יַנְחֵ֨נִי brought me yan·ḥê·nî מִן־ from min- אֲ֠רָם Aram , ’ă·rām מֶֽלֶךְ־ the king me·leḵ- מוֹאָב֙ of Moab mō·w·’āḇ מֵֽהַרְרֵי־ from the mountains mê·har·rê- קֶ֔דֶם of the east . qe·ḏem לְכָה֙ ‘ Come,’ he said , lə·ḵāh אָֽרָה־ ‘ put a curse ’ā·rāh- יַעֲקֹ֔ב on Jacob ya·‘ă·qōḇ לִּ֣י for me ; lî וּלְכָ֖ה come ū·lə·ḵāh זֹעֲמָ֥ה [and] denounce zō·‘ă·māh יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ Israel ! ’ yiś·rā·’êl Numbers 23:8 מָ֣ה How māh קַבֹּ֖ה can I curse [what] qab·bōh אֵ֑ל God ’êl לֹ֥א has not lō אֶקֹּ֔ב cursed ? ’eq·qōḇ וּמָ֣ה How ū·māh אֶזְעֹ֔ם can I denounce [what] ’ez·‘ōm יְהוָֽה׃ YHWH Yah·weh לֹ֥א has not lō זָעַ֖ם denounced ? zā·‘am Numbers 23:9 כִּֽי־ For kî- אֶרְאֶ֔נּוּ I see them ’er·’en·nū מֵרֹ֤אשׁ from atop mê·rōš צֻרִים֙ the rocky cliffs , ṣu·rîm אֲשׁוּרֶ֑נּוּ and I watch them ’ă·šū·ren·nū וּמִגְּבָע֖וֹת from the hills . ū·mig·gə·ḇā·‘ō·wṯ הֶן־ Behold , hen- עָם֙ a people ‘ām יִשְׁכֹּ֔ן dwelling yiš·kōn לְבָדָ֣ד apart , lə·ḇā·ḏāḏ לֹ֥א not lō יִתְחַשָּֽׁב׃ reckoning themselves yiṯ·ḥaš·šāḇ וּבַגּוֹיִ֖ם among the nations . ū·ḇag·gō·w·yim Numbers 23:10 מִ֤י Who mî מָנָה֙ can count mā·nāh עֲפַ֣ר the dust ‘ă·p̄ar יַעֲקֹ֔ב of Jacob ya·‘ă·qōḇ וּמִסְפָּ֖ר or number ū·mis·pār אֶת־ - ’eṯ- רֹ֣בַע [even] a fourth rō·ḇa‘ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל of Israel ? yiś·rā·’êl נַפְשִׁי֙ Let me nap̄·šî תָּמֹ֤ת die tā·mōṯ מ֣וֹת the death mō·wṯ יְשָׁרִ֔ים of the righteous ; yə·šā·rîm אַחֲרִיתִ֖י let my end ’a·ḥă·rî·ṯî וּתְהִ֥י be ū·ṯə·hî כָּמֹֽהוּ׃ like theirs ! ” kā·mō·hū Numbers 23:11 בָּלָק֙ Then Balak bā·lāq וַיֹּ֤אמֶר said way·yō·mer אֶל־ to ’el- בִּלְעָ֔ם Balaam , bil·‘ām מֶ֥ה “ What meh עָשִׂ֖יתָ have you done ‘ā·śî·ṯā לִ֑י to me ? lî לְקַחְתִּ֔יךָ I brought you [here] lə·qaḥ·tî·ḵā לָקֹ֤ב to curse lā·qōḇ אֹיְבַי֙ my enemies , ’ō·yə·ḇay וְהִנֵּ֖ה and behold , wə·hin·nêh בֵּרַ֥כְתָּ you have only blessed bê·raḵ·tā בָרֵֽךְ׃ them ! ” ḇā·rêḵ Numbers 23:12 וַיַּ֖עַן But [Balaam] replied , way·ya·‘an וַיֹּאמַ֑ר . . . way·yō·mar הֲלֹ֗א “ Should I not hă·lō אֵת֩ - ’êṯ לְדַבֵּֽר׃ speak lə·ḏab·bêr אֲשֶׁ֨ר exactly what ’ă·šer יְהוָה֙ YHWH Yah·weh יָשִׂ֤ים puts yā·śîm בְּפִ֔י in my mouth bə·p̄î אֹת֥וֹ - ’ō·ṯōw אֶשְׁמֹ֖ר - ? ” ’eš·mōr Numbers 23:13 בָּלָ֗ק Then Balak bā·lāq וַיֹּ֨אמֶר said way·yō·mer אֵלָ֜יו to him , ’ê·lāw לְךָ “ Please come lə·ḵå̄ נָּ֨א . . . אִתִּ֜י with me ’it·tî

