ECB(i)
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BALAQ AND BILAM
And the sons of Yisra El pull stakes and encamp in the plains of Moab on this side Yarden by Yericho. 2 And Balaq the son of Sippor sees all Yisra El works to the Emoriy. 3 And Moab is mighty afraid at the face of the people, because they are many: and Moab abhors the face of the sons of Yisra El. 4 And Moab says to the elders of Midyan, Now this congregation licks up all who are all around us as the ox licks the green of the field. And Balaq the son of Sippor is sovereign of Moab at that time. 5 He sends angels to Bilam the son of Beor to Pethor, by the river of the land of the sons of his people, to call him, saying, Behold, a people comes from Misrayim: and behold, they cover the eye of the earth and they settle in front of me: 6 go now therefore, I beseech you, curse me this people; for they are too mighty for me: perhaps I prevail to smite them - to drive them from the land: for I know that whom you bless is blessed and whom you curse is cursed. 7 And the elders of Moab and the elders of Midyan go with the divination in their hand; and they come to Bilam and word the words of Balaq to him. 8 And he says to them, Stay here overnight and I return word to you as Yah Veh words to me. - and the governors of Moab settle with Bilam. 9 And Elohim comes to Bilam and says, Who are these men with you? 10 And Bilam says to Elohim, Balaq the son of Sippor sovereign of Moab sends for me: 11 behold, a people comes from Misrayim, who cover the eye of the earth: go now, curse them for me; perhaps I prevail to fight them and expel them. 12 And Elohim says to Bilam, Go not with them. Curse not the people: for they are blessed. 13 And Bilam rises in the morning and says to the governors of Balaq, Go to your land: for Yah Veh refuses to allow me to go with you. 14 And the governors of Moab rise and go to Balaq and say, Bilam refuses to come with us. 15 And Balaq adds yet to send governors, greater and more honorable than they: 16 and they come to Bilam, and say to him, Thus says Balaq the son of Sippor, Let naught, I beseech you, hinder you from coming to me: 17 for in honoring, I honor you mightily and I work whatever you say to me: go, I beseech you, curse this people for me. 18 And Bilam answers and says to the servants of Balaq, If Balaq give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot trespass the mouth of Yah Veh my Elohim, to work less or greater: 19 and now, I beseech you, settle you also here this night, so that I know what Yah Veh adds to word to me. 20
BILAM AND THE ANGEL OF YAH VEH
And Elohim comes to Bilam at night and says to him, If the men come to call you, rise and go with them; and work the word I word to you. 21 And Bilam rises in the morning and harnesses his she burro and goes with the governors of Moab: 22 and Elohim kindles his wrath, because he goes: and the angel of Yah Veh stands in the way - a satan against him: and he rides his she burro and with his two lads. 23 And the she burro sees the angel of Yah Veh stationed in the way with his sword drawn in his hand: and the she burro deviates from the way and goes into the field. - and Bilam smites the she burro to deviate her into the way. 24 And the angel of Yah Veh stands in a path of the vineyards - a wall on this side and a wall on that side: 25 and the she burro sees the angel of Yah Veh and she presses to the wall and presses the foot of Bilam against the wall: - and he smites her again. 26 And the angel of Yah Veh passes again and stands in a constricted place where there is no way to turn - either to the right or to the left: 27 and the she burro sees the angel of Yah Veh and she crouches under Bilam: and Bilam kindles his wrath and smites the she burro with a staff. 28 And Yah Veh opens the mouth of the she burro and she says to Bilam, What work I to you, that you smite me these three paces? 29 And Bilam says to the she burro, Because you exploit me: O that a sword become in my hand, for by now I had slaughtered you. 30 And the she burro says to Bilam, Am not I your she burro whom you rode ever since I was yours - to this day? In using, have I ever been used to work thus to you? And he says, No. 31 And Yah Veh exposes the eyes of Bilam and he sees the angel of Yah Veh stationed in the way with his sword drawn in his hand: and he bows and prostrates on his nostrils. 32 And the angel of Yah Veh says to him, Why smite you your she burro these three paces? Behold, I - I go out to be a satan to you, because your way is precipitous in front of me: 33 and the she burro sees me and deviates her face from me these three paces: had she not deviated her face from me, surely by now I had slaughtered you and preserved her alive. 34 And Bilam says to the angel of Yah Veh, I sinned! For I knew not that you stationed yourself in the way to confront me: and now, if it vilifies in your eyes, I turn back. 35 And the angel of Yah Veh says to Bilam, Go with the men: finally, word the word I word to you. - and Bilam goes with the governors of Balaq. 36 And when Balaq hears that Bilam comes, he goes out to meet him to a city of Moab in the border of Arnon - in the end border. 37 And Balaq says to Bilam, In sending, send I not to you to call you? Why come you not to me? Am I not truly able to honor you? 38 And Bilam says to Balaq, behold, I come to you: in being able, am I able to word aught? The word Elohim puts in my mouth, I word. 39 And Bilam goes with Balaq and they come to Qiryath Husoth: 40 and Balaq sacrifices oxen and flocks and sends to Bilam and to the governors with him: 41 and so be it, on the morrow, Balaq takes Bilam and ascends him to Bamah Baal - there to see the ends of the people.
BALAQ AND BILAM
And the sons of Yisra El pull stakes and encamp in the plains of Moab on this side Yarden by Yericho. 2 And Balaq the son of Sippor sees all Yisra El works to the Emoriy. 3 And Moab is mighty afraid at the face of the people, because they are many: and Moab abhors the face of the sons of Yisra El. 4 And Moab says to the elders of Midyan, Now this congregation licks up all who are all around us as the ox licks the green of the field. And Balaq the son of Sippor is sovereign of Moab at that time. 5 He sends angels to Bilam the son of Beor to Pethor, by the river of the land of the sons of his people, to call him, saying, Behold, a people comes from Misrayim: and behold, they cover the eye of the earth and they settle in front of me: 6 go now therefore, I beseech you, curse me this people; for they are too mighty for me: perhaps I prevail to smite them - to drive them from the land: for I know that whom you bless is blessed and whom you curse is cursed. 7 And the elders of Moab and the elders of Midyan go with the divination in their hand; and they come to Bilam and word the words of Balaq to him. 8 And he says to them, Stay here overnight and I return word to you as Yah Veh words to me. - and the governors of Moab settle with Bilam. 9 And Elohim comes to Bilam and says, Who are these men with you? 10 And Bilam says to Elohim, Balaq the son of Sippor sovereign of Moab sends for me: 11 behold, a people comes from Misrayim, who cover the eye of the earth: go now, curse them for me; perhaps I prevail to fight them and expel them. 12 And Elohim says to Bilam, Go not with them. Curse not the people: for they are blessed. 13 And Bilam rises in the morning and says to the governors of Balaq, Go to your land: for Yah Veh refuses to allow me to go with you. 14 And the governors of Moab rise and go to Balaq and say, Bilam refuses to come with us. 15 And Balaq adds yet to send governors, greater and more honorable than they: 16 and they come to Bilam, and say to him, Thus says Balaq the son of Sippor, Let naught, I beseech you, hinder you from coming to me: 17 for in honoring, I honor you mightily and I work whatever you say to me: go, I beseech you, curse this people for me. 18 And Bilam answers and says to the servants of Balaq, If Balaq give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot trespass the mouth of Yah Veh my Elohim, to work less or greater: 19 and now, I beseech you, settle you also here this night, so that I know what Yah Veh adds to word to me. 20
BILAM AND THE ANGEL OF YAH VEH
And Elohim comes to Bilam at night and says to him, If the men come to call you, rise and go with them; and work the word I word to you. 21 And Bilam rises in the morning and harnesses his she burro and goes with the governors of Moab: 22 and Elohim kindles his wrath, because he goes: and the angel of Yah Veh stands in the way - a satan against him: and he rides his she burro and with his two lads. 23 And the she burro sees the angel of Yah Veh stationed in the way with his sword drawn in his hand: and the she burro deviates from the way and goes into the field. - and Bilam smites the she burro to deviate her into the way. 24 And the angel of Yah Veh stands in a path of the vineyards - a wall on this side and a wall on that side: 25 and the she burro sees the angel of Yah Veh and she presses to the wall and presses the foot of Bilam against the wall: - and he smites her again. 26 And the angel of Yah Veh passes again and stands in a constricted place where there is no way to turn - either to the right or to the left: 27 and the she burro sees the angel of Yah Veh and she crouches under Bilam: and Bilam kindles his wrath and smites the she burro with a staff. 28 And Yah Veh opens the mouth of the she burro and she says to Bilam, What work I to you, that you smite me these three paces? 29 And Bilam says to the she burro, Because you exploit me: O that a sword become in my hand, for by now I had slaughtered you. 30 And the she burro says to Bilam, Am not I your she burro whom you rode ever since I was yours - to this day? In using, have I ever been used to work thus to you? And he says, No. 31 And Yah Veh exposes the eyes of Bilam and he sees the angel of Yah Veh stationed in the way with his sword drawn in his hand: and he bows and prostrates on his nostrils. 32 And the angel of Yah Veh says to him, Why smite you your she burro these three paces? Behold, I - I go out to be a satan to you, because your way is precipitous in front of me: 33 and the she burro sees me and deviates her face from me these three paces: had she not deviated her face from me, surely by now I had slaughtered you and preserved her alive. 34 And Bilam says to the angel of Yah Veh, I sinned! For I knew not that you stationed yourself in the way to confront me: and now, if it vilifies in your eyes, I turn back. 35 And the angel of Yah Veh says to Bilam, Go with the men: finally, word the word I word to you. - and Bilam goes with the governors of Balaq. 36 And when Balaq hears that Bilam comes, he goes out to meet him to a city of Moab in the border of Arnon - in the end border. 37 And Balaq says to Bilam, In sending, send I not to you to call you? Why come you not to me? Am I not truly able to honor you? 38 And Bilam says to Balaq, behold, I come to you: in being able, am I able to word aught? The word Elohim puts in my mouth, I word. 39 And Bilam goes with Balaq and they come to Qiryath Husoth: 40 and Balaq sacrifices oxen and flocks and sends to Bilam and to the governors with him: 41 and so be it, on the morrow, Balaq takes Bilam and ascends him to Bamah Baal - there to see the ends of the people.