The Prophecy from Peor
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When Balaam saw that it pleased IAUA to bless Israel, he went not, as at the other times, to meet with enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness.
E | UIRE | BLOM | KI | TUB | BOINI | IAUA | LBRK | ETh-
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| and·fear | in·to·? | that | good | in·? | IAUA | to·bless | the
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| IShREL | ULE- | ALK | KFOM- | BFOM | LQRETh | NChShIM
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| Israel | and·not | the·to·as | as·? | in·? | to·? | we·?
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| UIShTh | EL- | AMDBR | FNIU
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| and·he-will·? | this | the·from·? | ?
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2
Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel dwelling tribe by tribe; and the spirit of God came on him.
B | UIShE | BLOM | ETh- | OINIU | UIRE | ETh- | IShREL
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| and·he-will·? | in·to·? | the | ? | and·fear | the | Israel
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| ShKN | LShBTIU | UThAI | OLIU | RUCh | ELAIM
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| ? | to·? | and·? | ? | breath | God
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3
He took up his parable, and said: The saying of Balaam the son of Beor, and the saying of the man whose eye is opened;
G | UIShE | MShLU | UIEMR
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| and·he-will·? | from·? | and·he-will·say
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| NEM | BLOM | BNU | BOR
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| we·I-will·from | in·to·? | in·we·and | burn
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| UNEM | AGBR | ShThM | AOIN
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| and·we·I-will·from | the·? | ? | the·?
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4
The saying of him who hears the words of God, who sees the vision of the Almighty, fallen down, yet with opened eyes:
D | NEM | ShMO | EMRI- | EL | EShR | MChZA
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| we·I-will·from | ? | I-will·from·? | this | which | from·?
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| ShDI | IChZA | NFL | UGLUI | OINIM
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| ? | he-will·? | we·? | and·? | ?
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5
How goodly are your tents, O Jacob, your dwellings, O Israel!
A | MA- | TBU | EALIK | IOQB
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| from·the | ? | I-will·the·to·he-will·as | he-will·?
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| MShKNThIK | IShREL
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| from·? | Israel
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As valleys stretched out, as gardens by the river-side; as aloes planted of IAUA, as cedars beside the waters;
U | KNChLIM | NTIU | KGNTh | OLI | NAR | KEALIM
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| as·we·? | we·? | as·? | ? | we·the·? | as·I-will·the·to·sea
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| NTO | IAUA | KERZIM | OLI- | MIM
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| we·plant | IAUA | as·I-will·? | ? | waters
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7
Water shall flow from his branches, and his seed shall be in many waters; and his king shall be higher than Agag, and his kingdom shall be exalted.
Z | IZL- | MIM | MDLIU | UZROU | BMIM | RBIM
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| he-will·? | waters | from·? | and·seedings | in·waters | ?
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| UIRM | MEGG | MLKU | UThNShE
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| and·he-will·? | from·I-will·? | from·to·as·and | and·?
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8
God who brought him forth out of Egypt is for him like the lofty horns of the wild-ox; he shall eat up the nations that are his adversaries, and shall break their bones in pieces, and pierce them through with his arrows.
Ch | EL | MUTsIEU | MMTsRIM | KThUOFTh | REM | LU
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| this | from·and·? | from·from·? | as·? | ? | to·and
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| IEKL | GUIM | TsRIU | UOTsMThIAM | IGRM
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| he-will·I-will·all | ? | ? | and·? | he-will·?
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| UChTsIU | IMChTs
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| and·? | he-will·from·?
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9
He couched, he lay down as a lion, and as a lioness; who shall rouse him up? Blessed be every one that blesses you, and cursed be every one that curses you.
T | KRO | ShKB | KERI | UKLBIE
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| as·? | ? | as·I-will·? | and·as·to·in·he-will·I-will
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| MI | IQIMNU | MBRKIK | BRUK | UERRIK
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| from·he-will | he-will·? | from·in·? | in·? | and·I-will·?
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10
Balak's anger was kindled against Balaam, and he smote his hands together; and Balak said to Balaam: 'I called you to curse mine enemies, and, behold, you have altogether blessed them these three times.
I | UIChR- | EF | BLQ | EL- | BLOM
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| and·he-will·? | nostril | in·to·? | this | in·to·?
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| UISFQ | ETh- | KFIU | UIEMR | BLQ | EL-
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| and·he-will·? | the | as·? | and·he-will·say | in·to·? | this
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| BLOM | LQB | EIBI | QREThIK
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| in·to·? | to·? | I-will·he-will·in·he-will | ?
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| UANA | BRKTh | BRK | ZA | ShLSh | FOMIM
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| and·listen | in·? | bless | ? | ? | ?
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11
Therefore now flee you to your place; I thought to promote you to great honor; but, lo, IAUA has kept you back from honor.'
IE | UOThA | BRCh- | LK | EL- | MQUMK | EMRThI | KBD
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| and·? | in·? | to·as | this | from·? | I-will·from·? | as·in·?
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| EKBDK | UANA | MNOK | IAUA
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| I-will·as·in·? | and·listen | from·we·? | IAUA
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12
Balaam said to Balak: 'Spoke I not also to your messengers that you didst send to me, saying:
IB | UIEMR | BLOM | EL- | BLQ | ALE | GM | EL-
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| and·he-will·say | in·to·? | this | in·to·? | the·not | ? | this
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| MLEKIK | EShR- | ShLChTh
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| from·to·I-will·as·he-will·as | which | ?
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| ELI | DBRThI | LEMR
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| I-will·to·he-will | ? | to·say
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13
If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the word of IAUA, to do either good or bad of mine own mind; what IAUA speaks, that will I speak?
IG | EM- | IThN- | LI | BLQ | MLE
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| I-will·from | give | to·he-will | in·to·? | from·not
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| BIThU | KSF | UZAB | LE | EUKL | LOBR | ETh-
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| in·he-will·? | as·? | and·? | not | I-will·and·all | to·? | the
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| FI | IAUA | LOShUTh | TUBA | EU | ROA
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| ? | IAUA | to·make | ? | I-will·and | ?
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| MLBI | EShR- | IDBR | IAUA | EThU
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| from·to·in·he-will | which | he-will·? | IAUA | him
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14
Now, behold, I go to my people; come, and I will announce to you what this people shall do to your people in the end of days.'
ID | UOThA | ANNI | AULK | LOMI
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| and·? | the·we·we·he-will | the·and·to·as | to·?
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| LKA | EIOTsK | EShR | IOShA | AOM
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| to·as·the | I-will·he-will·? | which | he-will·make | the·?
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| AZA | LOMK | BEChRITh | AIMIM
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| the·? | to·? | in·I-will·? | the·seas
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15
He took up his parable, and said: The saying of Balaam the son of Beor, and the saying of the man whose eye is opened;
TU | UIShE | MShLU | UIEMR
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| and·he-will·? | from·? | and·he-will·say
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| NEM | BLOM | BNU | BOR
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| we·I-will·from | in·to·? | in·we·and | burn
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| UNEM | AGBR | ShThM | AOIN
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| and·we·I-will·from | the·? | ? | the·?
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16
The saying of him who hears the words of God, and knows the knowledge of the Most High, who sees the vision of the Almighty, fallen down, yet with opened eyes:
TZ | NEM | ShMO | EMRI- | EL
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| we·I-will·from | ? | I-will·from·? | this
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| UIDO | DOTh | OLIUN | MChZA | ShDI | IChZA | NFL
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| and·he-will·? | ? | ? | from·? | ? | he-will·? | we·?
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17
I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not nigh; there shall step forth a star out of Jacob, and a scepter shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite through the corners of Moab, and break down all the sons of Seth.
IZ | ERENU | ULE | OThA | EShURNU | ULE | QRUB | DRK
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| I-will·? | and·not | ? | I-will·? | and·not | ? | ?
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| KUKB | MIOQB | UQM | ShBT | MIShREL
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| as·and·as·in | from·he-will·? | and·? | ? | from·Israel
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| UMChTs | FEThI | MUEB | UQRQR | KL-
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| and·from·? | ? | from·and·father | and·? | all
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| BNI- | ShTh
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| in·we·he-will | ?
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18
Edom shall be a possession, Seir also, even his enemies, shall be a possession; while Israel does valiantly.
ICh | UAIA | EDUM | IRShA
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| and·the·he-will·the | I-will·? | he-will·?
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| UAIA | IRShA | ShOIR
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| and·the·he-will·the | he-will·? | ?
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| EIBIU | UIShREL | OShA | ChIL
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| I-will·he-will·in·he-will·and | and·Israel | make | ?
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19
Out of Jacob shall one have dominion, and shall destroy the remnant from the city.
IT | UIRD | MIOQB
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| and·he-will·? | from·he-will·?
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| UAEBID | ShRID | MOIR
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| and·the·I-will·in·he-will·? | ? | from·?
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20
He looked on Amalek, and took up his parable, and said: Amalek was the first of the nations; but his end shall come to destruction.
K | UIRE | ETh- | OMLQ | UIShE | MShLU
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| and·fear | the | ? | and·he-will·? | from·?
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| UIEMR | REShITh | GUIM | OMLQ | UEChRIThU | ODI
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| and·he-will·say | first | ? | ? | and·I-will·? | ?
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21
He looked on the Kenite, and took up his parable, and said: Though firm be your dwelling-place, and though your nest be set in the rock;
KE | UIRE | ETh- | AQINI | UIShE | MShLU
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| and·fear | the | the·? | and·he-will·? | from·?
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| UIEMR | EIThN | MUShBK | UShIM | BSLO
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| and·he-will·say | I-will·give | from·and·? | and·? | in·?
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22
Nevertheless Kain shall be wasted; How long? Asshur shall carry you away captive.
KB | KI | EM- | IAIA | LBOR | QIN | OD- | MA
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| that | I-will·from | is | to·burn | ? | ? | from·the
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23
He took up his parable, and said: Alas, who shall live after God has appointed him?
KG | UIShE | MShLU | UIEMR
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| and·he-will·? | from·? | and·he-will·say
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| EUI | MI | IChIA
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| I-will·and·he-will | from·he-will | he-will·life
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24
But ships shall come from the coast of Kittim, and they shall afflict Asshur, and shall afflict Eber, and he also shall come to destruction.
KD | UTsIM | MID | KThIM | UONU | EShUR | UONU- | OBR
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| and·? | from·he-will·? | as·? | and·? | I-will·? | and·? | ?
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| UGM- | AUE | ODI | EBD
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| and·? | the·and·I-will | ? | I-will·in·?
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25
Balaam rose up, and went and returned to his place; and Balak also went his way.
KA | UIQM | BLOM | UILK
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| and·he-will·? | in·to·? | and·he-will·to·as
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| UIShB | LMQMU | UGM- | BLQ | ALK
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| and·he-will·? | to·from·? | and·? | in·to·? | the·to·as
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