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וַיַּ֣עַן בִּלְעָ֔ם וַיֹּ֖אמֶר אֶל־בָּלָ֑ק הֲלֹ֗א דִּבַּ֤רְתִּי אֵלֶ֨יךָ֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר כֹּ֛ל אֲשֶׁר־יְדַבֵּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֹתֹ֥ו אֶֽעֱשֶֽׂה׃ But Bilʿam answered and said to Balaq, “Did I not tell you, saying, ‘Whatever YHWH speaks, that I must do’?”   Morphology וַיַּ֣עַן (vayyaʿan) – Root: ענה … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר בָּלָק֙ אֶל־בִּלְעָ֔ם גַּם־קֹ֖ב לֹ֣א תִקֳּבֶ֑נּוּ גַּם־בָּרֵ֖ךְ לֹ֥א תְבָרֲכֶֽנּוּ׃ And Balaq said to Bilʿam, “Neither curse them at all, nor bless them at all!”   Morphology וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (vayyoʾmer) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with … Continue reading →

הֶן־עָם֙ כְּלָבִ֣יא יָק֔וּם וְכַאֲרִ֖י יִתְנַשָּׂ֑א לֹ֤א יִשְׁכַּב֙ עַד־יֹ֣אכַל טֶ֔רֶף וְדַם־חֲלָלִ֖ים יִשְׁתֶּֽה׃ Behold, a people rises like a lion, and lifts itself up like a lioness. It shall not lie down until it devours prey and drinks the blood of the … Continue reading →

כִּ֤י לֹא־נַ֨חַשׁ֙ בְּיַעֲקֹ֔ב וְלֹא־קֶ֖סֶם בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל כָּעֵ֗ת יֵאָמֵ֤ר לְיַעֲקֹב֙ וּלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל מַה־פָּ֖עַל אֵֽל׃ For there is no enchantment against Yaʿaqov, nor any divination against Yisraʾel. At this time it shall be said of Yaʿaqov and Yisraʾel: What has God wrought?   Morphology … Continue reading →

אֵ֖ל מֹוצִיאָ֣ם מִמִּצְרָ֑יִם כְּתֹועֲפֹ֥ת רְאֵ֖ם לֹֽו׃ God brought them out of Mitsrayim; He has the strength of a wild ox.   Morphology אֵ֖ל (ʾEl) – Root: אל (ʾel); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “God”; Notes: Refers to the Almighty. מֹוצִיאָ֣ם … Continue reading →

לֹֽא־הִבִּ֥יט אָ֨וֶן֙ בְּיַעֲקֹ֔ב וְלֹא־רָאָ֥ה עָמָ֖ל בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהָיו֙ עִמֹּ֔ו וּתְרוּעַ֥ת מֶ֖לֶךְ בֹּֽו׃ He has not beheld iniquity in Yaʿaqov, nor has He seen trouble in Yisraʾel. YHWH their God is with them, and the shout of a King is among … Continue reading →

הִנֵּ֥ה בָרֵ֖ךְ לָקָ֑חְתִּי וּבֵרֵ֖ךְ וְלֹ֥א אֲשִׁיבֶֽנָּה׃ Behold, I have received a command to bless; He has blessed, and I cannot reverse it.   Morphology הִנֵּ֥ה (hinneh) – Root: הנה (hinneh); Form: Interjection; Translation: “Behold”; Notes: Used to draw attention to … Continue reading →

לֹ֣א אִ֥ישׁ אֵל֙ וִֽיכַזֵּ֔ב וּבֶן־אָדָ֖ם וְיִתְנֶחָ֑ם הַה֤וּא אָמַר֙ וְלֹ֣א יַעֲשֶׂ֔ה וְדִבֶּ֖ר וְלֹ֥א יְקִימֶֽנָּה׃ God is not a man, that He should lie, nor a son of man, that He should repent. Has He said, and will He not do? Or … Continue reading →

וַיִּשָּׂ֥א מְשָׁלֹ֖ו וַיֹּאמַ֑ר ק֤וּם בָּלָק֙ וּֽשֲׁמָ֔ע הַאֲזִ֥ינָה עָדַ֖י בְּנֹ֥ו צִפֹּֽר׃ And he took up his discourse and said, “Rise, Balaq, and listen; give ear to me, son of Tsippor.   Morphology וַיִּשָּׂ֥א (vayyissāʾ) – Root: נשא (nasaʾ); Form: Qal imperfect … Continue reading →

וַיָּבֹ֣א אֵלָ֗יו וְהִנֹּ֤ו נִצָּב֙ עַל־עֹ֣לָתֹ֔ו וְשָׂרֵ֥י מֹואָ֖ב אִתֹּ֑ו וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לֹו֙ בָּלָ֔ק מַה־דִּבֶּ֖ר יְהוָֽה׃ And he came to him, and behold, he was standing by his burnt offering, and the chiefs of Moʾav were with him. And Balaq said to him, … Continue reading →

וַיִּקָּ֤ר יְהוָה֙ אֶל־בִּלְעָ֔ם וַיָּ֥שֶׂם דָּבָ֖ר בְּפִ֑יו וַיֹּ֛אמֶר שׁ֥וּב אֶל־בָּלָ֖ק וְכֹ֥ה תְדַבֵּֽר׃ And YHWH met Bilʿam and put a word in his mouth, and said, “Return to Balaq, and thus you shall speak.”   Morphology וַיִּקָּ֤ר (vayyiqar) – Root: קרה (qarah); … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ אֶל־בָּלָ֔ק הִתְיַצֵּ֥ב כֹּ֖ה עַל־עֹלָתֶ֑ךָ וְאָנֹכִ֖י אִקָּ֥רֶה כֹּֽה׃ And he said to Balaq, “Stand here by your burnt offering, and I will go there.”   Morphology וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ (vayyoʾmer) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with … Continue reading →

וַיִּקָּחֵ֨הוּ֙ שְׂדֵ֣ה צֹפִ֔ים אֶל־רֹ֖אשׁ הַפִּסְגָּ֑ה וַיִּ֨בֶן֙ שִׁבְעָ֣ה מִזְבְּחֹ֔ת וַיַּ֛עַל פָּ֥ר וָאַ֖יִל בַּמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ And he took him to the field of Tsofim, to the top of Pisga, and he built seven altars and offered a bull and a ram on the … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֵלָ֜יו בָּלָ֗ק לֵךְ־נָּ֨א אִתִּ֜י אֶל־מָקֹ֤ום אַחֵר֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר תִּרְאֶ֣נּוּ מִשָּׁ֔ם אֶ֚פֶס קָצֵ֣הוּ תִרְאֶ֔ה וְכֻלֹּ֖ו לֹ֣א תִרְאֶ֑ה וְקָבְנֹו־לִ֖י מִשָּֽׁם׃ And Balaq said to him, “Come now with me to another place, from where you may see them. You will see only … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֖עַן וַיֹּאמַ֑ר הֲלֹ֗א אֵת֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר יָשִׂ֤ים יְהוָה֙ בְּפִ֔י אֹתֹ֥ו אֶשְׁמֹ֖ר לְדַבֵּֽר׃ And he answered and said, “Must I not take heed to speak that which YHWH puts in my mouth?”   Morphology וַיַּ֖עַן (vayaʿan) – Root: ענה (ʿanah); Form: Qal … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר בָּלָק֙ אֶל־בִּלְעָ֔ם מֶ֥ה עָשִׂ֖יתָ לִ֑י לָקֹ֤ב אֹיְבַי֙ לְקַחְתִּ֔יךָ וְהִנֵּ֖ה בֵּרַ֥כְתָּ בָרֵֽךְ׃ Then Balaq said to Bilʿam, “What have you done to me? I took you to curse my enemies, and behold, you have blessed them altogether!”   Morphology וַיֹּ֤אמֶר … Continue reading →

מִ֤י מָנָה֙ עֲפַ֣ר יַעֲקֹ֔ב וּמִסְפָּ֖ר אֶת־רֹ֣בַע יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל תָּמֹ֤ת נַפְשִׁי֙ מֹ֣ות יְשָׁרִ֔ים וּתְהִ֥י אַחֲרִיתִ֖י כָּמֹֽהוּ׃ Who can count the dust of Yaʿaqov, or number the fourth part of Yisra’el? Let me die the death of the upright, and let my end … Continue reading →

כִּֽי־מֵרֹ֤אשׁ צֻרִים֙ אֶרְאֶ֔נּוּ וּמִגְּבָעֹ֖ות אֲשׁוּרֶ֑נּוּ הֶן־עָם֙ לְבָדָ֣ד יִשְׁכֹּ֔ן וּבַגֹּויִ֖ם לֹ֥א יִתְחַשָּֽׁב׃ For from the top of the rocks I see him, and from the hills I behold him. Behold, a people dwelling alone, and they shall not be reckoned among … Continue reading →

מָ֣ה אֶקֹּ֔ב לֹ֥א קַבֹּ֖ה אֵ֑ל וּמָ֣ה אֶזְעֹ֔ם לֹ֥א זָעַ֖ם יְהוָֽה׃ How shall I curse whom God has not cursed? And how shall I denounce whom YHWH has not denounced?   Morphology מָ֣ה (mah) – Root: מה (mah); Form: Interrogative pronoun; … Continue reading →

וַיִּשָּׂ֥א מְשָׁלֹ֖ו וַיֹּאמַ֑ר מִן־֠אֲרָם יַנְחֵ֨נִי בָלָ֤ק מֶֽלֶךְ־מֹואָב֙ מֵֽהַרְרֵי־קֶ֔דֶם לְכָה֙ אָֽרָה־לִּ֣י יַעֲקֹ֔ב וּלְכָ֖ה זֹעֲמָ֥ה יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ And he took up his parable and said, “From Aram Balaq, king of Mo’av, brought me, from the mountains of the east: ‘Come, curse Yaʿaqov for … Continue reading →

וַיָּ֣שָׁב אֵלָ֔יו וְהִנֵּ֥ה נִצָּ֖ב עַל־עֹלָתֹ֑ו ה֖וּא וְכָל־שָׂרֵ֥י מֹואָֽב׃ And he returned to him, and behold, he was standing by his burnt offering, he and all the princes of Mo’av.   Morphology וַיָּ֣שָׁב (vayyashav) – Root: שוב (shuv); Form: Qal imperfect … Continue reading →

וַיָּ֧שֶׂם יְהוָ֛ה דָּבָ֖ר בְּפִ֣י בִלְעָ֑ם וַיֹּ֛אמֶר שׁ֥וּב אֶל־בָּלָ֖ק וְכֹ֥ה תְדַבֵּֽר׃ And YHWH put a word in Bilʿam’s mouth, and He said, “Return to Balaq, and thus you shall speak.”   Morphology וַיָּ֧שֶׂם (vayyasem) – Root: שׂים (sim); Form: Qal imperfect … Continue reading →

וַיִּקָּ֥ר אֱלֹהִ֖ים אֶל־בִּלְעָ֑ם וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלָ֗יו אֶת־שִׁבְעַ֤ת הַֽמִּזְבְּחֹת֙ עָרַ֔כְתִּי וָאַ֛עַל פָּ֥ר וָאַ֖יִל בַּמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ And God met Bilʿam, and he said to Him, “I have prepared the seven altars, and I have offered a bull and a ram on the altar.”   … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר בִּלְעָ֜ם לְבָלָ֗ק הִתְיַצֵּב֮ עַל־עֹלָתֶךָ֒ וְאֵֽלְכָ֗ה אוּלַ֞י יִקָּרֵ֤ה יְהוָה֙ לִקְרָאתִ֔י וּדְבַ֥ר מַה־יַּרְאֵ֖נִי וְהִגַּ֣דְתִּי לָ֑ךְ וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ שֶֽׁפִי׃ And Bilʿam said to Balaq, “Stand by your burnt offering, and I will go; perhaps YHWH will come to meet me, and whatever He … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֣עַשׂ בָּלָ֔ק כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר דִּבֶּ֣ר בִּלְעָ֑ם וַיַּ֨עַל בָּלָ֧ק וּבִלְעָ֛ם פָּ֥ר וָאַ֖יִל בַּמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ And Balaq did as Bilʿam had spoken, and Balaq and Bilʿam offered a bull and a ram on the altar.   Morphology וַיַּ֣עַשׂ (vayyaʿas) – Root: עשׂה (ʿasah); Form: … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר בִּלְעָם֙ אֶל־בָּלָ֔ק בְּנֵה־לִ֥י בָזֶ֖ה שִׁבְעָ֣ה מִזְבְּחֹ֑ות וְהָכֵ֥ן לִי֙ בָּזֶ֔ה שִׁבְעָ֥ה פָרִ֖ים וְשִׁבְעָ֥ה אֵילִֽים׃ And Bilʿam said to Balaq, “Build for me here seven altars, and prepare for me here seven bulls and seven rams.”   Morphology וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (vayomer) – … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֣י בַבֹּ֔קֶר וַיִּקַּ֤ח בָּלָק֙ אֶת־בִּלְעָ֔ם וַֽיַּעֲלֵ֖הוּ בָּמֹ֣ות בָּ֑עַל וַיַּ֥רְא מִשָּׁ֖ם קְצֵ֥ה הָעָֽם׃ And it came to pass in the morning, Balaq took Bilʿam and brought him up to the high places of Baʿal, and from there he saw the edge … Continue reading →

וַיִּזְבַּ֥ח בָּלָ֖ק בָּקָ֣ר וָצֹ֑אן וַיְשַׁלַּ֣ח לְבִלְעָ֔ם וְלַשָּׂרִ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר אִתֹּֽו׃ And Balaq sacrificed cattle and sheep, and sent them to Bilʿam and to the officials who were with him.   Morphology וַיִּזְבַּ֥ח (vayizbaḥ) – Root: זבח (zavaḥ); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd … Continue reading →

וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ בִּלְעָ֖ם עִם־בָּלָ֑ק וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ קִרְיַ֥ת חֻצֹֽות׃ And Bilʿam went with Balak, and they came to Qiryat Ḥutzot.   Morphology וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ (vayeilekh) – Root: הלך (halakh); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with vav-consecutive; Translation: “And he went”; Notes: Refers … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר בִּלְעָ֜ם אֶל־בָּלָ֗ק הִֽנֵּה־בָ֨אתִי֙ אֵלֶ֔יךָ עַתָּ֕ה הֲיָכֹ֥ול אוּכַ֖ל דַּבֵּ֣ר מְא֑וּמָה הַדָּבָ֗ר אֲשֶׁ֨ר יָשִׂ֧ים אֱלֹהִ֛ים בְּפִ֖י אֹתֹ֥ו אֲדַבֵּֽר׃ And Bilʿam said to Balaq, “Behold, I have come to you. Now, am I able to speak anything? The word that God puts … Continue reading →