Numbers 24
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- 1And when Balaam saw that it pleased Jehovah to bless Israel, he went not, as at the other times, to meet with enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness.
- וַיַּ֣רְא
- בִּלְעָ֗ם
- בִּלְעָ֗םbil.'AmBalaamH1109A
- כִּ֣י
- כִּ֣יkithatH3588A
- ט֞וֹב
- ט֞וֹבTovit was goodH2895
- בְּעֵינֵ֤י
- יְהוָה֙
- יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068G
- לְבָרֵ֣ךְ
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
- וְלֹא־
- הָלַ֥ךְ
- הָלַ֥ךְha.Lakhhe wentH1980G
- כְּפַֽעַם־
- בְּפַ֖עַם
- לִקְרַ֣את
- נְחָשִׁ֑ים
- נְחָשִׁ֑יםne.cha.ShimomensH5173
- וַיָּ֥שֶׁת
- אֶל־
- אֶל'el-toH0413
- הַמִּדְבָּ֖ר
- פָּנָֽיו׃
- 2And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel dwelling according to their tribes; and the Spirit of God came upon him.
- 3And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor saith, And the man whose eye was closed saith;
- 4He saith, who heareth the words of God, Who seeth the vision of the Almighty, Falling down, and having his eyes open:
- נְאֻ֕ם
- נְאֻ֕םne.'Um[the] utterance ofH5002
- שֹׁמֵ֖עַ
- שֹׁמֵ֖עַsho.Me.a'[the] [one who] hearsH8085G
- אִמְרֵי־
- אִמְרֵי'im.rei-<of> [the] words ofH0561
- אֵ֑ל
- אֵ֑ל'ElGodH0410G
- אֲשֶׁ֨ר
- אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherwhoH0834A
- מַחֲזֵ֤ה
- מַחֲזֵ֤הma.cha.Zeh<the> vision ofH4236
- שַׁדַּי֙
- שַׁדַּי֙sha.Dai[the] AlmightyH7706
- יֶֽחֱזֶ֔ה
- יֶֽחֱזֶ֔הye.che.Zehhe seesH2372
- נֹפֵ֖ל
- נֹפֵ֖לno.Fel[who] falls downH5307G
- וּגְל֥וּי
- עֵינָֽיִם׃
- עֵינָֽיִם'ei.Na.yimeyesH5869A
- נְאֻ֕ם
- 5How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob, Thy tabernacles, O Israel!
- 6As valleys are they spread forth, As gardens by the river-side, As lign-aloes which Jehovah hath planted, As cedar-trees beside the waters.
- 7Water shall flow from his buckets, And his seed shall be in many waters, And his king shall be higher than Agag, And his kingdom shall be exalted.
- 8God bringeth him forth out of Egypt; He hath as it were the strength of the wild-ox: He shall eat up the nations his adversaries, And shall break their bones in pieces, And smite [supplied: them] through with his arrows.
- 9He couched, he lay down as a lion, And as a lioness; who shall rouse him up? Blessed be every one that blesseth thee, And cursed be every one that curseth thee.
- 10And Balak's anger was kindled against Balaam, and he smote his hands together; and Balak said unto Balaam, I called thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast altogether blessed them these three times.
- וַיִּֽחַר־
- אַ֤ף
- אַ֤ף'af[the] anger ofH0639G
- בָּלָק֙
- בָּלָק֙ba.LakBalakH1111
- אֶל־
- אֶל'el-onH0413
- בִּלְעָ֔ם
- בִּלְעָ֔םbil.'AmBalaamH1109A
- וַיִּסְפֹּ֖ק
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- כַּפָּ֑יו
- וַיֹּ֨אמֶר
- בָּלָ֜ק
- בָּלָ֜קba.LakBalakH1111
- אֶל־
- אֶל'el-toH0413
- בִּלְעָ֗ם
- בִּלְעָ֗םbil.'AmBalaamH1109A
- לָקֹ֤ב
- אֹֽיְבַי֙
- קְרָאתִ֔יךָ
- וְהִנֵּה֙
- בֵּרַ֣כְתָּ
- בֵּרַ֣כְתָּbe.Rakh.tayou have blessedH1288
- בָרֵ֔ךְ
- בָרֵ֔ךְva.Rekhactually <bless>H1288
- זֶ֖ה
- זֶ֖הzehthisH2088
- שָׁלֹ֥שׁ
- שָׁלֹ֥שׁsha.LoshthreeH7969
- פְּעָמִֽים׃
- פְּעָמִֽיםpe.'a.MimtimesH6471
- 11Therefore now flee thou to thy place: I thought to promote thee unto great honor; but, lo, Jehovah hath kept thee back from honor.
- 12And Balaam said unto Balak, Spake I not also to thy messengers that thou sentest unto me, saying,
- 13If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the word of Jehovah, to do either good or bad of mine own mind; what Jehovah speaketh, that will I speak?
- אִם־
- אִם'im-ifH0518A
- יִתֶּן־
- יִתֶּןyi.ten-he will giveH5414G
- לִ֨י
- בָלָ֜ק
- בָלָ֜קva.LakBalakH1111
- מְלֹ֣א
- מְלֹ֣אme.Lo'[the] fullness ofH4393
- בֵיתוֹ֮
- כֶּ֣סֶף
- כֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefsilverH3701G
- וְזָהָב֒
- לֹ֣א
- לֹ֣אlo'notH3808
- אוּכַ֗ל
- אוּכַ֗ל'u.KhalI will be ableH3201
- לַעֲבֹר֙
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- פִּ֣י
- פִּ֣יpi[the] mouth ofH6310I
- יְהוָ֔ה
- יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068G
- לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת
- טוֹבָ֛ה
- טוֹבָ֛הto.Vaha good thingH2896C
- א֥וֹ
- א֥וֹ'oorH0176A
- רָעָ֖ה
- רָעָ֖הra.'Aha bad thingH7451A
- מִלִּבִּ֑י
- אֲשֶׁר־
- אֲשֶׁר'a.Sher-[that] whichH0834A
- יְדַבֵּ֥ר
- יְדַבֵּ֥רye.da.Berhe will speakH1696G
- יְהוָ֖ה
- יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068G
- אֹת֥וֹ
- אֲדַבֵּֽר׃
- אֲדַבֵּֽר'a.da.BerI will speakH1696G
- אִם־
- 14And now, behold, I go unto my people: come, [supplied: and] I will advertise thee what this people shall do to thy people in the latter days.
- 15And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor saith, And the man whose eye was closed saith;
- 16He saith, who heareth the words of God, And knoweth the knowledge of the Most High, Who seeth the vision of the Almighty, Falling down, and having his eyes open:
- נְאֻ֗ם
- נְאֻ֗םne.'Um[the] utterance ofH5002
- שֹׁמֵ֙עַ֙
- שֹׁמֵ֙עַ֙sho.Me.a'[the] [one who] hearsH8085G
- אִמְרֵי־
- אִמְרֵי'im.rei-<of> [the] words ofH0561
- אֵ֔ל
- אֵ֔ל'ElGodH0410G
- וְיֹדֵ֖עַ
- דַּ֣עַת
- דַּ֣עַתDa.'at<of> [the] knowledge ofH1847
- עֶלְי֑וֹן
- עֶלְי֑וֹןel.Yon[the] Most HighH5945B
- מַחֲזֵ֤ה
- מַחֲזֵ֤הma.cha.Zeh<the> vision ofH4236
- שַׁדַּי֙
- שַׁדַּי֙sha.Dai[the] AlmightyH7706
- יֶֽחֱזֶ֔ה
- יֶֽחֱזֶ֔הye.che.Zehhe seesH2372
- נֹפֵ֖ל
- נֹפֵ֖לno.Fel[who] falls downH5307G
- וּגְל֥וּי
- עֵינָֽיִם׃
- עֵינָֽיִם'ei.Na.yimeyesH5869A
- נְאֻ֗ם
- 17I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not nigh: There shall come forth a star out of Jacob, And a sceptre shall rise out of Israel, And shall smite through the corners of Moab, And break down all the sons of tumult.
- אֶרְאֶ֙נּוּ֙
- וְלֹ֣א
- עַתָּ֔ה
- עַתָּ֔ה'a.TahnowH6258
- אֲשׁוּרֶ֖נּוּ
- וְלֹ֣א
- קָר֑וֹב
- קָר֑וֹבka.RovnearH7138
- דָּרַ֨ךְ
- דָּרַ֨ךְda.Rakhit will march forthH1869
- כּוֹכָ֜ב
- כּוֹכָ֜בko.Khava starH3556
- מִֽיַּעֲקֹ֗ב
- וְקָ֥ם
- שֵׁ֙בֶט֙
- שֵׁ֙בֶט֙she.veta scepterH7626G
- מִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
- וּמָחַץ֙
- פַּאֲתֵ֣י
- פַּאֲתֵ֣יpa.'a.Tei[the] corners ofH6285
- מוֹאָ֔ב
- מוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvMoabH4124G
- וְקַרְקַ֖ר
- כָּל־
- כָּלkol-allH3605
- בְּנֵי־
- בְּנֵיbe.nei-[the] descendants ofH1121G
- שֵֽׁת׃
- שֵֽׁתShetShethH8352
- 18And Edom shall be a possession, Seir also shall be a possession, [supplied: who were] his enemies; While Israel doeth valiantly.
- 19And out of Jacob shall one have dominion, And shall destroy the remnant from the city.
- 20And he looked on Amalek, and took up his parable, and said, Amalek was the first of the nations; But his latter end shall come to destruction.
- וַיַּרְא֙
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- עֲמָלֵ֔ק
- עֲמָלֵ֔ק'a.ma.LekAmalekH6002G
- וַיִּשָּׂ֥א
- מְשָׁל֖וֹ
- וַיֹּאמַ֑ר
- רֵאשִׁ֤ית
- רֵאשִׁ֤יתre.Shit[was the] first ofH7225G
- גּוֹיִם֙
- גּוֹיִם֙go.Yim[the] nationsH1471A
- עֲמָלֵ֔ק
- עֲמָלֵ֔ק'a.ma.LekAmalekH6002G
- וְאַחֲרִית֖וֹ
- עֲדֵ֥י
- עֲדֵ֥י'a.Dei[will be] toH5704
- אֹבֵֽד׃
- אֹבֵֽד'o.VeddestructionH0008
- 21And he looked on the Kenite, and took up his parable, and said, Strong is thy dwelling-place, And thy nest is set in the rock.
- 22Nevertheless Kain shall be wasted, Until Asshur shall carry thee away captive.
- 23And he took up his parable, and said, Alas, who shall live when God doeth this?
- 24But ships [supplied: shall come] from the coast of Kittim, And they shall afflict Asshur, and shall afflict Eber; And he also shall come to destruction.
- 25And Balaam rose up, and went and returned to his place; and Balak also went his way.
Words in italics were supplied by the translators.
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