H9002–/וְ–v

Then Balaam said to Balak, Take your place by your burned offering, and I will go and see if the Lord comes to me: and I will give you word of whatever he says to me. And he went to an open place on a hill.

וְאֵֽלְכָ֗ה (וְ) ve. “so”וּדְבַ֥ר (וּ) u. “and”

And God came to Balaam, and Balaam said to him, I have made ready seven altars, offering an ox and a male sheep on every altar.

וָאַ֖יִל (וָ) va. “and”

And the Lord put words in Balaam's mouth, and said, Go back to Balak, and this is what you are to say.

וְכֹ֥ה (וְ) ve. “and”

So he went back to him where he was waiting by his burned offering with all the chiefs of Moab.

וְהִנֵּ֥ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And in the words which the Lord had given him he said, From Aram Balak has sent for me, the king of Moab from the mountains of the East: come, put curses on Jacob for me and be angry with Israel.

וּלְכָ֖ה (וּ) u. “and”

How may I put curses on him who is not cursed by God? how may I be angry with him with whom the Lord is not angry?

וּמָ֣ה (וּ) u. “and”

From the top of the rocks I see him, looking down on him from the hills: it is a people made separate, not to be numbered among the nations.

וּמִגְּבָע֖וֹת (וּ) u. “and”וּבַגּוֹיִ֖ם (וּ) u. “and”

Who is able to take the measure of the dust of Jacob or the number of the thousands of Israel? May my death be the death of the upright and my last end like his!

וּמִסְפָּ֖ר (וּ) u. “and”וּתְהִ֥י (וּ) u. “and”

Then Balak said to Balaam, What have you done to me? I sent for you so that my haters might be cursed, and see, you have given them a blessing.

וְהִנֵּ֖ה (וְ) ve. “and”

And Balak said to him, Come with me now into another place from which you will not be able to see them all, but only the outskirts of them; and you will send curses on them from there.

וְכֻלּ֖וֹ (וְ) ve. “and”וְקָבְנוֹ־ (וְ) ve. “and”

So he took him into the country of Zophim, to the top of Pisgah, and there they made seven altars, offering an ox and a male sheep on every altar.

וָאַ֖יִל (וָ) va. “and”

Then he said to Balak, Take your place here by your burned offering, while I go over there to the Lord.

וְאָנֹכִ֖י (וְ) ve. “and”

And the Lord came to Balaam, and put words in his mouth, and said, Go back to Balak, and this is what you are to say.

וְכֹ֥ה (וְ) ve. “and”

So he came to him where he was waiting by his burned offering with the chiefs of Moab by his side. And Balak said to him, What has the Lord said?

וְהִנּ֤וֹ (וְ) ve. “and”וְשָׂרֵ֥י (וְ) ve. “and”

And in the words which the Lord had given him he said, Up! Balak, and give ear; give attention to me, O son of Zippor:

וּֽשֲׁמָ֔ע (וּֽ) u. “and”

God is not a man, to say what is false; or the son of man, that his purpose may be changed: what he has said, will he not do? and will he not give effect to the words of his mouth?

וִֽיכַזֵּ֔ב (וִֽ) vi. “so”וּבֶן־ (וּ) u. “and”וְיִתְנֶחָ֑ם (וְ) ve. “so”וְלֹ֣א (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

See, I have had orders to give blessing: and he has given a blessing which I have no power to take away.

וּבֵרֵ֖ךְ (וּ) u. “and”וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

He has seen no evil in Jacob or wrongdoing in Israel: the Lord his God is with him, and the glad cry of a king is among them.

וְלֹא־ (וְ) ve. “and”וּתְרוּעַ֥ת (וּ) u. “and”

No evil power has effect against Jacob, no secret arts against Israel; at the right time it will be said of Jacob and of Israel, See what God has done!

וְלֹא־ (וְ) ve. “and”וּלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (וּ) u. “and”

See, Israel comes up like a she-lion, lifting himself up like a lion: he will take no rest till he has made a meal of those he has overcome, drinking the blood of those he has put to death.

וְכַאֲרִ֖י (וְ) ve. “and”וְדַם־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And Balaam said to Balak, Make me seven altars here and get seven oxen and seven male sheep ready for me.

וְהָכֵ֥ן (וְ) ve. “and”וְשִׁבְעָ֥ה (וְ) ve. “and”

And Balak did as Balaam said, offering an ox and a male sheep on every altar.

וָאַ֖יִל (וָ) va. “and”

Now when Balaam saw that it was the Lord's pleasure to give his blessing to Israel, he did not, as at other times, make use of secret arts, but turning his face to the waste land,

וְלֹא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And moved by the spirit, he said, These are the words of Balaam, son of Beor, the words of the man whose eyes are open:

וּנְאֻ֥ם (וּ) u. “and”

He says, whose ears are open to the words of God, who has seen the vision of the Ruler of all, falling down, but having his eyes open:

וּגְל֥וּי (וּ) u. “and”