H9001–/וַ–v

and he sendeth messengers unto Balaam son of Beor, to Pethor, which `is' by the River of the land of the sons of his people, to call for him, saying, `Lo, a people hath come out of Egypt; lo, it hath covered the eye of the land, and it is abiding over-against me;

וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח (וַ) va “and”

And the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian go, and divinations in their hand, and they come in unto Balaam, and speak unto him the words of Balak,

וַיֵּ֨לְכ֜וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיְדַבְּר֥וּ (וַ) va “and”

and he saith unto them, `Lodge here to-night, and I have brought you back word, as Jehovah speaketh unto me;' and the princes of Moab abide with Balaam.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַהֲשִׁבֹתִ֤י (וַ) va. “and”וַיֵּשְׁב֥וּ (וַ) va “and”

And God cometh in unto Balaam, and saith, `Who `are' these men with thee?'

וַיָּבֹ֥א (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And Balaam saith unto God, `Balak, son of Zippor, king of Moab, hath sent unto me:

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

Lo, the people that is coming out from Egypt and covereth the eye of the land, -- now come, pierce it for me; it may be I am able to fight against it, and have cast it out;'

וַיְכַ֖ס (וַ) va “and”וְגֵרַשְׁתִּֽיו׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

and God saith unto Balaam, `Thou dost not go with them; thou dost not curse the people; for it `is' blessed.'

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And Balaam riseth in the morning, and saith unto the princes of Balak, `Go unto your land, for Jehovah is refusing to suffer me to go with you;'

וַיָּ֤קָם (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (וַ) va “and”

and the princes of Moab rise, and come in unto Balak, and say, `Balaam is refusing to come with us.'

וַיָּק֙וּמוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ (וַ) va “and”

And Balak addeth yet to send princes, more numerous and honoured than these,

וַיֹּ֥סֶף (וַ) va “and”

and they come in unto Balaam, and say to him, `Thus said Balak son of Zippor, Be not, I pray thee, withheld from coming unto me,

וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֣אמְרוּ (וַ) va “and”

And Balaam answereth and saith unto the servants of Balak, `If 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 my God, to do a little or a great thing;

וַיַּ֣עַן (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (וַ) va “and”

And God cometh in unto Balaam, by night, and saith to him, `If to call for thee the men have come, rise, go with them, and only the thing which I speak unto thee -- it thou dost do.'

וַיָּבֹ֨א (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And Balaam riseth in the morning, and saddleth his ass, and goeth with the princes of Moab,

וַיָּ֤קָם (וַ) va “and”וַֽיַּחֲבֹ֖שׁ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”

and the anger of God burneth because he is going, and a messenger of Jehovah stationeth himself in the way for an adversary to him, and he is riding on his ass, and two of his servants `are' with him,

וַיִּֽחַר־ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּתְיַצֵּ֞ב (וַ) va “and”

and the ass seeth the messenger of Jehovah standing in the way, and his drawn sword in his hand, and the ass turneth aside out of the way, and goeth into a field, and Balaam smiteth the ass to turn it aside into the way.

וַתֵּ֣רֶא (וַ) va. “and”וַתֵּ֤ט (וַ) va. “and”וַתֵּ֖לֶךְ (וַ) va. “and”וַיַּ֤ךְ (וַ) va “and”

And the messenger of Jehovah standeth in a narrow path of the vineyards -- a wall on this `side' and a wall on that --

וַֽיַּעֲמֹד֙ (וַֽ) va “and”

and the ass seeth the messenger of Jehovah, and is pressed unto the wall, and presseth Balaam's foot unto the wall, and he addeth to smite her;

וַתֵּ֨רֶא (וַ) va. “and”וַתִּלָּחֵץ֙ (וַ) va. “and”וַתִּלְחַ֛ץ (וַ) va. “and”וַיֹּ֖סֶף (וַ) va “and”

and the messenger of Jehovah addeth to pass over, and standeth in a strait place where there is no way to turn aside -- right or left --

וַיּ֥וֹסֶף (וַ) va “and”וַֽיַּעֲמֹד֙ (וַֽ) va “and”

and the ass seeth the messenger of Jehovah, and croucheth under Balaam, and the anger of Balaam burneth, and he smiteth the ass with a staff.

וַתֵּ֤רֶא (וַ) va. “and”וַתִּרְבַּ֖ץ (וַ) va. “and”וַיִּֽחַר־ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּ֥ךְ (וַ) va “and”

And Jehovah openeth the mouth of the ass, and she saith to Balaam, `What have I done to thee that thou hast smitten me these three times?'

וַיִּפְתַּ֥ח (וַ) va “and”וַתֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va. “and”

and Balaam saith to the ass, `Because thou hast rolled thyself against me; oh that there were a sword in my hand, for now I had slain thee;'

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

and the ass saith unto Balaam, `Am not I thine ass, upon which thou hast ridden since `I was' thine unto this day? have I at all been accustomed to do to thee thus?' and he saith, `No.'

וַתֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va. “and”וַיֹּ֖אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And Jehovah uncovereth the eyes of Balaam, and he seeeth the messenger of Jehovah standing in the way, and his drawn sword in his hand, and he boweth and doth obeisance, to his face;

וַיְגַ֣ל (וַ) va “and”וַיַּ֞רְא (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקֹּ֥ד (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּ (וַ) va “and”

and the messenger of Jehovah saith unto him, `Wherefore hast thou smitten thine ass these three times? lo, I -- I have come out for an adversary, for `thy' way hath been perverse before me,

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”