בִלְעָ֑ם Balaam ḇil·‘ām בָ֣א was coming , ḇā וַיֵּצֵ֨א he went out way·yê·ṣê לִקְרָאת֜וֹ to meet him liq·rā·ṯōw אֶל־ at ’el- מוֹאָ֗ב the Moabite mō·w·’āḇ אֲשֶׁר֙ - ’ă·šer עִ֣יר city ‘îr עַל־ on ‘al- אַרְנֹ֔ן the Arnon ’ar·nōn אֲשֶׁ֖ר - ’ă·šer גְּב֣וּל border , gə·ḇūl בִּקְצֵ֥ה at the edge biq·ṣêh הַגְּבֽוּל׃ of his territory . hag·gə·ḇūl Numbers 22:37 בָּלָ֜ק And [he] bā·lāq וַיֹּ֨אמֶר said way·yō·mer אֶל־ to ’el- בִּלְעָ֗ם Balaam , bil·‘ām הֲלֹא֩ “ Did I not hă·lō שָׁלֹ֨חַ send you an urgent summons šā·lō·aḥ שָׁלַ֤חְתִּי . . . šā·laḥ·tî אֵלֶ֙יךָ֙ . . . ’ê·le·ḵā לִקְרֹא־ . . . liq·rō- לָ֔ךְ . . . ? lāḵ לָ֥מָּה Why lām·māh לֹא־ vvv lō- הָלַ֖כְתָּ did you not come hā·laḵ·tā אֵלָ֑י to me ? ’ê·lāy הַֽאֻמְנָ֔ם Am I really ha·’um·nām לֹ֥א not lō אוּכַ֖ל able ’ū·ḵal כַּבְּדֶֽךָ׃ to richly reward you ? ” kab·bə·ḏe·ḵā Numbers 22:38 הִֽנֵּה־ “ See , hin·nêh- בָ֙אתִי֙ I have come ḇā·ṯî אֵלֶ֔יךָ to you , ” ’ê·le·ḵā בִּלְעָ֜ם Balaam bil·‘ām וַיֹּ֨אמֶר replied way·yō·mer אֶל־ - ’el- בָּלָ֗ק - , bā·lāq עַתָּ֕ה “ - ‘at·tāh הֲיָכ֥וֹל . . . hă·yā·ḵō·wl אוּכַ֖ל but can ’ū·ḵal דַּבֵּ֣ר I say dab·bêr מְא֑וּמָה just anything ? mə·’ū·māh אֲדַבֵּֽר׃ I must speak ’ă·ḏab·bêr הַדָּבָ֗ר only the word had·dā·ḇār אֲשֶׁ֨ר that ’ă·šer אֱלֹהִ֛ים God ’ĕ·lō·hîm יָשִׂ֧ים puts yā·śîm בְּפִ֖י in my mouth . ” bə·p̄î אֹת֥וֹ - ’ō·ṯōw Numbers 22:39 בִּלְעָ֖ם So Balaam bil·‘ām וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ accompanied way·yê·leḵ עִם־ . . . ‘im- בָּלָ֑ק Balak , bā·lāq וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ and they came way·yā·ḇō·’ū קִרְיַ֥ת vvv qir·yaṯ חֻצֽוֹת׃ to Kiriath-huzoth . ḥu·ṣō·wṯ Numbers 22:40 בָּלָ֖ק Balak bā·lāq וַיִּזְבַּ֥ח sacrificed way·yiz·baḥ בָּקָ֣ר cattle bā·qār וָצֹ֑אן and sheep , wā·ṣōn וַיְשַׁלַּ֣ח and he gave [portions] way·šal·laḥ לְבִלְעָ֔ם to Balaam lə·ḇil·‘ām וְלַשָּׂרִ֖ים and the princes wə·laś·śā·rîm אֲשֶׁ֥ר who ’ă·šer אִתּֽוֹ׃ were with him . ’it·tōw Numbers 22:41 וַיְהִ֣י vvv way·hî בַבֹּ֔קֶר The next morning , ḇab·bō·qer בָּלָק֙ Balak bā·lāq אֶת־ - ’eṯ- וַיִּקַּ֤ח took way·yiq·qaḥ בִּלְעָ֔ם Balaam bil·‘ām וַֽיַּעֲלֵ֖הוּ and brought him way·ya·‘ă·lê·hū בָּמ֣וֹת up to bā·mō·wṯ בָּ֑עַל Bamoth-baal . bā·‘al מִשָּׁ֖ם From there miš·šām וַיַּ֥רְא he could see way·yar קְצֵ֥ה the outskirts of the camp qə·ṣêh הָעָֽם׃ of the people . hā·‘ām Numbers 23:1 בִּלְעָם֙ Then Balaam bil·‘ām וַיֹּ֤אמֶר said way·yō·mer

