Numbers 23

Balaam builds altars and offers sacrifices; YHWH puts a message of blessing in Balaam's mouth, proclaiming Israel's favor and YHWH's presence with them despite Balak's anger.[2]

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Verse 3
And he said and he said Balaam Bilam Bileam to Balak to Balak to Balaq Stand station yourself by upon your burnt offering your ascending-offering and I will go and let me go perhaps perhaps will meet it will happen the LORD Yahweh Yahweh me to encounter me and the word and word-of whatever what? He shows me he causes me to see I will tell and I made known you — And he went and he went to a bare height bare ridge
וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms בִּלְעָ֜ם 𐤁𐤋𐤏𐤌 bileam Balaam Bilam Bileam HNp לְ/בָלָ֗ק 𐤋/𐤁𐤋𐤒 levalaq to Balak to Balak to Balaq HR/Np הִתְיַצֵּב֮ 𐤄𐤕𐤉𐤑𐤁 hiteyatsev Stand station yourself HVtv2ms עַל 𐤏𐤋 al by upon HR עֹלָתֶ/ךָ֒ 𐤏𐤋𐤕/𐤊 olatekha your burnt offering your ascending-offering HNcfsc/Sp2ms וְ/אֵֽלְכָ֗ה 𐤅/𐤀𐤋𐤊𐤄 veelekhah and I will go and let me go HC/Vqh1cs אוּלַ֞י 𐤀𐤅𐤋𐤉 ulay perhaps perhaps HD יִקָּרֵ֤ה 𐤉𐤒𐤓𐤄 yiqareh will meet it will happen HVNi3ms יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp לִ/קְרָאתִ֔/י 𐤋/𐤒𐤓𐤀𐤕/𐤉 liqerati me to encounter me HR/Vqc/Sp1cs וּ/דְבַ֥ר 𐤅/𐤃𐤁𐤓 udevar and the word and word-of HC/Ncmsc מַה 𐤌𐤄 mah whatever what? HTi יַּרְאֵ֖/נִי 𐤉𐤓𐤀/𐤍𐤉 yareeni He shows me he causes me to see HVhi3ms/Sp1cs וְ/הִגַּ֣דְתִּי 𐤅/𐤄𐤂𐤃𐤕𐤉 vehigadeti I will tell and I made known HC/Vhq1cs לָ֑/ךְ 𐤋/𐤊 lakhe you HR/Sp2fs וַ/יֵּ֖לֶךְ 𐤅/𐤉𐤋𐤊 vayelekhe And he went and he went HC/Vqw3ms שֶֽׁפִי 𐤔𐤐𐤉 shefi to a bare height bare ridge HNcmsa
Verse 7
And he took up and he lifted his parable his proverb and said and he said From from Aram Aram Highland Aram he brought me he will guide me Balak Balak Balaq king king of of Moab Moab Moav from the mountains from elevated mountains of of the east front Come Go! curse Invoke a curse! for me — Jacob Heel-Grasper Yaaqov and come and go denounce Denounce in rage! Israel El-Contends Yiserael
וַ/יִּשָּׂ֥א 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤀 vayisa And he took up and he lifted HC/Vqw3ms מְשָׁל֖/וֹ 𐤌𐤔𐤋/𐤅 meshalo his parable his proverb HNcmsc/Sp3ms וַ/יֹּאמַ֑ר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomar and said and he said HC/Vqw3ms מִן 𐤌𐤍 min From from HR אֲ֠רָם 𐤀𐤓𐤌 aram Aram Aram Highland Aram HNp יַנְחֵ֨/נִי 𐤉𐤍𐤇/𐤍𐤉 yanecheni he brought me he will guide me HVhi3ms/Sp1cs בָלָ֤ק 𐤁𐤋𐤒 valaq Balak Balak Balaq HNp מֶֽלֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe king king of HNcmsc מוֹאָב֙ 𐤌𐤅𐤀𐤁 moav of Moab Moab Moav HNp מֵֽ/הַרְרֵי 𐤌/𐤄𐤓𐤓𐤉 meharerey from the mountains from elevated mountains of HR/Ncmpc קֶ֔דֶם 𐤒𐤃𐤌 qedem of the east front HNcmsa לְכָ/ה֙ 𐤋𐤊/𐤄 lekhah Come Go! HVqv2ms/Sh אָֽרָ/ה 𐤀𐤓/𐤄 arah curse Invoke a curse! HVqv2ms/Sh לִּ֣/י 𐤋/𐤉 li for me HR/Sp1cs יַעֲקֹ֔ב 𐤉𐤏𐤒𐤁 yaaqov Jacob Heel-Grasper Yaaqov HNp וּ/לְכָ֖/ה 𐤅/𐤋𐤊/𐤄 ulekhah and come and go HC/Vqv2ms/Sh זֹעֲמָ֥/ה 𐤆𐤏𐤌/𐤄 zoamah denounce Denounce in rage! HVqv2ms/Sh יִשְׂרָאֵֽל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp
Verse 13
And he said and he said to him toward him Balak Balak Balaq Go Go! please go please please with me with me to toward place standing-place another another (masculine) where that-which you will see it you will see him from there from there only end-limit its edge its extremity you will see you will see and all of it and his entirety not not you will see you will see and curse it and pierce-him with a curse for me — from there from there
וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms אֵלָ֜י/ו 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤅 elayv to him toward him HR/Sp3ms בָּלָ֗ק 𐤁𐤋𐤒 balaq Balak Balak Balaq HNp לך 𐤋𐤊 lkh Go Go! HVqv2ms לְכָ/ה 𐤋𐤊/𐤄 lekhah please go HVqv2ms/Sh נָּ֨א 𐤍𐤀 na please please HTj אִתִּ֜/י 𐤀𐤕/𐤉 iti with me with me HR/Sp1cs אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR מָק֤וֹם 𐤌𐤒𐤅𐤌 maqom place standing-place HNcmsa אַחֵר֙ 𐤀𐤇𐤓 acher another another (masculine) HAamsa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher where that-which HTr תִּרְאֶ֣/נּוּ 𐤕𐤓𐤀/𐤍𐤅 tireenu you will see it you will see him HVqi2ms/Sp3ms מִ/שָּׁ֔ם 𐤌/𐤔𐤌 misham from there from there HR/D אֶ֚פֶס 𐤀𐤐𐤎 efes only end-limit HNcmsa קָצֵ֣/הוּ 𐤒𐤑/𐤄𐤅 qatsehu its edge its extremity HNcbsc/Sp3ms תִרְאֶ֔ה 𐤕𐤓𐤀𐤄 tireeh you will see you will see HVqi2ms וְ/כֻלּ֖/וֹ 𐤅/𐤊𐤋/𐤅 vekhulo and all of it and his entirety HC/Ncmsc/Sp3ms לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn תִרְאֶ֑ה 𐤕𐤓𐤀𐤄 tireeh-2 you will see you will see HVqi2ms וְ/קָבְ/נוֹ 𐤅/𐤒𐤁/𐤍𐤅 veqaveno and curse it and pierce-him with a curse HC/Vqv2ms/Sp3ms לִ֖/י 𐤋/𐤉 li for me HR/Sp1cs מִ/שָּֽׁם 𐤌/𐤔𐤌 misham-2 from there from there HR/D
Verse 27
And he said and he said Balak Balak Balaq to toward Balaam Bilam Bileam Come Go! please please I will take you let me take you to toward place standing-place another another (masculine) peradventure perhaps it will please he will be upright in the eyes of in the eyes of God the Mighty Ones that you curse him and you curse him for me — from there from there
וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms בָּלָק֙ 𐤁𐤋𐤒 balaq Balak Balak Balaq HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR בִּלְעָ֔ם 𐤁𐤋𐤏𐤌 bileam Balaam Bilam Bileam HNp לְכָ/ה 𐤋𐤊/𐤄 lekhah Come Go! HVqv2ms/Sh נָּא֙ 𐤍𐤀 na please please HTj אֶקָּ֣חֲ/ךָ֔ 𐤀𐤒𐤇/𐤊 eqachakha I will take you let me take you HVqh1cs/Sp2ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el-2 to toward HR מָק֖וֹם 𐤌𐤒𐤅𐤌 maqom place standing-place HNcmsa אַחֵ֑ר 𐤀𐤇𐤓 acher another another (masculine) HAamsa אוּלַ֤י 𐤀𐤅𐤋𐤉 ulay peradventure perhaps HD יִישַׁר֙ 𐤉𐤉𐤔𐤓 yishar it will please he will be upright HVqi3ms בְּ/עֵינֵ֣י 𐤁/𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉 beeyney in the eyes of in the eyes of HR/Ncbdc הָ/אֱלֹהִ֔ים 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 haelohim Mulimu (Lozi) God the Mighty Ones HTd/Ncmpa וְ/קַבֹּ֥ת/וֹ 𐤅/𐤒𐤁𐤕/𐤅 veqaboto that you curse him and you curse him HC/Vqq2ms/Sp3ms לִ֖/י 𐤋/𐤉 li for me HR/Sp1cs מִ/שָּֽׁם 𐤌/𐤔𐤌 misham from there from there HR/D
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