ownmindמִלִּבִּ֑יmi.li.BiH3820; but what theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saithיְדַבֵּ֥רye.da.BerH1696, that will Ispeakאֲדַבֵּֽר׃'a.da.BerH1696?

14And now, behold, IgoH1980to mypeopleלְעַמִּ֑יle.'a.MiH5971:comeH3212therefore, I willadviseאִיעָ֣צְךָ֔'i.'A.tze.khaH3289thee what thispeopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971shalldoיַעֲשֶׂ֜הya.'a.SehH6213to thypeopleלְעַמְּךָ֖le.'a.me.KhaH5971in thelatterבְּאַחֲרִ֥יתbe.'a.cha.RitH319daysהַיָּמִֽים׃hai.ya.MimH3117.

15And he tookupוַיִּשָּׂ֥אvai.yi.Sa'H5375hisparableמְשָׁל֖וֹme.sha.LoH4912, andsaidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559,Balaamבִּלְעָם֙bil.'AmH1109thesonבְּנ֣וֹbe.NoH1121ofBeorבְעֹ֔רve.'OrH1160hathsaidנְאֻ֤םne.'UmH5002, and themanהַגֶּ֖בֶרha.Ge.verH1397whoseeyesהָעָֽיִן׃ha.'A.yinH5869areopenשְׁתֻ֥םshe.TumH8365hathsaidוּנְאֻ֥םu.ne.'UmH5002:

16He hathsaidנְאֻ֗םne.'UmH5002, whoheardשֹׁמֵ֙עַ֙sho.Me.a'H8085thewordsאִמְרֵי־'im.rei-H561ofGodאֵ֔ל'ElH410, andknewוְיֹדֵ֖עַve.yo.De.a'H3045theknowledgeדַּ֣עַתDa.'atH1847of the mostHighעֶלְי֑וֹןel.YonH5945, whosawיֶֽחֱזֶ֔הye.che.ZehH2372thevisionמַחֲזֵ֤הma.cha.ZehH4236of theAlmightyשַׁדַּי֙sha.DaiH7706,fallingנֹפֵ֖לno.FelH5307into a trance, but having hiseyesעֵינָֽיִם׃'ei.Na.yimH5869openוּגְל֥וּיu.ge.LuiH1540:

17I shallseeאֶרְאֶ֙נּוּ֙'er.'E.nuH7200him, but not now: I shallbeholdאֲשׁוּרֶ֖נּוּ'a.shu.Re.nuH7789him, but notnearקָר֑וֹבka.RovH7138: there shallcomeדָּרַ֨ךְda.RakhH1869aStarכּוֹכָ֜בko.KhavH3556out ofJacobמִֽיַּעֲקֹ֗בmi.ya.'a.KoH3290, and aSceptreשֵׁ֙בֶט֙she.vetH7626shallriseוְקָ֥םve.KamH6965out ofIsraelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֔לmi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, and shallsmiteוּמָחַץ֙u.ma.ChatzH4272thecornersפַּאֲתֵ֣יpa.'a.TeiH6285ofMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124, anddestroyוְקַרְקַ֖רve.kar.KarH6979all thechildrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofShethשֵֽׁת׃ShetH8352 H8351.

18AndEdomאֱד֜וֹם'e.DomH123shall be apossessionיְרֵשָׁ֗הye.re.ShahH3424,Seirשֵׂעִ֖ירse.'IrH8165also shall be apossessionיְרֵשָׁ֛הye.re.ShahH3424for hisenemiesאֹיְבָ֑יו'o.ye.VavH341; andIsraelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478shalldoעֹ֥שֶׂה'O.sehH6213valiantlyחָֽיִל׃Cha.yilH2428.

19Out ofJacobמִֽיַּעֲקֹ֑בmi.ya.'a.KoH3290shall come he that shall havedominionוְיֵ֖רְדְּve.Ye.redH7287, and shalldestroyוְהֶֽאֱבִ֥ידve.he.'e.VidH6him thatremainethשָׂרִ֖ידsa.RidH8300of thecityמֵעִֽיר׃me.'IrH5892.

20And when helookedוַיַּרְא֙vai.yaR'H7200onAmalekעֲמָלֵ֔ק'a.ma.LekH6002, he tookupוַיִּשָּׂ֥אvai.yi.Sa'H5375hisparableמְשָׁל֖וֹme.sha.LoH4912, andsaidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559,Amalekעֲמָלֵ֔ק'a.ma.LekH6002was thefirstרֵאשִׁ֤יתre.ShitH7225of thenationsגּוֹיִם֙go.YimH1471; but hislatterוְאַחֲרִית֖וֹve.'a.cha.ri.ToH319end shall be that he shallperishאֹבֵֽד׃'o.VedH8foreverH5703.

21And helookedוַיַּרְא֙vai.yaR'H7200on theKenitesהַקֵּינִ֔יha.kei.NiH7017, and tookupוַיִּשָּׂ֥אvai.yi.Sa'H5375hisparableמְשָׁל֖וֹme.sha.LoH4912, andsaidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559,Strongאֵיתָן֙'ei.TanH386is thydwellingplaceמֽוֹשָׁבֶ֔ךָmo.sha.Ve.khaH4186, and thouputtestוְשִׂ֥יםve.SimH7760thynestקִנֶּֽךָ׃ki.Ne.chaH7064in arockבַּסֶּ֖לַעba.Se.la'H5553.

22Nevertheless theKeniteקָ֑יִןKa.yinH7014shallאִם־'im-H518bewastedלְבָ֣עֵֽרle.Va.'erH1197, untilAsshurאַשּׁ֥וּר'a.ShurH804shall carry thee awaycaptiveתִּשְׁבֶּֽךָּ׃tish.Be.kaH7617.

23And he tookupוַיִּשָּׂ֥אvai.yi.Sa'H5375hisparableמְשָׁל֖וֹme.sha.LoH4912, andsaidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559,Alasא֕וֹי'oH188, who shallliveיִחְיֶ֖הyich.YehH2421whenGodאֵֽל׃'ElH410doethמִשֻּׂמ֥וֹmi.su.MoH7760this!

24Andshipsוְצִים֙ve.TzimH6716shall come from thecoastמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027ofChittimכִּתִּ֔יםki.TimH3794, and shallafflictוְעִנּ֥וּve.'i.NuH6031Asshurאַשּׁ֖וּר'a.ShurH804, and shallafflictוְעִנּוּ־ve.'i.nu-H6031Eberעֵ֑בֶר'E.verH5677, and he also shallperishאֹבֵֽד׃'o.VedH8foreverH5703.

25AndBalaamבִּלְעָ֔םbil.'AmH1109aroseוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965, andwentH3212andreturnedוַיָּ֣שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725to hisplaceלִמְקֹמ֑וֹlim.ko.MoH4725: andBalakבָּלָ֖קba.LakH1111alsowentH1980hiswayלְדַרְכּֽוֹ׃ פle.dar.KoH1870.

Commentaries on Numbers 24

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