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Numbers 24

Hebrew — Westminster Leningrad Codex · 25 verses

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  1. 1

    וַיַּ֣רְא בִּלְעָ֗ם כִּ֣י ט֞וֹב בְּעֵינֵ֤י יְהוָה֙ לְבָרֵ֣ךְ אֶת יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְלֹא הָלַ֥ךְ כְּפַֽעַם בְּפַ֖עַם לִקְרַ֣את נְחָשִׁ֑ים וַיָּ֥שֶׁת אֶל הַמִּדְבָּ֖ר פָּנָֽיו

    and to see · Balaam · that · to be good · in/at eyes of · LORD · to bless · - · Israel · and not · to walk · like/as time · in/at time · to meet · divinations · and to set · to · the wilderness · face(s) his

  2. 2

    וַיִּשָּׂ֨א בִלְעָ֜ם אֶת עֵינָ֗יו וַיַּרְא֙ אֶת יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל שֹׁכֵ֖ן לִשְׁבָטָ֑יו וַתְּהִ֥י עָלָ֖יו ר֥וּחַ אֱלֹהִֽים

    and to lift · Balaam · - · eyes his · and to see · - · Israel · dwelling · to/for staffs his · and to be · upon him · spirit of · God(s)

  3. 3

    וַיִּשָּׂ֥א מְשָׁל֖וֹ וַיֹּאמַ֑ר נְאֻ֤ם בִּלְעָם֙ בְּנ֣וֹ בְעֹ֔ר וּנְאֻ֥ם הַגֶּ֖בֶר שְׁתֻ֥ם הָעָֽיִן

    and to lift · proverb his · and to say · utterance of · Balaam · son his · Beor · and utterance of · the man · opened · the eye

  4. 4

    נְאֻ֕ם שֹׁמֵ֖עַ אִמְרֵי אֵ֑ל אֲשֶׁ֨ר מַחֲזֵ֤ה שַׁדַּי֙ יֶֽחֱזֶ֔ה נֹפֵ֖ל וּגְל֥וּי עֵינָֽיִם

    utterance of · hearing · utterances of · God · which · vision of · Almighty · to see · falling · and uncovered · eyes

  5. 5

    מַה טֹּ֥בוּ אֹהָלֶ֖יךָ יַעֲקֹ֑ב מִשְׁכְּנֹתֶ֖יךָ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל

    what · to be good · tents your · Jacob · dwelling places your · Israel

  6. 6

    כִּנְחָלִ֣ים נִטָּ֔יוּ כְּגַנֹּ֖ת עֲלֵ֣י נָהָ֑ר כַּאֲהָלִים֙ נָטַ֣ע יְהוָ֔ה כַּאֲרָזִ֖ים עֲלֵי מָֽיִם

    like/as wadis · to stretch out · like/as gardens · upon · stream · like/as aloes · to plant · LORD · like/as cedars · upon · water(s)

  7. 7

    יִֽזַּל מַ֨יִם֙ מִדָּ֣לְיָ֔ו וְזַרְע֖וֹ בְּמַ֣יִם רַבִּ֑ים וְיָרֹ֤ם מֵֽאֲגַג֙ מַלְכּ֔וֹ וְתִנַּשֵּׂ֖א מַלְכֻתֽוֹ

    to flow · water(s) · from buckets his · and seed his · in/at water(s) · many · and to rise · from Agag · king his · and to lift · kingdom his

  8. 8

    אֵ֚ל מוֹצִיא֣וֹ מִמִּצְרַ֔יִם כְּתוֹעֲפֹ֥ת רְאֵ֖ם ל֑וֹ יֹאכַ֞ל גּוֹיִ֣ם צָרָ֗יו וְעַצְמֹתֵיהֶ֛ם יְגָרֵ֖ם וְחִצָּ֥יו יִמְחָֽץ

    God · going out him · from Egypt · like/as eminence of · aurochs · to/for him · to eat · nations · distresses his · and bones their · to cut off · and arrows his · to shatter

  9. 9

    כָּרַ֨ע שָׁכַ֧ב כַּאֲרִ֛י וּכְלָבִ֖יא מִ֣י יְקִימֶ֑נּוּ מְבָרֲכֶ֣יךָ בָר֔וּךְ וְאֹרְרֶ֖יךָ אָרֽוּר

    to bow · to lie down · like/as lion · and like/as lion · who · to rise him · blessing you · blessed · and cursing you · cursed

  10. 10

    וַיִּֽחַר אַ֤ף בָּלָק֙ אֶל בִּלְעָ֔ם וַיִּסְפֹּ֖ק אֶת כַּפָּ֑יו וַיֹּ֨אמֶר בָּלָ֜ק אֶל בִּלְעָ֗ם לָקֹ֤ב אֹֽיְבַי֙ קְרָאתִ֔יךָ וְהִנֵּה֙ בֵּרַ֣כְתָּ בָרֵ֔ךְ זֶ֖ה שָׁלֹ֥שׁ פְּעָמִֽים

    and to be angry · nose · Balak · to · Balaam · and to clap · - · palms his · and to say · Balak · to · Balaam · to curse · enemy me · to call you · and behold · to bless · to bless · this · three · times

  11. 11

    וְעַתָּ֖ה בְּרַח לְךָ֣ אֶל מְקוֹמֶ֑ךָ אָמַ֨רְתִּי֙ כַּבֵּ֣ד אֲכַבֶּדְךָ֔ וְהִנֵּ֛ה מְנָעֲךָ֥ יְהוָ֖ה מִכָּבֽוֹד

    and now · flee · to/for you · to · place your · to say · to be heavy · to be heavy you · and behold · to withhold you · LORD · from glory

  12. 12

    וַיֹּ֥אמֶר בִּלְעָ֖ם אֶל בָּלָ֑ק הֲלֹ֗א גַּ֧ם אֶל מַלְאָכֶ֛יךָ אֲשֶׁר שָׁלַ֥חְתָּ אֵלַ֖י דִּבַּ֥רְתִּי לֵאמֹֽר

    and to say · Balaam · to · Balak · not · also · to · messengers your · which · to send · to me · to speak · to say

  13. 13

    אִם יִתֶּן לִ֨י בָלָ֜ק מְלֹ֣א בֵיתוֹ֮ כֶּ֣סֶף וְזָהָב֒ לֹ֣א אוּכַ֗ל לַעֲבֹר֙ אֶת פִּ֣י יְהוָ֔ה לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת טוֹבָ֛ה א֥וֹ רָעָ֖ה מִלִּבִּ֑י אֲשֶׁר יְדַבֵּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֹת֥וֹ אֲדַבֵּֽר

    if · to give · to/for me · Balak · fulness of · house his · silver · and gold · not · to prevail · to pass over · - · mouth of · LORD · to do · good · or · evil · from heart my · which · to speak · LORD · - him · to speak

  14. 14

    וְעַתָּ֕ה הִנְנִ֥י הוֹלֵ֖ךְ לְעַמִּ֑י לְכָה֙ אִיעָ֣צְךָ֔ אֲשֶׁ֨ר יַעֲשֶׂ֜ה הָעָ֥ם הַזֶּ֛ה לְעַמְּךָ֖ בְּאַחֲרִ֥ית הַיָּמִֽים

    and now · behold me · walking · to/for people my · walk · to counsel you · which · to do · the people · the this · to/for people your · in/at latter end of · the days

  15. 15

    וַיִּשָּׂ֥א מְשָׁל֖וֹ וַיֹּאמַ֑ר נְאֻ֤ם בִּלְעָם֙ בְּנ֣וֹ בְעֹ֔ר וּנְאֻ֥ם הַגֶּ֖בֶר שְׁתֻ֥ם הָעָֽיִן

    and to lift · proverb his · and to say · utterance of · Balaam · son his · Beor · and utterance of · the man · opened · the eye

  16. 16

    נְאֻ֗ם שֹׁמֵ֨עַ֙ אִמְרֵי אֵ֔ל וְיֹדֵ֖עַ דַּ֣עַת עֶלְי֑וֹן מַחֲזֵ֤ה שַׁדַּי֙ יֶֽחֱזֶ֔ה נֹפֵ֖ל וּגְל֥וּי עֵינָֽיִם

    utterance of · hearing · utterances of · God · and knowing · knowledge of · Most High · vision of · Almighty · to see · falling · and uncovered · eyes

  17. 17

    אֶרְאֶ֨נּוּ֙ וְלֹ֣א עַתָּ֔ה אֲשׁוּרֶ֖נּוּ וְלֹ֣א קָר֑וֹב דָּרַ֨ךְ כּוֹכָ֜ב מִֽיַּעֲקֹ֗ב וְקָ֥ם שֵׁ֨בֶט֙ מִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וּמָחַץ֙ פַּאֲתֵ֣י מוֹאָ֔ב וְקַרְקַ֖ר כָּל בְּנֵי שֵֽׁת

    to see him · and not · now · to see him · and not · near · to tread · star · from Jacob · and to rise · staff · from Israel · and to shatter · corners of · Moab · and to dig · all of · sons of · buttocks

  18. 18

    וְהָיָ֨ה אֱד֜וֹם יְרֵשָׁ֗ה וְהָיָ֧ה יְרֵשָׁ֛ה שֵׂעִ֖יר אֹיְבָ֑יו וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל עֹ֥שֶׂה חָֽיִל

    and to be · Edom · possession · and to be · possession · Seir · enemy him · and Israel · doing · strength

  19. 19

    וְיֵ֖רְדְּ מִֽיַּעֲקֹ֑ב וְהֶֽאֱבִ֥יד שָׂרִ֖יד מֵעִֽיר

    and to rule · from Jacob · and to perish · survivor · from city

  20. 20

    וַיַּרְא֙ אֶת עֲמָלֵ֔ק וַיִּשָּׂ֥א מְשָׁל֖וֹ וַיֹּאמַ֑ר רֵאשִׁ֤ית גּוֹיִם֙ עֲמָלֵ֔ק וְאַחֲרִית֖וֹ עֲדֵ֥י אֹבֵֽד

    and to see · - · Amalek · and to lift · proverb his · and to say · beginning of · nations · Amalek · and latter end his · perpetuity · destruction

  21. 21

    וַיַּרְא֙ אֶת הַקֵּינִ֔י וַיִּשָּׂ֥א מְשָׁל֖וֹ וַיֹּאמַ֑ר אֵיתָן֙ מֽוֹשָׁבֶ֔ךָ וְשִׂ֥ים בַּסֶּ֖לַע קִנֶּֽךָ

    and to see · - · the Kenite · and to lift · proverb his · and to say · perpetual · dwelling place your · and put · in/at the rock · nest your

  22. 22

    כִּ֥י אִם יִהְיֶ֖ה לְבָ֣עֵֽר קָ֑יִן עַד מָ֖ה אַשּׁ֥וּר תִּשְׁבֶּֽךָּ

    that · if · to be · to burn · Cain · until · what · Assyria · to capture you

  23. 23

    וַיִּשָּׂ֥א מְשָׁל֖וֹ וַיֹּאמַ֑ר א֕וֹי מִ֥י יִחְיֶ֖ה מִשֻּׂמ֥וֹ אֵֽל

    and to lift · proverb his · and to say · woe · who · to live · from to put him · God

    Septuagint runs longer here

  24. 24

    וְצִים֙ מִיַּ֣ד כִּתִּ֔ים וְעִנּ֥וּ אַשּׁ֖וּר וְעִנּוּ עֵ֑בֶר וְגַם ה֖וּא עֲדֵ֥י אֹבֵֽד

    and ships · from hand of · Chittim · and to afflict · Assyria · and to afflict · Eber · and also · he · perpetuity · destruction

  25. 25

    וַיָּ֣קָם בִּלְעָ֔ם וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ וַיָּ֣שָׁב לִמְקֹמ֑וֹ וְגַם בָּלָ֖ק הָלַ֥ךְ לְדַרְכּֽוֹ

    and to rise · Balaam · and to walk · and to return · to/for place his · and also · Balak · to walk · to/for way his

About this chapter

  • 25 Verses
  • 306 Hebrew words
  • 165 Distinct lemmas

1 verse here runs noticeably shorter or longer in the Septuagint than in the Hebrew (the Greek is longer) — 24:23. Open any to read the two side by side.

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