Numbers 24

1 When Balaam saw that it pleased Yahweh to bless Israel, he didn’t go, as at the other times, to use divination, but he set his face 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 Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel dwelling according to their tribes; 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 took up his parable, and said, “Balaam the son of Beor says, the man whose eyes are open says;

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 says, who hears the words of God, who sees the vision of the Almighty, falling down, and having his eyes open:

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

5 How goodly are your tents, Jacob, and your dwellings, Israel!

what? be pleasing tent your Jacob tabernacle your Israel

6 As valleys they are spread out, as gardens by the riverside, as aloes which Yahweh has planted, as cedar trees 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 shall flow from his buckets. His seed shall be in many waters. His king shall be higher than Agag. His kingdom shall be exalted.

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. He has as it were the strength of the wild ox. He shall consume the nations his adversaries, shall break their bones in pieces, and pierce 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 couched, he lay down as a lion, as a lioness; who shall rouse him up? Everyone who blesses you is blessed. Everyone who curses you is 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 burned against Balaam, and he struck his hands together. Balak said to Balaam, “I called you to curse my enemies, and, behold, you have altogether blessed them these 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 Therefore, flee to your place, now! I thought to promote you to great honor; but, behold, Yahweh has kept you back from honor.”

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 Balaam said to Balak, “Didn’t I also tell your messengers whom you sent to me, saying,

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 ‘If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I can’t go beyond Yahweh’s word, to do either good or bad from my own mind. I will say what Yahweh says’?

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 Now, behold, I go to my people. Come, I will inform you what this people shall do to your people in the latter days.”

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 He took up his parable, and said, “Balaam the son of Beor says, the man whose eyes are open says;

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 he says, who hears the words of God, knows the knowledge of the Most High, and who sees the vision of the Almighty, falling down, and having his eyes open:

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 not now. I see him, but not near. A star will come out of Jacob. A scepter will rise out of Israel, and shall strike through the corners of Moab, and crush all the sons of Sheth.

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 Edom shall be a possession. Seir, his enemy, also shall be a possession, while Israel does valiantly.

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

19 Out of Jacob shall one have dominion, and shall destroy the remnant from the city.”

and to rule from Jacob and to perish survivor from city

20 He looked at Amalek, and took up his parable, and said, “Amalek was the first of the nations, but his latter end shall come to 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 He looked at the Kenite, and took up his parable, and said, “Your dwelling place is strong. Your nest is set in the rock.

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 Kain shall be wasted, until Asshur 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 He took up his parable, and said, “Alas, who shall live when God does this?

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

24 But ships shall come from the coast of Kittim. They shall afflict Asshur, and shall afflict Eber. He also shall come to destruction.”

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

25 Balaam rose up, and went and returned to his place; and Balak also went his way.

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