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therefore those using similes say -- `Enter ye Heshbon, Let the city of Sihon be built and ready,

וְתִכּוֹנֵ֖ן (וְ) ve. “and”

Wo to thee, O Moab, Thou hast perished, O people of Chemosh, He hath given his sons who escape -- Also his daughters -- Into captivity, to a king of the Amorite -- Sihon!

וּבְנֹתָ֣יו (וּ) u. “and”

and turn and go up the way of Bashan, and Og king of Bashan cometh out to meet them, he and all his people, to battle, `at' Edrei.

וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And Jehovah saith unto Moses, `Fear him not, for into thy hand I have given him, and all his people, and his land, and thou hast done to him as thou hast done to Sihon king of the Amorite, who is dwelling in Heshbon.'

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And they smite him, and his sons, and all his people, until he hath not left to him a remnant, and they possess his land.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

and Moab saith unto the elders of Midian, `Now doth the assembly lick up all that is round about us, as the ox licketh up the green thing of the field.' And Balak son of Zippor `is' king of Moab at that time,

וּבָלָ֧ק (וּ) u. “and”

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;

וְה֥וּא (וְ) ve. “and”

and now, come, I pray thee, curse for me this people, for it `is' mightier than I; it may be I prevail -- we smite it -- and I cast it out from the land; for I have known -- that which thou blessest is blessed, and that which thou cursest is cursed.'

וְעַתָּה֩ (וְ) ve. “and”וַאֲגָרְשֶׁ֖נּוּ (וַ) va. “and”וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר (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,

וְזִקְנֵ֣י (וְ) ve. “and”וּקְסָמִ֖ים (וּ) u. “and”

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

וְנִכְבָּדִ֖ים (וְ) ve. “and”

for very greatly I honour thee, and all that thou sayest unto me I do; and come, I pray thee, pierce for me this people.'

וְכֹ֛ל (וְ) ve. “and”וּלְכָה־ (וּ) u. “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;

וְזָהָ֑ב (וְ) ve. “and”

and, now, abide, I pray you, in this `place', you also, to-night; and I know what Jehovah is adding to speak with me.'

וְעַתָּ֗ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֵ֣דְעָ֔ה (וְ) ve. “so”

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.'

וְאַ֗ךְ (וְ) ve. “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,

וְהוּא֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וּשְׁנֵ֥י (וּ) u. “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.

וְחַרְבּ֤וֹ (וְ) ve. “and”

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

וְגָדֵ֥ר (וְ) ve. “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 --

וּשְׂמֹֽאול׃ (וּ) u. “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;

וְחַרְבּ֥וֹ (וְ) ve. “and”

and the ass seeth me, and turneth aside at my presence these three times; unless she had turned aside from my presence, surely now also, thee I had slain, and her kept alive.'

וְאוֹתָ֥הּ (וְ) ve. “and”

And Balaam saith unto the messenger of Jehovah, `I have sinned, for I did not know that thou `art' standing to meet me in the way; and now, if evil in thine eyes -- I turn back by myself.'

וְעַתָּ֛ה (וְ) ve. “and”

And the messenger of Jehovah saith unto Balaam, `Go with the men; and only the word which I speak unto thee -- it thou dost speak;' and Balaam goeth with the princes of Balak.

וְאֶ֗פֶס (וְ) ve. “and”

and Balak sacrificeth oxen and sheep, and sendeth to Balaam, and to the princes who `are' with him;

וָצֹ֑אן (וָ) va. “and”וְלַשָּׂרִ֖ים (וְ) ve. “and”

And Balaam saith unto Balak, `Build for me in this `place' seven altars, and make ready for me in this `place' seven bullocks and seven rams.'

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

And Balak doth as Balaam hath spoken, and Balak -- Balaam also -- offereth a bullock and a ram on the altar,

וּבִלְעָ֛ם (וּ) u. “and”וָאַ֖יִל (וָ) va. “and”