Numbers 24
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- 1And Balaam seeth that `it is' good in the eyes of Jehovah to bless Israel, and he hath not gone as time by time to meet enchantments, and he setteth towards the wilderness his face;
- 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 lifteth up his eyes, and seeth Israel tabernacling, by its tribes, and the Spirit of God is upon him,
- 3and he taketh up his simile, and saith: `An affirmation of Balaam son of Beor -- And an affirmation of the man whose eyes are shut --
- 4An affirmation of him who is hearing sayings of God -- Who a vision of the Almighty seeth, Falling -- and eyes uncovered:
- 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 good have been thy tents, O Jacob, Thy tabernacles, O Israel;
- 6As valleys they have been stretched out, As gardens by a river; As aloes Jehovah hath planted, As cedars by waters;
- 7He maketh water flow from his buckets, And his seed `is' in many waters; And higher than Agag `is' his king, And exalted is his kingdom.
- 8God is bringing him out of Egypt; As the swiftness of a Reem is to him, He eateth up nations his adversaries, And their bones he breaketh, And `with' his arrows he smiteth,
- 9He hath bent, he hath lain down as a lion, And as a lioness: who doth raise him up? He who is blessing thee `is' blessed, And he who is cursing thee `is' cursed.'
- 10And the anger of Balak burneth against Balaam, and he striketh his hands; and Balak saith unto Balaam, `To pierce mine enemies I called thee, and lo, thou hast certainly blessed -- 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
- 11and now, flee for thyself unto thy place; I have said, I do greatly honour thee, and lo, Jehovah hath kept thee back from honour.'
- 12And Balaam saith unto Balak, `Did I not also unto thy messengers whom thou hast sent unto me, speak, saying,
- 13If Balak doth give to me the fulness of his house of silver and gold, I am not able to pass over the command of Jehovah, to do good or evil of mine own heart -- that which Jehovah speaketh -- it 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, lo, I am going to my people; come, I counsel thee `concerning' that which this people doth to thy people, in the latter end of the days.'
- 15And he taketh up his simile, and saith: `An affirmation of Balaam son of Beor -- And an affirmation of the man whose eyes `are' shut --
- 16An affirmation of him who is hearing sayings of God -- And knowing knowledge of the Most High; A vision of the Almighty he seeth, Falling -- and eyes uncovered:
- 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 it, but not now; I behold it, but not near; A star hath proceeded from Jacob, And a sceptre hath risen from Israel, And hath smitten corners of Moab, And hath destroyed all sons of Sheth.
- 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 hath been a possession, And Seir hath been a possession, `for' its enemies, And Israel is doing valiantly;
- 19And `one' doth rule out of Jacob, And hath destroyed a remnant from Ar.'
- 20And he seeth Amalek, and taketh up his simile, and saith: `A beginning of the Goyim `is' Amalek; And his latter end -- for ever he perisheth.'
- 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 seeth the Kenite, and taketh up his simile, and saith: `Enduring `is' thy dwelling, And setting in a rock thy nest,
- 22But the Kenite is for a burning; Till when doth Asshur keep thee captive?'
- 23And he taketh up his simile, and saith: `Alas! who doth live when God doth this?
- 24And -- ships `are' from the side of Chittim, And they have humbled Asshur, And they have humbled Eber, And it also for ever is perishing.'
- 25And Balaam riseth, and goeth, and turneth back to his place, and Balak also hath gone on his way.
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