| 24:1 | And when Balaam1109 saw7200 that it pleased5869 Yahweh3068 to bless1288 Israel,3478 he went1980 not, as at other times,6471 to seek7125 for enchantments,5173 but he set7896 his face6440 toward the wilderness.4057 | |
| 24:2 | And Balaam1109 lifted up5375 his eyes,5869 and he saw7200 Israel3478 abiding7931 in his tents according to their tribes;7626 and the spirit7307 of Elohim430 came upon him. | |
| 24:3 | And he took up5375 his parable,4912 and said,559 Balaam1109 the son1121 of Beor1160 hath said,5002 and the man1397 whose eyes5869 are open8365 hath said:5002 | |
| 24:4 | He hath said,5002 which heard8085 the words561 of El,410 which saw2372 the vision4236 of the Almighty,7706 falling5307 into a trance, but having his eyes5869 open:1540 | |
| 24:5 | How goodly2895 are thy tents,168 O Jacob,3290 and thy tabernacles,4908 O Israel!3478 | |
| 24:6 | As the valleys5158 are they spread forth,5186 as gardens1593 by the river's5104 side, as the trees of lign aloes174 which Yahweh3068 hath planted,5193 and as cedar trees730 beside the waters.4325 | |
| 24:7 | He shall pour5140 the water4325 out of his buckets,1805 and his seed2233 shall be in many7227 waters,4325 and his king4428 shall be higher7311 than Agag,90 and his kingdom4438 shall be exalted.5375 | |
| 24:8 | El410 brought him forth3318 out of Egypt;4714 he hath as it were the strength8443 of an unicorn:7214 he shall eat398 up the nations1471 his enemies,6862 and shall break1633 their bones,6106 and pierce4272 them through with his arrows.2671 | |
| 24:9 | He couched,3766 he lay down7901 as a lion,738 and as a great lion:3833 who shall stir him up?6965 Blessed1288 is he that blesseth1288 thee, and cursed779 is he that curseth779 thee. | |
| 24:10 | And Balak's1111 anger639 was kindled2734 against Balaam,1109 and he smote5606 his hands3709 together: and Balak1111 said559 unto Balaam,1109 I called7121 thee to curse6895 mine enemies,341 and, behold, thou hast altogether1288 blessed1288 them these three7969 times.6471 | |
| 24:11 | Therefore now flee1272 thou to thy place:4725 I thought559 to promote thee unto great3513 honour;3513 but, lo, Yahweh3068 hath kept thee back4513 from honour.3519 | |
| 24:12 | And Balaam1109 said559 unto Balak,1111 Spake1696 I not also to thy messengers4397 which thou sentest7971 unto me, saying,559 | |
| 24:13 | If Balak1111 would give5414 me his house1004 full4393 of silver3701 and gold,2091 I cannot3808 go beyond5674 the commandment6310 of Yahweh,3068 to do6213 either good2896 or bad7451 of mine own mind;3820 but what Yahweh3068 saith,1696 that will I speak?1696 | |
| 24:14 | And now, behold, I go1980 unto my people:5971 come3212 therefore, and I will advertise3289 thee what this people5971 shall do6213 to thy people5971 in the latter319 days.3117 | |
| 24:15 | And he took up5375 his parable,4912 and said,559 Balaam1109 the son1121 of Beor1160 hath said,5002 and the man1397 whose eyes5869 are open8365 hath said:5002 | |
| 24:16 | He hath said,5002 which heard8085 the words561 of El,410 and knew3045 the knowledge1847 of the most High,5945 which saw2372 the vision4236 of the Almighty,7706 falling5307 into a trance, but having his eyes5869 open:1540 | |
| 24:17 | I shall see7200 him, but not now: I shall behold7789 him, but not nigh:7138 there shall come1869 a Star3556 out of Jacob,3290 and a Sceptre7626 shall rise6965 out of Israel,3478 and shall smite4272 the corners6285 of Moab,4124 and destroy6979 all the children1121 of Sheth.8352 | |
| 24:18 | And Edom123 shall be a possession,3424 Seir8165 also shall be a possession3424 for his enemies;341 and Israel3478 shall do6213 valiantly.2428 | |
| 24:19 | Out of Jacob3290 shall come he that shall have dominion,7287 and shall destroy6 him that remaineth8300 of the city.5892 | |
| 24:20 | And when he looked7200 on Amalek,6002 he took up5375 his parable,4912 and said,559 Amalek6002 was the first7225 of the nations;1471 but his latter end319 shall be that he perish8 for ever.5703 | |
| 24:21 | And he looked7200 on the Kenites,7017 and took up5375 his parable,4912 and said,559 Strong386 is thy dwellingplace,4186 and thou puttest7760 thy nest7064 in a rock.5553 | |
| 24:22 | Nevertheless518 the Kenite7014 shall be wasted,1197 until Asshur804 shall carry thee away captive.7617 | |
| 24:23 | And he took up5375 his parable,4912 and said,559 Alas,188 who shall live2421 when El410 doeth7760 this! | |
| 24:24 | And ships6716 shall come from the coast3027 of Chittim,3794 and shall afflict6031 Asshur,804 and shall afflict6031 Eber,5677 and he also shall perish8 for ever.5703 | |
| 24:25 | And Balaam1109 rose up,6965 and went3212 and returned7725 to his place:4725 and Balak1111 also went1980 his way.1870 |