Numbers 24

1 When Balaam saw that it pleased Yahweh to bless Israel, he did not go, as at the other times, to use sorcery. Instead, he looked toward the wilderness.

and to see: see Balaam for be pleasing in/on/with eye: appearance LORD to/for to bless [obj] Israel and not to go: went like/as beat in/on/with beat to/for to encounter: toward divination and to set: make to(wards) [the] wilderness face his

2 He raised his eyes and saw that Israel was camped, each in their own tribe, and the Spirit of God came on him.

and to lift: look Balaam [obj] eye his and to see: see [obj] Israel to dwell to/for tribe his and to be upon him spirit God

3 He received this prophecy and said, “Balaam son of Beor is about to speak, the man whose eyes are wide open.

and to lift: loud proverb his and to say utterance Balaam son: child his Beor and utterance [the] great man to open [the] eye

4 He speaks and hears God's words. He sees a vision from the Almighty, Before whom he bows down with his eyes open.

utterance to hear: hear word God which vision Almighty to see to fall: fall and to reveal: uncover eye

5 How beautiful are your tents, Jacob, the place where you live, Israel!

what? be pleasing tent your Jacob tabernacle your Israel

6 Like valleys they spread out, like gardens by the riverside, like aloes planted by Yahweh, like cedars beside the waters.

like/as palm-tree to stretch like/as garden upon river like/as aloe to plant LORD like/as cedar upon water

7 Water flows from their buckets, and their seed is well-watered. Their king is to be higher than Agag, and their kingdom will be honored.

to flow water from bucket his and seed: children his in/on/with water many and to exalt from Agag king his and to lift: exalt royalty his

8 God brings him out of Egypt, with strength like a wild ox. He will eat up the nations who fight against him. He will break their bones to pieces. He will shoot them with his arrows.

God to come out: send him from Egypt like/as peak wild ox to/for him to eat nation enemy his and bone their to break bones and arrow his to wound

9 He crouches down like a lion, like a lioness. Who dares disturb him? May everyone who blesses him be blessed; may everyone who curses him be cursed.”

to bow to lie down: lay down like/as lion and like/as lion who? to arise: rise him to bless you to bless and to curse you to curse

10 Balak's anger was kindled against Balaam and he struck his hands together in anger. Balak said to Balaam, “I called you to curse my enemies, but look, you have blessed them three times.

and to be incensed face: anger Balak to(wards) Balaam and to slap [obj] palm his and to say Balak to(wards) Balaam to/for to curse enemy my to call: call to you and behold to bless to bless this three beat

11 So leave me right now and go home. I said I would greatly reward you, but Yahweh has kept you from getting any reward.”

and now to flee to/for you to(wards) place your to say to honor: honour to honor: honour you and behold to withhold you LORD from glory

12 Then Balaam replied to Balak, “I said to the messengers that you sent to me,

and to say Balaam to(wards) Balak not also to(wards) messenger your which to send: depart to(wards) me to speak: speak to/for to say

13 'Even if Balak gave me his palace full of silver and gold, I could not go beyond Yahweh's word and anything bad or good, or anything at all that I might want to do. I can say only what Yahweh tells me to say.' Did I not say this to them?

if to give: give to/for me Balak fullness house: home his silver: money and gold not be able to/for to pass: trespass [obj] lip: word LORD to/for to make: do welfare or bad: harmful from heart my which to speak: speak LORD [obj] him to speak: speak

14 So now, look, I will go back to my people. But first let me warn you what this people will do to your people in the days ahead.”

and now look! I to go: went to/for people my to go: come! [emph?] to advise you which to make: do [the] people [the] this to/for people your in/on/with end [the] day

15 Balaam began this prophecy. He said, “Balaam son of Beor speaks, The man whose eyes are wide open.

and to lift: loud proverb his and to say utterance Balaam son: child his Beor and utterance [the] great man to open [the] eye

16 This is a prophecy of someone who hears words from God, who has knowledge from the Most High, who has visions from the Almighty, Before whom he bows down with open eyes.

utterance to hear: hear word God and to know knowledge Most High vision Almighty to see to fall: fall and to reveal: uncover eye

17 I see him, but he is not here now. I look at him, but he is not near. A star will come out of Jacob, and a scepter will rise out of Israel. He will shatter Moab's leaders and destroy all the descendants of Seth.

to see: see him and not now to see him and not near to tread star from Jacob and to arise: rise tribe: staff from Israel and to wound side Moab and to destroy all son: descendant/people Seth

18 Then Edom will become a possession of Israel, and Seir will also become their possession, enemies of Israel, whom Israel will conquer with force.

and to be Edom possession and to be possession Seir enemy his and Israel to make: do strength

19 Out of Jacob a king will come who will have dominion, and he will destroy the survivors of their city.”

and to rule from Jacob and to perish survivor from city

20 Then Balaam looked at Amalek and began his prophecy. He said, “Amalek was once the greatest of nations, but his final end will be destruction.”

and to see: see [obj] Amalek and to lift: loud proverb his and to say first: beginning nation Amalek and end his till destruction

21 Then Balaam looked toward the Kenites and began his prophecy. He said, “The place where you live is strong, and your nest is in the rocks.

and to see: see [obj] [the] Kenite and to lift: loud proverb his and to say strong seat your and to set: make in/on/with crag nest your

22 Nevertheless you Kenites will be consumed by fire when Assyria carries you away captive.”

that if: except if: except to be to/for to burn: burn Kain till what? Assyria to take captive you

23 Then Balaam began his final prophecy. He said, “Woe! Who will survive when God does this?

and to lift: loud proverb his and to say woe! who? to live from to set: make him God

24 Ships will come from the coast of Kittim; they will attack Assyria and will conquer Eber, but they, too, will end in destruction.”

and ship from hand: to Cyprus and to afflict Assyria and to afflict Eber and also he/she/it till destruction

25 Then Balaam got up and left. He returned to his home, and Balak also went away.

and to arise: rise Balaam and to go: went and to return: return to/for place his and also Balak to go: went to/for way: journey his