1
And the
children of
Israel set
forward, and
pitched in the
plains of
Moab on this
side Jordan by
Jericho.
b'aw{m tw{b.r;[.B .Wn]x;Y;w lea'r.fIy yen.B .W[.siY;w ? w{xer.y !eD.r;y.l r,be[em
2
And
Balak the
son of
Zippor saw all that
Israel had
done to the
Amorites.
h'f'[ -r,v]a -l'K tea rw{Pic -n,B q'l'B a.r;Y;w ? yir{m/a'l lea'r.fIy
3
And
Moab was
sore afraid of the
people, because they were
many: and
Moab was
distressed because
of the
children of
Israel.
a.Wh -b;r yiK d{a.m ~'['h yen.Pim b'aw{m r'g'Y;w ? lea'r.fIy yen.B yen.Pim b'aw{m #'q'Y;w
4
And
Moab said unto the
elders of
Midian, Now shall this
company lick
up all that are round
about us, as the
ox licketh
up the
grass of the
field. And
Balak the
son of
Zippor was
king of the
Moabites 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
He
sent messengers therefore unto
Balaam the
son of
Beor to
Pethor, which is by the
river of the
land of the
children of his
people, to
call him,
saying, Behold, there is a
people come
out from
Egypt: behold, they
cover the
face of the
earth, and they
abide over
against 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
Come now therefore, I pray thee,
curse me this
people; for they are too
mighty for me: peradventure I shall
prevail, that we may
smite them, and that I may drive them
out of the
land: for I
wot that he whom thou
blessest is
blessed, and he whom thou
cursest 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
And the
elders of
Moab and the
elders of
Midian departed with the rewards of
divination in their
hand; and they
came unto
Balaam, and
spake unto him the
words of
Balak.
~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
And he
said unto them,
Lodge here this
night, and I will
bring you
word again, as the
LORD shall
speak unto me: and the
princes of
Moab abode 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
9
And
God came unto
Balaam, and
said, What
men are these with thee?
~yiv'n]a'h yim r,ma{Y;w ~'[.liB -l,a ~yih{l/a a{b'Y;w ? .$'Mi[ h,Lea'h
10
And
Balaam said unto
God, Balak the
son of
Zippor, king of
Moab, hath
sent unto me, saying,
r{Pic -n,B q'l'B ~yih{l/a'h -l,a ~'[.liB r,ma{Y;w ? y'lea x;l'v b'aw{m .$,l,m