Numbers 22

Israel camps in the plains of Moab; Balak king of Moab hires Balaam to curse Israel, but YHWH instructs Balaam to bless them; the angel of YHWH and the speaking donkey confront Balaam on his journey.[2][4]

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and he sent messengers to Balaam son of Beor Pethor which is by the River land of sons his people to call him saying Behold a people has come out from Egypt behold they cover the surface of the earth and they are dwelling opposite me
5 וַ/יִּשְׁלַ֨ח 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤋𐤇 vayishelach and he sent HC/Vqw3ms מַלְאָכִ֜ים 𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤊𐤉𐤌 maleakhim messengers HNcmpa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to HR בִּלְעָ֣ם 𐤁𐤋𐤏𐤌 bileam Balaam HNp בֶּן 𐤁𐤍 ben Bene (Bemba) son of HNcmsc בְּע֗וֹר 𐤁𐤏𐤅𐤓 beor Beor HNp פְּ֠תוֹרָ/ה 𐤐𐤕𐤅𐤓/𐤄 petorah Pethor HNp/Sd אֲשֶׁ֧ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which is HTr עַל 𐤏𐤋 al by HR הַ/נָּהָ֛ר 𐤄/𐤍𐤄𐤓 hanahar the River HTd/Ncmsa אֶ֥רֶץ 𐤀𐤓𐤑 erets land HNcbsc בְּנֵי 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) of sons HNcmpc עַמּ֖/וֹ 𐤏𐤌/𐤅 amo his people HNcmsc/Sp3ms לִ/קְרֹא 𐤋/𐤒𐤓𐤀 liqero to call HR/Vqc ל֑/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo him HR/Sp3ms לֵ/אמֹ֗ר 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying HR/Vqc הִ֠נֵּה 𐤄𐤍𐤄 hineh Behold HTm עַ֣ם 𐤏𐤌 am a people HNcmsa יָצָ֤א 𐤉𐤑𐤀 yatsa has come out HVqp3ms מִ/מִּצְרַ֨יִם֙ 𐤌/𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌 mimitserayim from Egypt HR/Np הִנֵּ֤ה 𐤄𐤍𐤄 hineh-2 behold HTm כִסָּה֙ 𐤊𐤎𐤄 khisah they cover HVpp3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et the HTo עֵ֣ין 𐤏𐤉𐤍 eyn surface HNcbsc הָ/אָ֔רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets of the earth HTd/Ncbsa וְ/ה֥וּא 𐤅/𐤄𐤅𐤀 vehu and they HC/Pp3ms יֹשֵׁ֖ב 𐤉𐤔𐤁 yoshev are dwelling HVqrmsa מִ/מֻּלִֽ/י 𐤌/𐤌𐤋/𐤉 mimuli opposite me HR/R/Sp1cs
and-now come please curse for-me direct-object-marker the-people this for too-mighty it than-me perhaps I-shall-be-able we-may-defeat them and-drive-them-out from the-land for I-know direct-object-marker that-which you-bless blessed and-that-which you-curse is-cursed
6 וְ/עַתָּה֩ 𐤅/𐤏𐤕𐤄 veatah and-now HC/D לְכָ/ה 𐤋𐤊/𐤄 lekhah come HVqv2ms/Sh נָּ֨א 𐤍𐤀 na please HTj אָֽרָ/ה 𐤀𐤓/𐤄 arah curse HVqv2ms/Sh לִּ֜/י 𐤋/𐤉 li for-me HR/Sp1cs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et direct-object-marker HTo הָ/עָ֣ם 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam the-people HTd/Ncmsa הַ/זֶּ֗ה 𐤄/𐤆𐤄 hazeh this HTd/Pdxms כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for HC עָצ֥וּם 𐤏𐤑𐤅𐤌 atsum too-mighty HAamsa הוּא֙ 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu it HPp3ms מִמֶּ֔/נִּי 𐤌𐤌/𐤍𐤉 mimeni than-me HR/Sp1cs אוּלַ֤י 𐤀𐤅𐤋𐤉 ulay perhaps HD אוּכַל֙ 𐤀𐤅𐤊𐤋 ukhal I-shall-be-able HVqi1cs נַכֶּה 𐤍𐤊𐤄 nakeh we-may-defeat HVhi1cp בּ֔/וֹ 𐤁/𐤅 bo them HR/Sp3ms וַ/אֲגָרְשֶׁ֖/נּוּ 𐤅/𐤀𐤂𐤓𐤔/𐤍𐤅 vaagareshenu and-drive-them-out HC/Vpi1cs/Sp3ms מִן 𐤌𐤍 min from HR הָ/אָ֑רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets the-land HTd/Ncbsa כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki-2 for HC יָדַ֗עְתִּי 𐤉𐤃𐤏𐤕𐤉 yadaeti I-know HVqp1cs אֵ֤ת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 direct-object-marker HTo אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that-which HTr תְּבָרֵךְ֙ 𐤕𐤁𐤓𐤊 tevarekhe you-bless HVpi2ms מְבֹרָ֔ךְ 𐤌𐤁𐤓𐤊 mevorakhe blessed HVPsmsa וַ/אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤅/𐤀𐤔𐤓 vaasher and-that-which HC/Tr תָּאֹ֖ר 𐤕𐤀𐤓 taor you-curse HVqi2ms יוּאָֽר 𐤉𐤅𐤀𐤓 yuar is-cursed HVHi3ms
and she saw the donkey [direct object marker] angel of YHWH standing in the way and his sword drawn in his hand and she turned aside the donkey from the way and went into the field and he struck Balaam [direct object marker] the donkey to turn her [into] the way
23 וַ/תֵּ֣רֶא 𐤅/𐤕𐤓𐤀 vatere and she saw HC/Vqw3fs הָ/אָתוֹן֩ 𐤄/𐤀𐤕𐤅𐤍 haaton the donkey HTd/Ncfsa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] HTo מַלְאַ֨ךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤊 maleakhe angel HNcmsc יְהוָ֜ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) of YHWH HNp נִצָּ֣ב 𐤍𐤑𐤁 nitsav standing HVNrmsa בַּ/דֶּ֗רֶךְ 𐤁/𐤃𐤓𐤊 baderekhe in the way HRd/Ncbsa וְ/חַרְבּ֤/וֹ 𐤅/𐤇𐤓𐤁/𐤅 vecharebo and his sword HC/Ncfsc/Sp3ms שְׁלוּפָה֙ 𐤔𐤋𐤅𐤐𐤄 shelufah drawn HVqsfsa בְּ/יָד֔/וֹ 𐤁/𐤉𐤃/𐤅 beyado in his hand HR/Ncbsc/Sp3ms וַ/תֵּ֤ט 𐤅/𐤕𐤈 vatet and she turned aside HC/Vqw3fs הָֽ/אָתוֹן֙ 𐤄/𐤀𐤕𐤅𐤍 haaton-2 the donkey HTd/Ncfsa מִן 𐤌𐤍 min from HR הַ/דֶּ֔רֶךְ 𐤄/𐤃𐤓𐤊 haderekhe the way HTd/Ncbsa וַ/תֵּ֖לֶךְ 𐤅/𐤕𐤋𐤊 vatelekhe and went HC/Vqw3fs בַּ/שָּׂדֶ֑ה 𐤁/𐤔𐤃𐤄 basadeh into the field HRd/Ncmsa וַ/יַּ֤ךְ 𐤅/𐤉𐤊 vayakhe and he struck HC/Vhw3ms בִּלְעָם֙ 𐤁𐤋𐤏𐤌 bileam Balaam HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] HTo הָ֣/אָת֔וֹן 𐤄/𐤀𐤕𐤅𐤍 haaton-3 the donkey HTd/Ncfsa לְ/הַטֹּתָ֖/הּ 𐤋/𐤄𐤈𐤕/𐤄 lehatotah to turn her HR/Vhc/Sp3fs הַ/דָּֽרֶךְ 𐤄/𐤃𐤓𐤊 hadarekhe [into] the way HTd/Ncbsa
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