Numbers 22 - Interlinear Bible
Balak Sends for Balaam
1
Then the sons of Israel journeyed, and camped in the plains of Moab beyond * the Jordan opposite Jericho.
3
So Moab was in great fear because * of the people, for they were numerous ; and Moab was in dread of the sons of Israel.
4
Moab said to the elders of Midian, "Now this horde will lick up all that is around us, as the ox licks up the grass of the field." And Balak the son of Zippor was king of Moab at that time.
.Wk]x;l.y h'T;[ !'y.dim yen.qiz -l,a b'aw{m r,ma{Y;w ? rw{V;h .${x.liK .Wnyet{byib.s -l'K -t,a l'h'Q;h ? b'aw{m.l .$,l,m rw{Pic -n,B q'l'b.W h,d'F;h q,r,y tea ? awih;h te['B
5
So he sent messengers to Balaam the son of Beor, at Pethor, which is near the River, in the land of the sons of his people, to call him, saying, "Behold, a people came out of Egypt ; behold, they cover the surface of the land, and they are living opposite * me.
rw{[.B -n,B ~'[.liB -l,a ~yik'a.l;m x;l.viY;w ? w{M;[ -yen.B #,r,a r'h'N;h -l;[ r,v]a h'rw{t.P ? ~Iy;r.ciMim a'c'y ~;[ heNih r{mael w{l -a{r.qil ? yilUMim bev{y a.Wh.w #,r'a'h !ye[ -t,a h'Sik heNih
6
" Now, therefore, please come, curse this people for me since they are too mighty for me; perhaps I may be able to defeat them and drive them out of the land. For I know that he whom you bless is blessed, and he whom you curse is cursed."
h,Z;h ~'['h -t,a yiL -h'r'a a'N -h'k.l h'T;[.w ? w{B -h,K;n l;k.Wa y;l.Wa yiN,Mim a.Wh ~.Wc'[ -yiK ? .$er'b.T -r,v]a tea yiT.[;d'y yiK #,r'a'h -nim .WN,v.r'g]a;w ? r'a.Wy r{a'T r,v]a;w .$'r{b.m
7
So the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with the fees for divination in their hand ; and they came to Balaam and repeated Balak's words to him.
~yim's.q.W !'y.dim yen.qiz.w b'aw{m yen.qiz .Wk.leY;w ? wy'lea .Wr.B;d.y;w ~'[.liB -l,a .Wa{b'Y;w ~'d'y.B ? q'l'b yer.biD
8
He said to them, "Spend the night here, and I will bring word back to you as the LORD may speak to me." And the leaders of Moab stayed with Balaam.
yit{biv]h;w h'l.y;L;h h{p .Wnyil ~,hyel]a r,ma{Y;w ? .Wb.veY;w y'lea h'wh.y reB;d.y r,v]a;K r'b'D ~,k.t,a ? ~'[.liB -mi[ b'aw{m -yer'f
11
'Behold, there is a people who came out of Egypt and they cover the surface of the land ; now come, curse them for me; perhaps I may be able to fight against them and drive them out.' "
!ye[ -t,a s;k.y;w ~Iy;r.ciMim aec{Y;h ~'['h heNih ? l;k.Wa y;l.Wa w{t{a yiL -h'b'q h'k.l h'T;[ #,r'a'h ? wyiT.v;reg.w w{B ~,x'Lih.l
13
So Balaam arose in the morning and said to Balak's leaders, "Go back to your land, for the LORD has refused to let me go with you."
q'l'b yer'f -l,a r,ma{Y;w r,q{B;B ~'[.liB ~'q'Y;w ? yiTit.l h'wh.y !eaem yiK ~,k.c.r;a -l,a .Wk.l ? ~,k'Mi[ .${l]h;l
16
They came to Balaam and said to him, "Thus says Balak the son of Zippor, 'Let nothing, I beg you, hinder you from coming to me;
17
for I will indeed honor you richly, and I will do whatever * you say to me. Please come then, curse this people for me.' "
r;ma{T -r,v]a l{k.w d{a.m '$.d,B;k]a deB;k -yiK ? ~'['h tea yiL -h'b'q a'N -h'k.l.W h,f/[,a y;lea ? h,Z;h
18
Balaam replied to the servants of Balak, " Though Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not do anything, either small or great, contrary to the command of the LORD my God.
-n,TIy -mia q'l'b yed.b;[ -l,a r,ma{Y;w ~'[.liB !;[;Y;w ? l;k.Wa a{l b'h'z.w @,s,K w{tyeb a{l.m q'l'b yil ? h'N;j.q tw{f][;l y'h{l/a h'wh.y yiP -t,a r{b][;l ? h'lw{d.g w{a
19
"Now please, you also stay here tonight, and I will find out what else the LORD will speak to me."
20
God came to Balaam at night and said to him, "If the men have come to call you, rise up and go with them; but only the word which I speak to you shall you do."
r,ma{Y;w h'l.y;l ~'[.liB -l,a ~yih{l/a a{b'Y;w ? .$el ~.Wq ~yiv'n]a'h .Wa'B '$.l a{r.qil -mia w{l ? '$y,lea reB;d]a -r,v]a r'b'D;h -t,a .$;a.w ~'Tia ? h,f][;t w{t{a
The Angel and Balaam
22
But God was angry * because he was going, and the angel of the LORD took his stand in the way as an adversary against him. Now he was riding on his donkey and his two servants were with him.
beC;y.tiY;w a.Wh .$elw{h -yiK ~yih{l/a @;a -r;xiY;w ? bek{r a.Wh.w w{l !'j'f.l .$,r,D;B h'wh.y .$;a.l;m ? w{Mi[ wy'r'[.n yen.v.W w{n{t]a -l;[
23
When the donkey saw the angel of the LORD standing in the way with his drawn sword in his hand, the donkey turned off from the way and went into the field ; but Balaam struck the donkey to turn her back into the way.
.$,r,D;B b'Cin h'wh.y .$;a.l;m -t,a !w{t'a'h a,reT;w ? .$,r,D;h -nim !w{t'a'h jeT;w w{d'y.B h'p.Wl.v w{B.r;x.w ? H't{J;h.l !w{t'a'h -t,a ~'[.liB .$;Y;w h,d'F;B .$,leT;w ? .$,r'D;h
24
Then the angel of the LORD stood in a narrow path of the vineyards, with a wall on this side and a wall on that side.
25
When the donkey saw the angel of the LORD, she pressed herself to the wall and pressed Balaam's foot against the wall, so he struck her again.
#ex'LiT;w h'wh.y .$;a.l;m -t,a !w{t'a'h a,reT;w ? ryiQ;h -l,a ~'[.liB l,g,r -t,a #;x.liT;w ryiQ;h -l,a ? H't{K;h.l @,s{Y;w
26
The angel of the LORD went further, and stood in a narrow place where there was no way to turn to the right hand or the left.
~w{q'm.B d{m][;Y;w rw{b][ h'wh.y -.k;a.l;m @,sw{Y;w ? lwa{m.f.W !yim'y tw{j.nil .$,r,D -nyea r,v]a r'c
27
When the donkey saw the angel of the LORD, she lay down under Balaam ; so Balaam was angry * and struck the donkey with his stick.
#;B.riT;w h'wh.y .$;a.l;m -t,a !w{t'a'h a,reT;w ? !w{t'a'h -t,a .$;Y;w ~'[.liB @;a -r;xiY;w ~'[.liB t;x;T ? leQ;M;B
28
And the LORD opened the mouth of the donkey, and she said to Balaam, "What have I done to you, that you have struck me these three times ?"
~'[.lib.l r,ma{T;w !w{t'a'h yiP -t,a h'wh.y x;T.piY;w ? ~yil'g.r v{l'v h,z yin;tyiKih yiK '$.l yityif'[ -h,m
29
Then Balaam said to the donkey, "Because you have made a mockery of me! If there had been a sword in my hand, I would have killed you by now."
30
The donkey said to Balaam, "Am I not your donkey on which you have ridden all * your life to this day ? Have I ever been accustomed to do so to you?" And he said, "No."
yik{n'a aw{l]h ~'[.liB -l,a !w{t'a'h r,ma{T;w ? ~w{Y;h -d;[ '$.dw{[em y;l'[ 'T.b;k'r -r,v]a '$.n{t]a ? r,ma{Y;w h{K '$.l tw{f][;l yiT.n;K.sih !eK.s;h;h h,Z;h ? a{l
31
Then the LORD opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel of the LORD standing in the way with his drawn sword in his hand ; and he bowed all the way to the ground.
.$;a.l;m -t,a a.r;Y;w ~'[.lib yenye[ -t,a h'wh.y l;g.y;w ? d{QiY;w w{d'y.B h'pUl.v w{B.r;x.w .$,r,D;B b'Cin h'wh.y ? wy'P;a.l .Wx;T.viY;w
32
The angel of the LORD said to him, "Why * have you struck your donkey these three times ? Behold, I have come out as an adversary, because your way was contrary to me.
'tyiKih h'm -l;[ h'wh.y .$;a.l;m wy'lea r,ma{Y;w ? yik{n'a heNih ~yil'g.r vw{l'v h,z '$.n{t]a -t,a ? yiD.g,n.l .$,r,D;h j;r'y -yiK !'j'f.l yita'c'y
33
"But the donkey saw me and turned aside from me these three times. If she had not turned aside from me, I would surely have killed you just now, and let her live."
~yil'g.r v{l'v h,z y;n'p.l jeT;w !w{t'a'h yin;a.riT;w ? h'k.t{a -m;G h'T;[ yiK y;n'Pim h't.j'n y;l.Wa ? yityey/x,h H'tw{a.w yiT.g;r'h
34
Balaam said to the angel of the LORD, " I have sinned, for I did not know that you were standing in the way against me. Now then, if it is displeasing to you, I will turn back."
yita'j'x h'wh.y .$;a.l;m -l,a ~'[.liB r,ma{Y;w ? .$,r'D;B yita'r.qil b'Cin h'T;a yiK yiT.[;d'y a{l yiK ? yiL h'b.Wv'a '$y,nye[.B [;r -mia h'T;[.w
35
But the angel of the LORD said to Balaam, "Go with the men, but you shall speak only the word which I tell you." So Balaam went along with the leaders of Balak.
~yiv'n]a'h -mi[ .$el ~'[.liB -l,a h'wh.y .$;a.l;m r,ma{Y;w ? w{t{a '$y,lea reB;d]a -r,v]a r'b'D;h -t,a s,p,a.w ? q'l'b yer'f -mi[ ~'[.liB .$,leY;w reB;d.t
36
When Balak heard that Balaam was coming, he went out to meet him at the city of Moab, which is on the Arnon border, at the extreme end of the border.
w{ta'r.qil aeceY;w ~'[.lib a'b yiK q'l'B [;m.viY;w ? !{n.r;a l.Wb.G -l;[ r,v]a b'aw{m ryi[ -l,a ? l.Wb.G;h hec.qiB r,v]a
37
Then Balak said to Balaam, "Did I not urgently send to you to call you? Why did you not come to me? Am I really unable * to honor you?"
yiT.x;l'v ;x{l'v a{l]h ~'[.liB -l,a q'l'B r,ma{Y;w ? y'lea 'T.k;l'h -a{l h'M'l .$'l -a{r.qil '$y,lea ? '$,d.B;K l;k.Wa a{l ~'n.mUa;h
38
So Balaam said to Balak, "Behold, I have come now to you! Am I able to speak anything at all? The word that God puts in my mouth, that I shall speak."
'$y,lea yita'b -heNih q'l'B -l,a ~'[.liB r,ma{Y;w ? r,v]a r'b'D;h h'm.Wa.m reB;D l;k.Wa lw{k'y]h h'T;[ ? reB;d]a w{t{a yip.B ~yih{l/a ~yif'y
New American Standard Bible Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, California. All rights reserved. (New American Standard Version - Holy Bible)
Free Newsletters
To receive email newsletters, updates, and special offers from BibleStudyTools, select your newsletter(s), enter your email address and hit "Subscribe".
Privacy Policy / Terms of Use