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Then Israel gave voice to this song: Come up, O water-spring, let us make a song to it:

לָֽהּ׃ (לָֽ) La “of <the>”

And Israel sent men to Sihon, king of the Amorites, saying,

לֵאמֹֽר׃ (לֵ) le. “<to>”

And Sihon would not let Israel go through his land; but got all his people together and went out against Israel into the waste land, as far as Jahaz, to make war on Israel.

לִקְרַ֤את (לִ) li “to”

But Israel overcame him, and took all his land from the Arnon to the Jabbok, as far as the country of the children of Ammon, for the country of the children of Ammon was strongly armed.

לְפִי־ (לְ) le. “to”

Sorrow is yours, O Moab! Destruction is your fate, O people of Chemosh: his sons have gone in flight, and his daughters are prisoners, in the hands of Sihon, king of the Amorites.

לְךָ֣ (לְ) le. “to <the>”לְמֶ֥לֶךְ (לְ) le. “of”

And Moses sent men secretly to Jazer, and they took its towns, driving out the Amorites who were living there.

לְרַגֵּ֣ל (לְ) le. “to”

Then turning they went up by the way of Bashan; and Og, king of Bashan, went out against them with all his people, to the fight at Edrei.

לִקְרָאתָ֜ם (לִ) li “to”לַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה (לַ) la. “for <the>”

And the Lord said to Moses, Have no fear of him: for I have given him up into your hands, with all his people and his land; do to him as you did to Sihon, king of the Amorites, at Heshbon.

לּ֔וֹ (לּ֔) l “to <the>”לְסִיחֹן֙ (לְ) le. “to”

So they overcame him and his sons and his people, driving them all out: and they took his land for their heritage.

ל֖וֹ (ל֖) l “to <the>”

Then the children of Israel, journeying on, put up their tents in the lowlands of Moab, on the other side of Jordan at Jericho.

לְיַרְדֵּ֥ן (לְ) le. “of”

Now Balak, the son of Zippor, saw what Israel had done to the Amorites.

לָֽאֱמֹרִֽי׃ (לָֽ) La. “to the”

Then Moab said to the responsible men of Midian, It is clear that this great people will be the destruction of everything round us, making a meal of us as the ox does of the grass of the field. At that time Balak, the son of Zippor, was king of Moab.

לְמוֹאָ֖ב (לְ) le. “of”

So he sent men to Balaam, son of Beor, at Pethor by the River in the land of the children of his people, saying to him, See, a people has come out of Egypt, covering all the face of the earth, and they have put up their tents opposite to me:

לִקְרֹא־ (לִ) li “to”ל֑וֹ (ל֑) l “<to> <the>”לֵאמֹ֗ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

Come now, in answer to my prayer, and put a curse on this people, for they are greater than I: and then I may be strong enough to overcome them and send them out of the land: for it is clear that good comes to him who has your blessing, but he on whom yo

לִּ֜י (לִּ֜) l “for <the>”

See, the people who have come out of Egypt are covering all the earth: now, put a curse on this people for me, so that I may be able to make war on them, driving them out of the land.

לִּי֙ (לִּ) l “for <the>”לְהִלָּ֥חֶם (לְ) le. “to”

In the morning Balaam got up and said to the chiefs of Balak, Go back to your land, for the Lord will not let me go with you.

לְתִתִּ֖י (לְ) le. “to”לַהֲלֹ֥ךְ (לַ) la. “to”

And they came to Balaam and said, Balak, son of Zippor, says, Let nothing keep you from coming to me:

ל֗וֹ (ל֗) l “to <the>”

For I will give you a place of very great honour, and whatever you say to me I will do; so come, in answer to my prayer, and put a curse on this people.

לִּ֔י (לִּ֔) L “for <the>”

But Balaam, in answer; said to the servants of Balak, Even if Balak gave me his house full of silver and gold, it would not be possible for me to do anything more or less than the orders of the Lord my God.

לִ֥י (לִ֥) l “to <the>”לַעֲבֹר֙ (לַ) la. “to”לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת (לַ) la. “by”

And that night God came to Balaam and said to him, If these men have come for you, go with them: but do only what I say to you.

ל֗וֹ (ל֗) l “to <the>”לִקְרֹ֤א (לִ) li “to”לְךָ֙ (לְ) le. “<to> <the>”

But God was moved to wrath because he went: and the angel of the Lord took up a position in the road to keep him from his purpose. Now he was seated on his ass, and his two servants were with him.

לְשָׂטָ֣ן (לְ) le. “to”ל֑וֹ (ל֑) l “to <the>”

And the ass saw the angel of the Lord waiting in the road with his sword in his hand; and turning from the road, the ass went into the field; and Balaam gave the ass blows, to get her back on to the road.

לְהַטֹּתָ֖הּ (לְ) le. “to”

And the ass saw the angel of the Lord, and went near the wall, crushing Balaam's foot against the wall; and he gave her more blows.

לְהַכֹּתָֽהּ׃ (לְ) le. “to”

Then the angel of the Lord went further, stopping in a narrow place where there was no room for turning to the right or to the left.

לִנְט֖וֹת (לִ) li “to”

Then the Lord gave the ass the power of talking, and opening her mouth she said to Balaam, What have I done to you that you have given me blows these three times?

לְבִלְעָם֙ (לְ) le. “to”לְךָ֔ (לְ) le. “to <the>”