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 24:1 ¶ And when Bil`äm בִּלעָםº sawºº thatº it pleasedººº Yähwè יָהוֶהº to blessººº Yi$rä´ël יִשׂרָאֵל,º he wentºº not,º as at other times,º to seekºº for enchantments,º but he setºº his faceº towardº the wilderness.º

 24:1 ¶ And when Bilam saw that it pleased Yahweh to bless Yisrael, he went not, as at other times, to seek for enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness.

 24:2 And Bil`äm בִּלעָםº lifted upººº his eyes,º and he sawººº Yi$rä´ël יִשׂרָאֵלº abidingºº [in his tents] according to their tribes;º and the spiritº of ´Élöhîm אֱלֹהִיםº cameº uponº him.

 24:2 And Bilam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Yisrael abiding [in his tents] according to their tribes; and the spirit of Elohim came upon him.

 24:3 And he took upºº his parable,º and said,ºº Bil`äm בִּלעָםº the sonº of Bæ`ôr בְּעוֹרº hath said,ºº and the manº whose eyesº are openºº hath said:ºº

 24:3 And he took up his parable, and said, Bilam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said:

 24:4 He hath said,ºº which heardºº the wordsº of ´Ël אֵל,º whichº sawºº the visionº of Šadday שַׁדַּי,º fallingºº [into a trance], but having his eyesº open:ºº

 24:4 He hath said, which heard the words of El, which saw the vision of Shadday, falling [into a trance], but having his eyes open:

 24:5 Howº goodlyºº are thy tents,º O Ya`áköv יַעֲקֹב,º [and] thy tabernacles,º O Yi$rä´ël יִשׂרָאֵל!º

 24:5 How goodly are thy tents, O Yaaqov, [and] thy tabernacles, O Yisrael!

 24:6 As the valleysº are they spread forth,ºº as gardensº byº the river'sº side,º as the trees of lign aloesº which Yähwè יָהוֶהº hath planted,ºº [and] as cedar treesº besideº the waters.º

 24:6 As the valleys are they spread forth, as gardens by the river's side, as the trees of lign aloes which Yahweh hath planted, [and] as cedar trees beside the waters.

 24:7 He shall pourºº the waterº outºº of his buckets,ºº and his seedº [shall be] in manyº waters,º and his kingº shall be higherºº than ´Áqäq אֲגָג,ºº and his kingdomº shall be exalted.ºº

 24:7 He shall pour the water out of his buckets, and his seed [shall be] in many waters, and his king shall be higher than Agag, and his kingdom shall be exalted.

 24:8 ´Ël אֵלº brought him forthºº out of Mixrayim מִצרַיִם;ºº he hath as it were the strengthº of an unicorn:º he shall eat upºº the nationsº his enemies,º and shall breakºº their bones,º and pierceºº [them] throughº with his arrows.º

 24:8 El brought him forth out of Mitzrayim; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn: he shall eat up the nations his enemies, and shall break their bones, and pierce [them] through with his arrows.

 24:9 He couched,ºº he lay downºº as a lion,º and as a great lion:º whoº shall stir him up?ºº Blessedºº [is] he that blessethºº thee, and cursedºº [is] he that cursethºº thee.

 24:9 He couched, he lay down as a lion, and as a great lion: who shall stir him up? Blessed [is] he that blesseth thee, and cursed [is] he that curseth thee.

 24:10 ¶ And Bäläk's בָּלָקº angerº was kindledºº againstº Bil`äm בִּלעָם,º and he smoteºº his handsº together:ºººº and Bäläk בָּלָקº saidºº untoº Bil`äm בִּלעָם,º I calledºº thee to curseºº mine enemies,ºº and, behold,º thou hast altogetherºº blessedºº [them] theseº threeº times.º

 24:10 ¶ And Balaq's anger was kindled against Bilam, and he smote his hands together: and Balaq said unto Bilam, I called thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast altogether blessed [them] these three times.

 24:11 Therefore nowº fleeºº thou toº thy place:º I thoughtºº to promoteºº thee unto greatºº honour;ºº but, lo,º Yähwè יָהוֶהº hath kept thee backºº from honour.ºº

 24:11 Therefore now flee thou to thy place: I thought to promote thee unto great honour; but, lo, Yahweh hath kept thee back from honour.

 24:12 And Bil`äm בִּלעָםº saidºº untoº Bäläk בָּלָק,º Spakeºº I notº alsoº toº thy messengersº whichº thou sentestºº untoº me, saying,ºº

 24:12 And Bilam said unto Balaq, Spake I not also to thy messengers which thou sentest unto me, saying,

 24:13 Ifº Bäläk בָּלָקº would giveºº me his houseº fullº of silverº and gold,º I cannotººº go beyondººº the commandmentº of Yähwè יָהוֶה,º to doºº [either] goodº orº badº of mine own mind;ºº [but] whatº Yähwè יָהוֶהº saith,ºº that will I speak?ºº

 24:13 If Balaq would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the commandment of Yahweh, to do [either] good or bad of mine own mind; [but] what Yahweh saith, that will I speak?

 24:14 And now,º behold,º I goºº unto my people:º comeººº [therefore, and] I will advertiseºº thee whatº thisº peopleº shall doºº to thy peopleº in the latterº days.º

 24:14 And now, behold, I go unto my people: come [therefore, and] I will advertise thee what this people shall do to thy people in the latter days.

 24:15 ¶ And he took upºº his parable,º and said,ºº Bil`äm בִּלעָםº the sonº of Bæ`ôr בְּעוֹרº hath said,ºº and the manº whose eyesº are openºº hath said:ºº

 24:15 ¶ And he took up his parable, and said, Bilam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said:

 24:16 He hath said,ºº which heardºº the wordsº of ´Ël אֵל,º and knewºº the knowledgeº of `Elyôn עֶליוֹן,º [which] sawºº the visionº of Šadday שַׁדַּי,º fallingºº [into a trance], but having his eyesº open:ºº

 24:16 He hath said, which heard the words of El, and knew the knowledge of Elyon, [which] saw the vision of Shadday, falling [into a trance], but having his eyes open:

 24:17 I shall seeºº him, but notº now:º I shall beholdºº him, but notº nigh:º there shall comeºº a Starº out of Ya`áköv יַעֲקֹב,ºº and a Sceptreº shall riseºº out of Yi$rä´ël יִשׂרָאֵל,ºº and shall smiteºº the cornersº of Mô´äv מוֹאָב,º and destroyººº allº the childrenº of Šë± שֵׁת.ººº

 24:17 I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Yaaqov, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Yisrael, and shall smite the corners of Moav, and destroy all the children of Sheth.

 24:18 And ´Éðôm אֱדוֹםº shall beº a possession,º §ë`îr שֵׂעִירº also shall beº a possessionº for his enemies;ºº and Yi$rä´ël יִשׂרָאֵלº shall doºº valiantly.º

 24:18 And Edom shall be a possession, Seir also shall be a possession for his enemies; and Yisrael shall do valiantly.

 24:19 Out of Ya`áköv יַעֲקֹבºº shall come he that shall have dominion,ºº and shall destroyºº him that remainethº of the city.ºº

 24:19 Out of Yaaqov shall come he that shall have dominion, and shall destroy him that remaineth of the city.

 24:20 ¶ And when he lookedºº onºº `Ámälëk עֲמָלֵק,º he took upºº his parable,º and said,ºº `Ámälëk עֲמָלֵקº [was] the firstº of the nations;º but his latterº endº [shall be] that he perishº for ever.º

 24:20 ¶ And when he looked on Amaleq, he took up his parable, and said, Amaleq [was] the first of the nations; but his latter end [shall be] that he perish for ever.

 24:21 And he lookedºº onºº the Kênîm קֵינִים,º and took upºº his parable,º and said,ºº Strongº is thy dwellingplace,º and thou puttestºº thy nestº in a rock.º

 24:21 And he looked on the Qenim, and took up his parable, and said, Strong is thy dwellingplace, and thou puttest thy nest in a rock.

 24:22 Neverthelessºº Kayin קַיִןº shallº beº wasted,ºº untilºº ´Aššûr אַשּׁוּרº shall carry thee away captive.ºº

 24:22 Nevertheless Qayin shall be wasted, until Ashshur shall carry thee away captive.

 24:23 And he took upºº his parable,º and said,ºº Alas,º whoº shall liveºº when ´Ël אֵלº doethººº this!

 24:23 And he took up his parable, and said, Alas, who shall live when El doeth this!

 24:24 And shipsº [shall come] from the coastºº of Cittîm כִּתִּים,º and shall afflictºº ´Aššûr אַשּׁוּר,º and shall afflictºº `Ëver עֵבֶר,º and heº alsoº shall perishº for ever.º

 24:24 And ships [shall come] from the coast of Kittim, and shall afflict Ashshur, and shall afflict Ever, and he also shall perish for ever.

 24:25 And Bil`äm בִּלעָםº rose up,ºº and wentººº and returnedºº to his place:º and Bäläk בָּלָקº alsoº wentºº his way.º

 24:25 And Bilam rose up, and went and returned to his place: and Balaq also went his way.