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Numbers 23

The Prophecies of Balaam

1

Then Balaamh1109a saidh559 to Balakh1111, "Buildh1129 sevenh7651 altarsh4196 for me hereh2088, and prepareh3559 sevenh7651 bullsh6499 and sevenh7651 ramsh352a for me hereh2088."

2

Balakh1111 didh6213a justh3512c as Balaamh1109a had spokenh1696, and Balakh1111 and Balaamh1109a offeredh5927 up a bullh6499 and a ramh352a on each altarh4196.

3

Then Balaamh1109a saidh559 to Balakh1111, "Standh3320 besideh5921 your burnth5930a offeringh5930a, and I will goh1980; perhapsh194 the LORDh3068 will comeh7136a to meeth7122 me, and whateverh4100h1697 He showsh7200 me I will tellh5046 you." So he wenth1980 to a bareh8205 hillh8205.

4

Now Godh430 meth7136a Balaamh1109a, and he saidh559 to Him, "I have seth6186a up the sevenh7651 altarsh4196, and I have offeredh5927 up a bullh6499 and a ramh352a on each altarh4196."

5

Then the LORDh3068  aputh7760 a wordh1697 in Balaam'sh1109a mouthh6310 and saidh559, "Returnh7725 to Balakh1111, and you shall speakh1696 thush3541."

6

So he returnedh7725 to him, and beholdh2009, he was standingh5324 besideh5921 his burnth5930a offeringh5930a, he and allh3605 the leadersh8269 of Moabh4124.

7

He tookh5375 up his  1discourseh4912 and saidh559, "From  aAramh6307 Balakh1111 has broughth5148 me, Moab'sh4124 kingh4428 from the mountainsh2022 of the Easth6924a, ` bComeh1980 curseh779 Jacobh3290 for me, And comeh1980, denounceh2194 Israelh3478!'

8

aHowh4100 shall I curseh6895 whom Godh410 has not cursedh6895? And howh4100 can I denounceh2194 whom the LORDh3068 has not denouncedh2194?

9

"As I seeh7200 him from the toph7218 of the rocksh6697, And I lookh7789 at him from the hillsh1389;  aBeholdh2005, a peopleh5971a who dwellsh7931 aparth910, And will not be reckonedh2803 among the nationsh1471.

10

aWhoh4310 can counth4487 the dusth6083 of Jacobh3290, Or numberh4557 the fourthh7255 parth7255 of Israelh3478?  bLet  1me dieh4191 the deathh4194 of the uprighth3477,  cAnd let my endh319 be likeh3644 his!"

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Then Balakh1111 saidh559 to Balaamh1109a, "Whath4100 have you doneh6213a to me?  aI tookh3947 you to curseh6895 my enemiesh340, but beholdh2009, you have actuallyh1288 blessedh1288 them!"

12

He repliedh6030a, "Must I not be carefulh8104 to speakh1696  awhath834 the LORDh3068 putsh7760 in my mouthh6310?"

13

Then Balakh1111 saidh559 to him, "Pleaseh4994 comeh1980 with me to anotherh312 placeh4725 from whereh834h8033 you may seeh7200 them, although you will onlyh657 seeh7200 the extremeh7097a endh7097a of them and will not seeh7200 allh3605 of them; and curseh6895 them for me from thereh8033."

14

So he tookh3947 him to the fieldh7704 of Zophimh6839, to the toph7218 of Pisgahh6449, and builth1129 sevenh7651 altarsh4196 and offeredh5927 a bullh6499 and a ramh352a on each altarh4196.

15

And he saidh559 to Balakh1111, "Standh3320 hereh3541 besideh5921 your burnth5930a offeringh5930a while I myselfh595 meeth7136a the L{ORD} overh3541 thereh3541."

16

Then the LORDh3068 meth7136a Balaamh1109a and  aputh7760 a wordh1697 in his mouthh6310 and saidh559, "Returnh7725 to Balakh1111, and thush3541 you shall speakh1696."

17

He cameh935 to him, and beholdh2009, he was standingh5324 besideh5921 his burnth5930a offeringh5930a, and the leadersh8269 of Moabh4124 with him. And Balakh1111 saidh559 to him, "Whath4100 has the LORDh3068 spokenh1696?"

18

Then he tookh5375 up his  1discourseh4912 and saidh559, "Ariseh6965, O Balakh1111, and hearh8085; Giveh238 earh238 to me, O sonh1121 of Zipporh6834!

19

aGodh410 is not a manh376, that He should lieh3576, Norh3808 a sonh1121 of manh120, that He should repenth5162;  bHas He saidh559, and will He not doh6213a it? Or has He spokenh1696, and will He not makeh6965 it goodh6965?

20

"Beholdh2009, I have receivedh3947 a command to blessh1288;  aWhen He has blessedh1288, then  bI cannoth3808 revokeh7725 it.

21

aHe has not observedh5027  1misfortuneh205 in Jacobh3290;  bNorh3808 has He seenh7200 troubleh5999 in Israelh3478;  cThe LORDh3068 his Godh430 is with him,  dAnd the shouth8643 of a kingh4428 is among them.

22

aGodh410 bringsh3318 them out of Egypth4714, He is for them like the  bhornsh8443 of the wildh7214 oxh7214.

23

aFor there is noh3808 omenh5173 against Jacobh3290, Norh3808 is there any divinationh7081 against Israelh3478; At the proper timeh6256 it shall be saidh559 to Jacobh3290 And to Israelh3478, whath4100 Godh410 has doneh6466!

24

aBeholdh2005, a peopleh5971a risesh6965 like a lionessh3833b, And as a lionh738 it liftsh5375 itself; It will not lieh7901 downh7901 untilh5704 it devoursh398 the preyh2964, And drinksh8354 the bloodh1818 of the slainh2491a."

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Then Balakh1111 saidh559 to Balaamh1109a, "Do not curseh6895 them at allh6895 norh3808 blessh1288 them at allh1288!"

26

But Balaamh1109a repliedh6030a to Balakh1111, "Did I not tellh1696 you, ` 1 aWhateverh3605h834 the LORDh3068 speaksh1696, that I must doh6213a'?"

27

Then Balakh1111 saidh559 to Balaamh1109a, "Pleaseh4994 comeh1980, I will takeh3947 you to anotherh312 placeh4725; perhapsh194 it will be  1agreeableh3474 with Godh430 that you curseh6895 them for me from thereh8033."

28

So Balakh1111 tookh3947 Balaamh1109a to the toph7218 of Peorh6465 which overlooksh5921h6440h8259 the  1wastelandh3452.

29

Balaamh1109a saidh559 to Balakh1111, "Buildh1129 sevenh7651 altarsh4196 for me hereh2088 and prepareh3559 sevenh7651 bullsh6499 and sevenh7651 ramsh352a for me hereh2088."

30

Balakh1111 didh6213a justh3512c as Balaamh1109a had saidh559, and offeredh5927 up a bullh6499 and a ramh352a on each altarh4196.



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