NUMBERS CHAPTER 13
Numbers 13:1 And YHWH speaketh unto Moses, saying,
13:2 `Send for thee men, and they spy the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the sons of Israel; one man, one man for the tribe of his fathers ye do send, every one a prince among them.'
13:3 And Moses sendeth them from the wilderness of Paran by the command of YHWH; all of them [are] men, heads of the sons of Israel they are,
13:4 and these their names: For the tribe of Reuben, Shammua son of Zaccur.
13:5 For the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat son of Hori.
13:6 For the tribe of Judah, Caleb son of Jephunneh.
13:7 For the tribe of Issachar, Igal son of Joseph.
13:8 For the tribe of Ephraim, Oshea, son of Nun.
13:9 For the tribe of Benjamin, Palti son of Raphu.
Numbers 13:10 For the tribe of Zebulun, Gaddiel son of Sodi.
13:11 For the tribe of Joseph, (for the tribe of Manasseh,) Gaddi son of Susi.
13:12 For the tribe of Dan, Ammiel son of Gemalli.
13:13 For the tribe of Asher, Sethur son of Michael.
13:14 For the tribe of Naphtali, Nahbi son of Vopshi.
13:15 For the tribe of Gad, Geuel son of Machi.
13:16 These [are] the names of the men whom Moses hath sent to spy the land; and Moses calleth Hoshea son of Nun, Jehoshua.
13:17 And Moses sendeth them to spy the land of Canaan, and saith unto them, `Go ye up this [way] into the south, and ye have gone up the mountain,
13:18 and have seen the land what it [is], and the people which is dwelling on it, whether it [is] strong or feeble; whether it [is] few or many;
13:19 and what the land [is] in which it is dwelling, whether it [is] good or bad; and what [are] the cities in which it is dwelling, whether in camps or in fortresses;
Numbers 13:20 And what the land [is], whether it [is] fat or lean; whether there is wood in it or not; and ye have strengthened yourselves, and have taken of the fruit of the land;' and the days [are] days of the first-fruits of grapes.
13:21 And they go up and spy the land, from the wilderness of Zin unto Rehob at the going in to Hamath;
13:22 and they go up by the south, and come in unto Hebron, and there [are] Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, children of Anak (and Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt),
13:23 and they come in unto the brook of Eshcol, and cut down thence a branch and one cluster of grapes, and they bear it on a staff by two, also [some] of the pomegranates, and of the figs.
13:24 That place hath [one] called Brook of Eshcol, because of the cluster which the sons of Israel cut from thence.
13:25 And they turn back from spying the land at the end of forty days.
13:26 And they go and come in unto Moses, and unto Aaron, and unto all the company of the sons of Israel, unto the wilderness of Paran, to Kadesh; and they bring them and all the company back word, and shew them the fruit of the land.
13:27 And they recount to him, and say, `We came in unto the land whither thou hast sent us, and also it [is] flowing with milk and honey -- and this [is] its fruit;
13:28 only, surely the people which is dwelling in the land [is] strong; and the cities are fenced, very great; and also children of Anak we have seen there.
13:29 Amalek is dwelling in the land of the south, and the Hittite, and the Jebusite, and the Amorite is dwelling in the hill country, and the Canaanite is dwelling by the sea, and by the side of the Jordan.'
Numbers 13:30 And Caleb stilleth the people concerning Moses, and saith, `Let us certainly go up -- and we have possessed it; for we are thoroughly able for it.'
13:31 And the men who have gone up with him said, `We are not able to go up against the people, for it [is] stronger than we;'
13:32 and they bring out an evil account of the land which they have spied unto the sons of Israel, saying, `The land into which we passed over to spy it, is a land eating up its inhabitants; and all the people whom we saw in its midst [are] men of stature;
13:33 and there we saw the Nephilim, sons of Anak, of the Nephilim; and we are in our own eyes as grasshoppers; and so we were in their eyes.'
NUMBERS CHAPTER 14
Numbers 14:1 And all the company lifteth up and give forth their voice, and the people weep during that night;
14:2 and all the sons of Israel murmur against Moses, and against Aaron, and all the company say unto them, `O that we had died in the land of Egypt, or in this wilderness, O that we had died!
14:3 and why is YHWH bringing us in unto this land to fall by the sword? our wives and our infants are become a prey; is it not good for us to turn back to Egypt?'
14:4 And they say one unto another, `Let us appoint a head, and turn back to Egypt.'
14:5 And Moses falleth -- Aaron also -- on their faces, before all the assembly of the company of the sons of Israel.
14:6 And Joshua son of Nun, and Caleb son of Jephunneh, of those spying the land, have rent their garments,
14:7 and they speak unto all the company of the sons of Israel, saying, `The land into which we have passed over to spy it, [is] a very very good land;
14:8 if YHWH hath delighted in us, then He hath brought us in unto this land, and hath given it to us, a land which is flowing with milk and honey;
14:9 only, against YHWH rebel not ye: and ye, fear not ye the people of the land, for our bread they [are]; their defence hath turned aside from off them, and YHWH [is] with us; fear them not.'
Numbers 14:10 And all the company say to stone them with stones, and the honour of YHWH hath appeared in the tent of meeting unto all the sons of Israel.
14:11 And YHWH saith unto Moses, `Until when doth this people despise Me? and until when do they not believe in Me, for all the signs which I have done in its midst?
14:12 I smite it with pestilence, and dispossess it, and make thee become a nation greater and mightier than it.'
14:13 And Moses saith unto YHWH, `Then have the Egyptians heard! for Thou hast brought up with Thy power this people out of their midst,
14:14 and they have said [it] unto the inhabitant of this land, they have heard that Thou, YHWH, [art] in the midst of this people, that eye to eye Thou art seen -- O YHWH, and Thy cloud is standing over them, -- and in a pillar of cloud Thou art going before them by day, and in a pillar of fire by night.
14:15 `And Thou hast put to death this people as one man, and the nations who have heard Thy fame have spoken, saying,
14:16 From YHWH's want of ability to bring in this people unto the land which He hath sworn to them -- He doth slaughter them in the wilderness.
14:17 `And now, let, I pray Thee, the power of my Lord be great, as Thou hast spoken, saying:
14:18 YHWH [is] slow to anger, and of great kindness; bearing away iniquity and transgression, and not entirely acquitting, charging iniquity of fathers on sons, on a third [generation], and on a fourth; --
14:19 forgive, I pray Thee, the iniquity of this people, according to the greatness of Thy kindness, and as Thou hast borne with this people from Egypt, even until now.'
Numbers 14:20 And YHWH saith, `I have forgiven, according to thy word;
14:21 and yet, I live -- and it is filled -- the whole earth -- [with] the honour of YHWH;
14:22 for all the men who are seeing My honour, and My signs, which I have done in Egypt, and in the wilderness, and try Me these ten times, and have not hearkened to My voice --
14:23 they see not the land which I have sworn to their fathers, yea, none of those despising Me see it;
14:24 and My servant Caleb, because there hath been another spirit with him, and he is fully after Me -- I have brought him in unto the land whither he hath entered, and his seed doth possess it.
14:25 `And the Amalekite and the Canaanite are dwelling in the valley; to-morrow turn ye and journey for yourselves into the wilderness -- the way of the Red Sea.'
14:26 And YHWH speaketh unto Moses, and unto Aaron, saying,
14:27 `Until when hath this evil company that which they are murmuring against Me? the murmurings of the sons of Israel, which they are murmuring against Me, I have heard;
14:28 say unto them, I live -- an affirmation of YHWH -- if, as ye have spoken in Mine ears -- so I do not to you;
14:29 in this wilderness do your carcases fall, even all your numbered ones, to all your number, from a son of twenty years and upward, who have murmured against Me;
Numbers 14:30 ye -- ye come not in unto the land which I have lifted up My hand to cause you to tabernacle in it, except Caleb son of Jephunneh, and Joshua son of Nun.
14:31 `As to your infants -- of whom ye have said, A spoil they are become -- I have even brought them in, and they have known the land which ye have kicked against;
14:32 as to you -- your carcases do fall in this wilderness,
14:33 and your sons are evil in the wilderness forty years, and have borne your whoredoms till your carcases are consumed in the wilderness;
14:34 by the number of the days [in] which ye spied the land, forty days, -- a day for a year, a day for a year -- ye do bear your iniquities, forty years, and ye have known my breaking off;
14:35 I [am] YHWH, I have spoken; if I do not this to all this evil company who are meeting against me; -- in this wilderness they are consumed, and there they die.'
14:36 And the men whom Moses hath sent to spy the land, and they turn back and cause all the company to murmur against him, by bringing out an evil account concerning the land,
14:37 even the men bringing out an evil account of the land die by the plague before YHWH;
14:38 and Joshua son of Nun, and Caleb son of Jephunneh, have lived of those men who go to spy out the land.
14:39 And Moses speaketh these words unto all the sons of Israel, and the people mourn exceedingly,
Numbers 14:40 and they rise early in the morning, and go up unto the top of the mountain, saying, `Here we [are], and we have come up unto the place which YHWH hath spoken of, for we have sinned.'
14:41 And Moses saith, `Why [is] this? -- ye are transgressing the command of YHWH, and it doth not prosper;
14:42 go not up, for YHWH is not in your midst, and ye are not smitten before your enemies;
14:43 for the Amalekite and the Canaanite [are] there before you, and ye have fallen by the sword, because that ye have turned back from after YHWH, and YHWH is not with you.'
14:44 And they presume to go up unto the top of the mountain, and the ark of the covenant of YHWH and Moses have not departed out of the midst of the camp.
14:45 And the Amalekite and the Canaanite who are dwelling in that mountain come down and smite them, and beat them down -- unto Hormah.
NUMBERS CHAPTER 15
Numbers 15:1 And YHWH speaketh unto Moses, saying,
15:2 `Speak unto the sons of Israel, and thou hast said unto them, When ye come in unto the land of your dwellings, which I am giving to you,
15:3 then ye have prepared a fire-offering to YHWH, a burnt-offering, or a sacrifice, at separating a vow or free-will-offering, or in your appointed things, to make a sweet fragrance to YHWH, out of the herd, or out of the flock.
15:4 `And he who is bringing near his offering to YHWH hath brought near a present of flour, a tenth deal, mixed with a fourth of the hin of oil;
15:5 and wine for a libation, a fourth of the hin thou dost prepare for the burnt-offering or for a sacrifice, for the one lamb;
15:6 or for a ram thou dost prepare a present of flour, two-tenth deals, mixed with oil, a third of the hin;
15:7 and wine for a libation, a third part of the hin, thou dost bring near -- a sweet fragrance to YHWH.
15:8 `And when thou makest a son of the herd a burnt-offering or a sacrifice, at separating a vow or peace-offerings to YHWH,
15:9 then he hath brought near for the son of the herd a present of flour, three-tenth deals, mixed with oil, a half of the hin;
Numbers 15:10 and wine thou bringest near for a libation, a half of the hin -- a fire-offering of sweet fragrance to YHWH;
15:11 thus it is done for the one ox, or for the one ram, or for a lamb of the sheep or of the goats.
15:12 `According to the number that ye prepare, so ye do to each, according to their number;
15:13 every native doth thus with these, at bringing near a fire-offering of sweet fragrance to YHWH;
15:14 and when a sojourner sojourneth with you, or whoso [is] in your midst to your generations, and he hath made a fire-offering of sweet fragrance to YHWH, as ye do so he doth.
15:15 `One statute is for you of the congregation and for the sojourner who is sojourning, a statute age-during to your generations: as ye [are] so is the sojourner before YHWH;
15:16 one law and one ordinance is to you and to the sojourner who is sojourning with you.'
15:17 And YHWH speaketh unto Moses, saying,
15:18 `Speak unto the sons of Israel, and thou hast said unto them, In your coming in unto the land whither I am bringing you in,
15:19 then it hath been, in your eating of the bread of the land, ye heave up a heave-offering to YHWH;
Numbers 15:20 the beginning of your dough a cake ye heave up -- a heave-offering; as the heave-offering of a threshing-floor, so ye do heave it.
15:21 Of the beginning of your dough ye do give to YHWH a heave-offering -- to your generations.
15:22 `And when ye err, and do not all these commands which YHWH hath spoken unto Moses,
15:23 the whole that YHWH hath charged upon you by the hand of Moses, from the day that YHWH hath commanded, and henceforth, to your generations,
15:24 then it hath been, if from the eyes of the company it hath been done in ignorance, that all the company have prepared one bullock, a son of the herd, for a burnt-offering, for sweet fragrance to YHWH, and its present, and its libation, according to the ordinance, and one kid of the goats for a sin-offering.
15:25 `And the priest hath made atonement for all the company of the sons of Israel, and it hath been forgiven them, for it [is] ignorance, and they -- they have brought in their offering, a fire-offering to YHWH, even their sin-offering before YHWH for their ignorance;
15:26 and it hath been forgiven to all the company of the sons of Israel, and to the sojourner who is sojourning in their midst; for to all the company [it is done] in ignorance.
15:27 `And if one person sin in ignorance, then he hath brought near a she-goat, daughter of a year, for a sin-offering;
15:28 and the priest hath made atonement for the person who is erring, in his sinning in ignorance before YHWH, by making atonement for him, and it hath been forgiven him;
15:29 for the native among the sons of Israel, and for the sojourner who is sojourning in their midst -- one law is to you, for him who is doing [anything] through ignorance.
Numbers 15:30 `And the person who doth [aught] with a high hand -- of the native or of the sojourner -- YHWH he is reviling, and that person hath been cut off from the midst of his people;
15:31 because the word of YHWH he despised, and His command hath broken -- that person is certainly cut off; his iniquity [is] on him.'
15:32 And the sons of Israel are in the wilderness, and they find a man gathering wood on the sabbath-day,
15:33 and those finding him gathering wood bring him near unto Moses, and unto Aaron, and unto all the company,
15:34 and they place him in ward, for it [is] not explained what is [to be] done to him.
15:35 And YHWH saith unto Moses, `The man is certainly put to death, all the company stoning him with stones, at the outside of the camp.'
15:36 And all the company bring him out unto the outside of the camp, and stone him with stones, and he dieth, as YHWH hath commanded Moses.
15:37 And YHWH speaketh unto Moses, saying,
15:38 `Speak unto the sons of Israel, and thou hast said unto them, and they have made for themselves fringes on the skirts of their garments, to their generations, and they have put on the fringe of the skirt a ribbon of blue,
15:39 and it hath been to you for a fringe, and ye have seen it, and have remembered all the commands of YHWH, and have done them, and ye search not after your heart, and after your eyes, after which ye are going a-whoring;
Numbers 15:40 so that ye remember and have done all My commands, and ye have been holy to your God;
15:41 I [am] YHWH your God, who hath brought you out from the land of Egypt to become your God; I, YHWH, [am] your God.'
NUMBERS CHAPTER 16
Numbers 16:1 And Korah, son of Izhar, son of Kohath, son of Levi, taketh both Dathan and Abiram sons of Eliab, and On son of Peleth, sons of Reuben,
16:2 and they rise up before Moses, with men of the sons of Israel, two hundred and fifty, princes of the company, called of the convention, men of name,
16:3 and they are assembled against Moses and against Aaron, and say unto them, `Enough of you! for all the company -- all of them [are] holy, and in their midst [is] YHWH; and wherefore do ye lift yourselves up above the assembly of YHWH?'
16:4 And Moses heareth, and falleth on his face,
16:5 and he speaketh unto Korah, and unto all his company, saying, `Morning! -- and YHWH is knowing those who are his, and him who is holy, and hath brought near unto Him; even him whom He doth fix on He bringeth near unto Him.
16:6 This do: take to yourselves censers, Korah, and all his company,
16:7 and put in them fire, and put on them perfume, before YHWH to-morrow, and it hath been, the man whom YHWH chooseth, he [is] the holy one; -- enough of you, sons of Levi.'
16:8 And Moses saith unto Korah, `Hear ye, I pray you, sons of Levi;
16:9 is it little to you that the God of Israel hath separated you from the company of Israel to bring you near unto Himself, to do the service of the tabernacle of YHWH, and to stand before the company to serve them? --
Numbers 16:10 yea, He doth bring thee near, and all thy brethren the sons of Levi with thee -- and ye have sought also the priesthood!
16:11 Therefore, thou and all thy company who are met [are] against YHWH; and Aaron, what [is] he, that ye murmur against him?'
16:12 And Moses sendeth to call for Dathan and for Abiram sons of Eliab, and they say, `We do not come up;
16:13 is it little that thou hast brought us up out of a land flowing with milk and honey to put us to death in a wilderness that thou also certainly makest thyself prince over us?
16:14 Yea, unto a land flowing with milk and honey thou hast not brought us in, nor dost thou give to us an inheritance of field and vineyard; the eyes of these men dost thou pick out? we do not come up.'
16:15 And it is very displeasing to Moses, and he saith unto YHWH, `Turn not Thou unto their present; not one ass from them have I taken, nor have I afflicted one of them.'
16:16 And Moses saith unto Korah, `Thou and all thy company, be ye before YHWH, thou, and they, and Aaron, to-morrow;
16:17 and take ye each his censer, and ye have put on them perfume, and brought near before YHWH, each his censer, two hundred and fifty censers; and thou and Aaron, each his censer.'
16:18 And they take each his censer, and put on them fire, and lay on them perfume, and they stand at the opening of the tent of meeting, with Moses and Aaron.
16:19 And Korah assembleth against them all the company unto the opening of the tent of meeting, and the honour of YHWH is seen by all the company.
Numbers 16:20 And YHWH speaketh unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,
16:21 `Be ye separated from the midst of this company, and I consume them in a moment;'
16:22 and they fall on their faces, and say, `God, God of the spirits of all flesh -- the one man sinneth, and against all the company Thou art wroth!'
16:23 And YHWH speaketh unto Moses, saying,
16:24 `Speak unto the company, saying, Go ye up from round about the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.'
16:25 And Moses riseth, and goeth unto Dathan and Abiram, and the elders of Israel go after him,
16:26 and he speaketh unto the company, saying, `Turn aside, I pray you, from the tents of these wicked men, and come not against anything that they have, lest ye be consumed in all their sins.'
16:27 And they go up from the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan and Abiram, from round about, and Dathan, and Abiram have come out, standing at the opening of their tents, and their wives, and their sons, and their infants.
16:28 And Moses saith, `By this ye do know that YHWH hath sent me to do all these works, that [they are] not from my own heart;
16:29 if according to the death of all men these die -- or the charge of all men is charged upon them -- YHWH hath not sent me;
Numbers 16:30 and if a strange thing YHWH do, and the ground hath opened her mouth and swallowed them, and all that they have, and they have gone down alive to Sheol -- then ye have known that these men have despised YHWH.'
16:31 And it cometh to pass at his finishing speaking all these words, that the ground which [is] under them cleaveth,
16:32 and the earth openeth her mouth, and swalloweth them, and their houses, and all the men who [are] for Korah, and all the goods,
16:33 and they go down, they, and all that they have, alive to Sheol, and the earth closeth over them, and they perish from the midst of the assembly;
16:34 and all Israel who [are] round about them have fled at their voice, for they said, `Lest the earth swallow us;'
16:35 and fire hath come out from YHWH, and consumeth the two hundred and fifty men bringing near the perfume.
16:36 And YHWH speaketh unto Moses, saying,
16:37 `Say unto Eleazar son of Aaron the priest, and he lifteth up the censers from the midst of the burning, and the fire scatter thou yonder, for they have been hallowed,
16:38 [even] the censers of these sinners against their own souls; and they have made them spread-out plates, a covering for the altar, for they have brought them near before YHWH, and they are hallowed; and they are become a sign to the sons of Israel.'
16:39 And Eleazar the priest taketh the brazen censers which they who are burnt had brought near, and they spread them out, a covering for the altar --
Numbers 16:40 a memorial to the sons of Israel, so that a stranger who is not of the seed of Aaron doth not draw near to make a perfume before YHWH, and is not as Korah, and as his company, -- as YHWH hath spoken by the hand of Moses to him.
16:41 And all the company of the sons of Israel murmur, on the morrow, against Moses and against Aaron, saying, `Ye -- ye have put to death the people of YHWH.'
16:42 And it cometh to pass, in the company being assembled against Moses and against Aaron, that they turn towards the tent of meeting, and lo, the cloud hath covered it, and the honour of YHWH is seen;
16:43 and Moses cometh -- Aaron also -- unto the front of the tent of meeting.
16:44 And YHWH speaketh unto Moses, saying,
16:45 `Get you up from the midst of this company, and I consume them in a moment;' and they fall on their faces,
16:46 and Moses saith unto Aaron, `Take the censer, and put on it fire from off the altar, and place perfume, and go, hasten unto the company, and make atonement for them, for the wrath hath gone out from the presence of YHWH -- the plague hath begun.'
16:47 And Aaron taketh as Moses hath spoken, and runneth unto the midst of the assembly, and lo, the plague hath begun among the people; and he giveth the perfume, and maketh atonement for the people,
16:48 and standeth between the dead and the living, and the plague is restrained;
16:49 and those who die by the plague are fourteen thousand and seven hundred, apart from those who die for the matter of Korah;
Numbers 16:50 and Aaron turneth back unto Moses, unto the opening of the tent of meeting, and the plague hath been restrained.
NUMBERS CHAPTER 17
Numbers 17:1 And YHWH speaketh unto Moses, saying,
17:2 `Speak unto the sons of Israel, and take from them each a rod, for a father's house, from all their princes, for the house of their fathers, twelve rods; the name of each thou dost write on his rod,
17:3 and Aaron's name thou dost write on the tribe of Levi; for one rod [is] for the head of their fathers' house:
17:4 and thou hast placed them in the tent of meeting, before the testimony, where I meet with you.
17:5 `And it hath come to pass, the man's rod on whom I fix doth flourish, and I have caused to cease from off me the murmurings of the sons of Israel, which they are murmuring against you.'
17:6 And Moses speaketh unto the sons of Israel, and all their princes give unto him one rod for a prince, one rod for a prince, for their fathers' house, twelve rods, and the rod of Aaron [is] in the midst of their rods;
17:7 and Moses placeth the rods before YHWH, in the tent of the testimony.
17:8 And it cometh to pass, on the morrow, that Moses goeth in unto the tent of the testimony, and lo, the rod of Aaron hath flourished for the house of Levi, and is bringing out flourishing, and doth blossom blossoms, and doth produce almonds;
17:9 and Moses bringeth out all the rods from before YHWH, unto all the sons of Israel, and they look, and take each his rod.
Numbers 17:10 And YHWH saith unto Moses, `Put back the rod of Aaron, before the testimony, for a charge, for a sign to the sons of rebellion, and thou dost remove their murmurings from off me, and they do not die;'
17:11 and Moses doth as YHWH hath commanded him; so he hath done.
17:12 And the sons of Israel speak unto Moses, saying, `Lo, we have expired; we have perished; we have all of us perished;
17:13 any who is at all drawing near unto the tabernacle of YHWH dieth; have we not been consumed -- to expire?'
NUMBERS CHAPTER 18
Numbers 18:1 And YHWH saith unto Aaron, `Thou, and thy sons, and the house of thy father with thee, do bear the iniquity of the sanctuary; and thou, and thy sons with thee, do bear the iniquity of your priesthood;
18:2 and also thy brethren, the tribe of Levi, the tribe of thy father, bring near with thee, and they are joined unto thee, and serve thee, even thou and thy sons with thee, before the tent of the testimony.
18:3 `And they have kept thy charge, and the charge of all the tent; only, unto the vessels of the sanctuary and unto the altar they do not come near, and they die not, either they or you;
18:4 and they have been joined unto thee, and have kept the charge of the tent of meeting, for all the service of the tent; and a stranger doth not come near unto you;
18:5 and ye have kept the charge of the sanctuary, and the charge of the altar, and there is no more wrath against the sons of Israel.
18:6 `And I, lo, I have taken your brethren the Levites from the midst of the sons of Israel; to you a gift they are given by YHWH, to do the service of the tent of meeting;
18:7 and thou, and thy sons with thee, do keep your priesthood, for everything of the altar, and within the vail, and ye have served; a service of gift I make your priesthood; and the stranger who is coming near is put to death.'
18:8 And YHWH speaketh unto Aaron: `And I, lo, I have given to thee the charge of My heave-offerings, of all the hallowed things of the sons of Israel -- to thee I have given them for the anointing, and to thy sons, by a statute age-during.
18:9 This is thine of the most holy things, from the fire: all their offering, to all their present, and to all their sin-offering, and to all their guilt-offering, which they give back to Me, is most holy to thee, and to thy sons;
Numbers 18:10 in the holy of holies thou dost eat it; every male doth eat it; holy it is to thee.
18:11 `And this [is] thine: the heave-offering of their gift, to all the wave-offerings of the sons of Israel, to thee I have given them, and to thy sons, and to thy daughters with thee, by a statute age-during; every clean one in thy house doth eat it;
18:12 all the best of the oil, and all the best of the new wine, and wheat -- their first-[fruits] which they give to YHWH -- to thee I have given them.
18:13 `The first-fruits of all that [is] in their land, which they bring in to YHWH, are thine; every clean one in thy house doth eat it;
18:14 every devoted thing in Israel is thine,
18:15 every one opening a womb of all flesh which they bring near to YHWH, among man and among beast, is thine; only, thou dost certainly ransom the first-born of man, and the firstling of the unclean beast thou dost ransom.
18:16 `And their ransomed ones from a son of a month, thou dost ransom with thy valuation, of silver, five shekels, by the shekel of the sanctuary, twenty gerahs it [is].
18:17 `Only, the firstling of a cow, or the firstling of a sheep, or the firstling of a goat, thou dost not ransom, holy they [are]: their blood thou dost sprinkle on the altar, and of their fat thou makest perfume, a fire-offering of sweet fragrance to YHWH,
18:18 and their flesh is thine, as the breast of the wave-offering, and as the right leg, it is thine;
18:19 all the heave-offerings of the holy things which the sons of Israel lift up to YHWH I have given to thee and to thy sons, and to thy daughters with thee, by a statute age-during, a covenant of salt, age-during it [is] before YHWH, to thee and to thy seed with thee.'
Numbers 18:20 And YHWH saith unto Aaron, `In their land thou dost not inherit, and a portion thou hast not in their midst: I [am] thy portion, and thine inheritance in the midst of the sons of Israel;
18:21 and to the sons of Levi, lo, I have given all the tenth in Israel for inheritance in exchange for their service which they are serving -- the service of the tent of meeting.
18:22 `And the sons of Israel come no more near unto the tent of meeting, to bear sin, to die,
18:23 and the Levites have done the service of the tent of meeting, and they -- they bear their iniquity; a statute age-during to your generations, that in the midst of the sons of Israel they have no inheritance;
18:24 but the tithe of the sons of Israel which they lift up to YHWH, a heave-offering, I have given to the Levites for inheritance; therefore I have said of them, In the midst of the sons of Israel they have no inheritance.'
18:25 And YHWH speaketh unto Moses, saying,
18:26 `And unto the Levites thou dost speak; and thou hast said unto them, When ye take from the sons of Israel the tithe which I have given to you from them, for your inheritance, then ye have lifted up from it the heave-offering of YHWH, a tithe of the tithe;
18:27 and your heave-offering hath been reckoned to you as corn from the threshing-floor, and as fulness from the wine-vat;
18:28 so ye do lift up -- ye also -- the heave-offering of YHWH from all your tithes which ye receive from the sons of Israel; and ye have given from it the heave-offering of YHWH to Aaron the priest;
18:29 out of all your gifts ye do lift up the whole heave-offering of YHWH; out of all its fat, -- its hallowed part -- out of it.
Numbers 18:30 `And thou hast said unto them, In your lifting up its fat out of it, then it hath been reckoned to the Levites, as increase of a threshing-floor, and as increase of a wine-vat;
18:31 and ye have eaten it in every place, ye and your households, for it [is] your hire in exchange for your service in the tent of meeting;
18:32 and ye bear no sin for it, in your lifting up its fat out of it, and the holy things of the sons of Israel ye do not pollute, and ye die not.'
NUMBERS CHAPTER 19
Numbers 19:1 And YHWH speaketh unto Moses, and unto Aaron, saying,
19:2 `This [is] a statute of the law which YHWH hath commanded, saying, Speak unto the sons of Israel, and they bring unto thee a red cow, a perfect one, in which there is no blemish, on which no yoke hath gone up;
19:3 and ye have given it unto Eleazar the priest, and he hath brought it out unto the outside of the camp, and hath slaughtered it before him.
19:4 `And Eleazar the priest hath taken of its blood with his finger, and hath sprinkled over-against the front of the tent of meeting of her blood seven times;
19:5 and [one] hath burnt the cow before his eyes; her skin, and her flesh, and her blood, besides her dung, he doth burn;
19:6 and the priest hath taken cedar wood, and hyssop, and scarlet, and hath cast unto the midst of the burning of the cow;
19:7 and the priest hath washed his garments, and hath bathed his flesh with water, and afterwards doth come in unto the camp, and the priest is unclean till the evening;
19:8 and he who is burning it doth wash his garments with water, and hath bathed his flesh with water, and is unclean till the evening.
19:9 `And a clean man hath gathered the ashes of the cow, and hath placed at the outside of the camp, in a clean place, and it hath become to the company of the sons of Israel a charge for waters of separation -- it [is] a [cleansing];
Numbers 19:10 and he who is gathering the ashes of the heifer hath washed his garments, and is unclean till the evening; and it hath been to the sons of Israel, and to the sojourner who is sojourning in their midst, for a statute age-during.
19:11 `He who is coming against the dead body of any man -- is unclean seven days;
19:12 he doth cleanse himself for it on the third day, and on the seventh day he is clean; and if he cleanse not himself on the third day, then on the seventh day he is not clean.
19:13 Any one who is coming against the dead, against the body of man who dieth, and cleanseth not himself -- the tabernacle of YHWH he hath defiled, and that person hath been cut off from Israel, for water of separation is not sprinkled upon him; he is unclean; his uncleanness [is] still upon him.
19:14 `This [is] the law, when a man dieth in a tent: every one who is coming in unto the tent, and all that [is] in the tent, is unclean seven days;
19:15 and every open vessel which hath no covering of thread upon it is unclean.
19:16 `And every one who cometh, on the face of the field, against the pierced of a sword, or against the dead, or against a bone of man, or against a grave, is unclean seven days;
19:17 and they have taken for the unclean person of the ashes of the burning of the [cleansing], and he hath put upon it running water unto a vessel;
19:18 and a clean person hath taken hyssop, and hath dipped [it] in water, and hath sprinkled on the tent, and on all the vessels, and on the persons who have been there, and on him who is coming against a bone, or against one pierced, or against the dead, or against a grave.
19:19 `And the clean hath sprinkled [it] on the unclean on the third day, and on the seventh day, and hath cleansed him on the seventh day, and he hath washed his garments, and hath bathed with water, and hath been clean in the evening.
Numbers 19:20 `And the man who is unclean, and doth not cleanse himself, even that person hath been cut off from the midst of the assembly; for the sanctuary of YHWH he hath defiled; water of separation is not sprinkled upon him; he [is] unclean.
19:21 `And it hath been to them for a statute age-during, that he who is sprinkling the water of separation doth wash his garments, and he who is coming against the water of separation is unclean till the evening,
19:22 and all against which the unclean person cometh is unclean, and the person who is coming against [it] is unclean till the evening.'
NUMBERS CHAPTER 20
Numbers 20:1 And the sons of Israel come in, -- all the company -- to the wilderness of Zin, in the first month, and the people abide in Kadesh, and Miriam dieth there, and is buried there.
20:2 And there hath been no water for the company, and they are assembled against Moses, and against Aaron,
20:3 and the people strive with Moses, and speak, saying, `And oh that we had expired when our brethren expired before YHWH!
20:4 and why have ye brought in the assembly of YHWH unto this wilderness to die there, we and our beasts?
20:5 and why hast thou brought us up out of Egypt to bring us in unto this evil place? no place of seed, and fig, and vine, and pomegranate; and water there is none to drink.
20:6 And Moses and Aaron go in from the presence of the assembly unto the opening of the tent of meeting, and fall on their faces, and the honour of YHWH is seen by them.
20:7 And YHWH speaketh unto Moses, saying,
20:8 `Take the rod, and assemble the company, thou and Aaron thy brother; and ye have spoken unto the rock before their eyes, and it hath given its water, and thou hast brought out to them water from the rock, and hast watered the company, and their beasts.'
20:9 And Moses taketh the rod from before YHWH, as He hath commanded him,
Numbers 20:10 and Moses and Aaron assemble the assembly unto the front of the rock, and he saith to them, `Hear, I pray you, O rebels, from this rock do we bring out to you water?'
20:11 and Moses lifteth up his hand, and smiteth the rock with his rod twice; and much water cometh out, and the company drink, also their beasts.
20:12 And YHWH saith unto Moses, and unto Aaron, `Because ye have not believed in Me to sanctify Me before the eyes of the sons of Israel, therefore ye do not bring in this assembly unto the land which I have given to them.'
20:13 These [are] waters of Meribah, because the sons of Israel have `striven' with YHWH, and He is sanctified upon them.
20:14 And Moses sendeth messengers from Kadesh unto the king of Edom, `Thus said thy brother Israel, Thou -- thou hast known all the travail which hath found us;
20:15 that our fathers go down to Egypt, and we dwell in Egypt many days, and the Egyptians do evil to us and to our fathers;
20:16 and we cry unto YHWH, and He heareth our voice, and sendeth a messenger, and is bringing us out of Egypt; and lo, we [are] in Kadesh, a city [in] the extremity of thy border.
20:17 Let us pass over, we pray thee, through thy land; we pass not over through a field, or through a vineyard, nor do we drink waters of a well; the way of the king we go, we turn not aside -- right or left -- till that we pass over thy border.'
20:18 And Edom saith unto him, `Thou dost not pass over through me, lest with sword I come out to meet thee.'
20:19 And the sons of Israel say unto him, `In the highway we go, and if of thy waters we drink -- I and my cattle -- then I have given their price; only (it is nothing) on my feet I pass over.'
Numbers 20:20 And he saith, `Thou dost not pass over;' and Edom cometh out to meet him with much people, and with a strong hand;
20:21 and Edom refuseth to suffer Israel to pass over through his border, and Israel turneth aside from off him.
20:22 And the sons of Israel, the whole company, journey from Kadesh, and come in unto mount Hor,
20:23 and YHWH speaketh unto Moses and unto Aaron in mount Hor, on the border of the land of Edom, saying,
20:24 `Aaron is gathered unto his people, for he doth not go in unto the land which I have given to the sons of Israel, because that ye provoked My mouth at the waters of Meribah.
20:25 `Take Aaron and Eleazar his son, and cause them to go up mount Hor,
20:26 and strip Aaron of his garments, and thou hast clothed [with] them Eleazar his son, and Aaron is gathered, and doth die there.'
20:27 And Moses doth as YHWH hath commanded, and they go up unto mount Hor before the eyes of all the company,
20:28 and Moses strippeth Aaron of his garments, and clotheth with them Eleazar his son, and Aaron dieth there on the top of the mount; and Moses cometh down -- Eleazar also -- from the mount,
20:29 and all the company see that Aaron hath expired, and they bewail Aaron thirty days -- all the house of Israel.
NUMBERS CHAPTER 21
Numbers 21:1 And the Canaanite -- king Arad -- dwelling in the south, heareth that Israel hath come the way of the Atharim, and he fighteth against Israel, and taketh [some] of them captive.
21:2 And Israel voweth a vow to YHWH, and saith, `If Thou dost certainly give this people into my hand, then I have devoted their cities;'
21:3 and YHWH hearkeneth to the voice of Israel, and giveth up the Canaanite, and he devoteth them and their cities, and calleth the name of the place Hormah.
21:4 And they journey from mount Hor, the way of the Red Sea, to compass the land of Edom, and the soul of the people is short in the way,
21:5 and the people speak against God, and against Moses, `Why hast thou brought us up out of Egypt to die in a wilderness? for there is no bread, and there is no water, and our soul hath been weary of this light bread.'
21:6 And YHWH sendeth among the people the burning serpents, and they bite the people, and much people of Israel die;
21:7 and the people come in unto Moses and say, `We have sinned, for we have spoken against YHWH, and against thee; pray unto YHWH, and He doth turn aside from us the serpent;' and Moses prayeth in behalf of the people.
21:8 And YHWH saith unto Moses, `Make for thee a burning [serpent], and set it on an ensign; and it hath been, every one who is bitten and hath seen it -- he hath lived.
21:9 And Moses maketh a serpent of brass, and setteth it on the ensign, and it hath been, if the serpent hath bitten any man, and he hath looked expectingly unto the serpent of brass -- he hath lived.
Numbers 21:10 And the sons of Israel journey, and encamp in Oboth.
21:11 And they journey from Oboth, and encamp in Ije-Abarim, in the wilderness that [is] on the front of Moab, at the rising of the sun.
21:12 From thence they have journeyed, and encamp in the valley of Zared.
21:13 From thence they have journeyed, and encamp beyond Arnon, which [is] in the wilderness which is coming out of the border of the Amorite, for Arnon [is] the border of Moab, between Moab and the Amorite;
21:14 therefore it is said in a book, `The wars of YHWH,' -- `Waheb in Suphah, And the brooks of Arnon;
21:15 And the spring of the brooks, Which turned aside to the dwelling of Ar, And hath leaned to the border of Moab.'
21:16 And from thence [they journeyed] to Beer; it [is] the well [concerning] which YHWH said to Moses, `Gather the people, and I give to them -- water.'
21:17 Then singeth Israel this song, concerning the well -- they have answered to it:
21:18 `A well -- digged it have princes, Prepared it have nobles of the people, With the lawgiver, with their staves.' And from the wilderness [they journeyed] to Mattanah,
21:19 and from Mattanah to Nahaliel, and from Nahaliel to Bamoth,
Numbers 21:20 and from Bamoth in the valley which [is] in the field of Moab [to] the top of Pisgah, which hath looked on the front of the wilderness.
21:21 And Israel sendeth messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorite, saying,
21:22 `Let me pass through thy land, we do not turn aside into a field, or into a vineyard, we do not drink waters of a well; in the king's way we go, till that we pass over thy border.'
21:23 And Sihon hath not suffered Israel to pass through his border, and Sihon gathereth all his people, and cometh out to meet Israel into the wilderness, and cometh in to Jahaz, and fighteth against Israel.
21:24 And Israel smiteth him by the mouth of the sword, and possesseth his land from Arnon unto Jabbok -- unto the sons of Ammon; for the border of the sons of Ammon [is] strong.
21:25 And Israel taketh all these cities, and Israel dwelleth in all the cities of the Amorite, in Heshbon, and in all its villages;
21:26 for Heshbon is a city of Sihon king of the Amorite, and he hath fought against the former king of Moab, and taketh all his land out of his hand, unto Arnon;
21:27 therefore those using similes say -- `Enter ye Heshbon, Let the city of Sihon be built and ready,
21:28 For fire hath gone out from Heshbon, A flame from the city of Sihon, It hath consumed Ar of Moab, Owners of the high places of Arnon.
21:29 Wo to thee, O Moab, Thou hast perished, O people of Chemosh, He hath given his sons who escape -- Also his daughters -- Into captivity, to a king of the Amorite -- Sihon!
Numbers 21:30 And we shoot them, Perished hath Heshbon unto Dibon, And we make desolate unto Nophah, Which [is] unto Medeba.'
21:31 And Israel dwelleth in the land of the Amorite,
21:32 and Moses sendeth to spy out Jaazer, and they capture its villages, and dispossess the Amorite who [is] there,
21:33 and turn and go up the way of Bashan, and Og king of Bashan cometh out to meet them, he and all his people, to battle, [at] Edrei.
21:34 And YHWH saith unto Moses, `Fear him not, for into thy hand I have given him, and all his people, and his land, and thou hast done to him as thou hast done to Sihon king of the Amorite, who is dwelling in Heshbon.'
21:35 And they smite him, and his sons, and all his people, until he hath not left to him a remnant, and they possess his land.
NUMBERS CHAPTER 22
Numbers 22:1 And the sons of Israel journey and encamp in the plains of Moab, beyond the Jordan, [by] Jericho.
22:2 And Balak son of Zippor seeth all that Israel hath done to the Amorite,
22:3 and Moab is exceedingly afraid of the presence of the people, for it [is] numerous; and Moab is vexed by the presence of the sons of Israel,
22:4 and Moab saith unto the elders of Midian, `Now doth the assembly lick up all that is round about us, as the ox licketh up the green thing of the field.' And Balak son of Zippor [is] king of Moab at that time,
22:5 and he sendeth messengers unto Balaam son of Beor, to Pethor, which [is] by the River of the land of the sons of his people, to call for him, saying, `Lo, a people hath come out of Egypt; lo, it hath covered the eye of the land, and it is abiding over-against me;
22:6 and now, come, I pray thee, curse for me this people, for it [is] mightier than I; it may be I prevail -- we smite it -- and I cast it out from the land; for I have known -- that which thou blessest is blessed, and that which thou cursest is cursed.'
22:7 And the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian go, and divinations in their hand, and they come in unto Balaam, and speak unto him the words of Balak,
22:8 and he saith unto them, `Lodge here to-night, and I have brought you back word, as YHWH speaketh unto me;' and the princes of Moab abide with Balaam.
22:9 And God cometh in unto Balaam, and saith, `Who [are] these men with thee?'
Numbers 22:10 And Balaam saith unto God, `Balak, son of Zippor, king of Moab, hath sent unto me:
22:11 Lo, the people that is coming out from Egypt and covereth the eye of the land, -- now come, pierce it for me; it may be I am able to fight against it, and have cast it out;'
22:12 and God saith unto Balaam, `Thou dost not go with them; thou dost not curse the people; for it [is] blessed.'
22:13 And Balaam riseth in the morning, and saith unto the princes of Balak, `Go unto your land, for YHWH is refusing to suffer me to go with you;'
22:14 and the princes of Moab rise, and come in unto Balak, and say, `Balaam is refusing to come with us.'
22:15 And Balak addeth yet to send princes, more numerous and honoured than these,
22:16 and they come in unto Balaam, and say to him, `Thus said Balak son of Zippor, Be not, I pray thee, withheld from coming unto me,
22:17 for very greatly I honour thee, and all that thou sayest unto me I do; and come, I pray thee, pierce for me this people.'
22:18 And Balaam answereth and saith unto the servants of Balak, `If Balak doth give to me the fulness of his house of silver and gold, I am not able to pass over the command of YHWH my God, to do a little or a great thing;
22:19 and, now, abide, I pray you, in this [place], you also, to-night; and I know what YHWH is adding to speak with me.'
Numbers 22:20 And God cometh in unto Balaam, by night, and saith to him, `If to call for thee the men have come, rise, go with them, and only the thing which I speak unto thee -- it thou dost do.'
22:21 And Balaam riseth in the morning, and saddleth his ass, and goeth with the princes of Moab,
22:22 and the anger of God burneth because he is going, and a messenger of YHWH stationeth himself in the way for an adversary to him, and he is riding on his ass, and two of his servants [are] with him,
22:23 and the ass seeth the messenger of YHWH standing in the way, and his drawn sword in his hand, and the ass turneth aside out of the way, and goeth into a field, and Balaam smiteth the ass to turn it aside into the way.
22:24 And the messenger of YHWH standeth in a narrow path of the vineyards -- a wall on this [side] and a wall on that --
22:25 and the ass seeth the messenger of YHWH, and is pressed unto the wall, and presseth Balaam's foot unto the wall, and he addeth to smite her;
22:26 and the messenger of YHWH addeth to pass over, and standeth in a strait place where there is no way to turn aside -- right or left --
22:27 and the ass seeth the messenger of YHWH, and croucheth under Balaam, and the anger of Balaam burneth, and he smiteth the ass with a staff.
22:28 And YHWH openeth the mouth of the ass, and she saith to Balaam, `What have I done to thee that thou hast smitten me these three times?'
22:29 and Balaam saith to the ass, `Because thou hast rolled thyself against me; oh that there were a sword in my hand, for now I had slain thee;'
Numbers 22:30 and the ass saith unto Balaam, `Am not I thine ass, upon which thou hast ridden since [I was] thine unto this day? have I at all been accustomed to do to thee thus?' and he saith, `No.'
22:31 And YHWH uncovereth the eyes of Balaam, and he seeeth the messenger of YHWH standing in the way, and his drawn sword in his hand, and he boweth and doth obeisance, to his face;
22:32 and the messenger of YHWH saith unto him, `Wherefore hast thou smitten thine ass these three times? lo, I -- I have come out for an adversary, for [thy] way hath been perverse before me,
22:33 and the ass seeth me, and turneth aside at my presence these three times; unless she had turned aside from my presence, surely now also, thee I had slain, and her kept alive.'
22:34 And Balaam saith unto the messenger of YHWH, `I have sinned, for I did not know that thou [art] standing to meet me in the way; and now, if evil in thine eyes -- I turn back by myself.'
22:35 And the messenger of YHWH saith unto Balaam, `Go with the men; and only the word which I speak unto thee -- it thou dost speak;' and Balaam goeth with the princes of Balak.
22:36 And Balak heareth that Balaam hath come, and goeth out to meet him, unto a city of Moab, which [is] on the border of Arnon, which [is] in the extremity of the border;
22:37 and Balak saith unto Balaam, `Did I not diligently sent unto thee to call for thee? why didst thou not come unto me? am I not truly able to honour thee?'
22:38 And Balaam saith unto Balak, `Lo, I have come unto thee; now -- am I at all able to speak anything? the word which God setteth in my mouth -- it I do speak.'
22:39 And Balaam goeth with Balak, and they come to Kirjath-Huzoth,
Numbers 22:40 and Balak sacrificeth oxen and sheep, and sendeth to Balaam, and to the princes who [are] with him;
22:41 and it cometh to pass in the morning, that Balak taketh Balaam, and causeth him to go up the high places of Baal, and he seeth from thence the extremity of the people.
NUMBERS CHAPTER 23
Numbers 23:1 And Balaam saith unto Balak, `Build for me in this [place] seven altars, and make ready for me in this [place] seven bullocks and seven rams.'
23:2 And Balak doth as Balaam hath spoken, and Balak -- Balaam also -- offereth a bullock and a ram on the altar,
23:3 and Balaam saith to Balak, `Station thyself by thy burnt-offering and I go on, it may be YHWH doth come to meet me, and the thing which He sheweth me -- I have declared to thee;' and he goeth [to] a high place.
23:4 And God cometh unto Balaam, and he saith unto Him, `The seven altars I have arranged, and I offer a bullock and a ram on the altar;'
23:5 and YHWH putteth a word in the mouth of Balaam, and saith, `Turn back unto Balak, and thus thou dost speak.'
23:6 And he turneth back unto him, and lo, he is standing by his burnt-offering, he and all the princes of Moab.
23:7 And he taketh up his simile, and saith: `From Aram he doth lead me -- Balak king of Moab; From mountains of the east: Come -- curse for me Jacob, And come -- be indignant [with] Israel.
23:8 What -- do I pierce? -- God hath not pierced! And what -- am I indignant? -- YHWH hath not been indignant!
23:9 For from the top of rocks I see it, And from heights I behold it; Lo a people! alone it doth tabernacle, And among nations doth not reckon itself.
Numbers 23:10 Who hath counted the dust of Jacob, And the number of the fourth of Israel? Let me die the death of upright ones, And let my last end be like his!'
23:11 And Balak saith unto Balaam, `What hast thou done to me? to pierce mine enemies I have taken thee -- and lo, thou hast certainly blessed;'
23:12 and he answereth and saith, `That which YHWH doth put in my mouth -- it do I not take heed to speak?'
23:13 And Balak saith unto him, `Come, I pray thee, with me unto another place, whence thou dost see it, only its extremity thou dost see, and all of it thou dost not see, and pierce it for me thence;'
23:14 and he taketh him [to] the field of Zophim, unto the top of Pisgah, and buildeth seven altars, and offereth a bullock and a ram on the altar.
23:15 And he saith unto Balak, `Station thyself here by thy burnt-offering, and I -- I meet [Him] there;'
23:16 and YHWH cometh unto Balaam, and setteth a word in his mouth, and saith, `Turn back unto Balak, and thus thou dost speak.'
23:17 And he cometh unto him, and lo, he is standing by his burnt-offering, and the princes of Moab with him, and Balak saith to him: `What hath YHWH spoken?'
23:18 And he taketh up his simile, and saith: `Rise, Balak, and hear; Give ear unto me, son of Zippor!
23:19 God [is] not a man -- and lieth, And a son of man -- and repenteth! Hath He said -- and doth He not do [it]? And spoken -- and doth He not confirm it?
Numbers 23:20 Lo, to bless I have received: Yea, He blesseth, and I [can]not reverse it.
23:21 He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob, Nor hath He seen perverseness in Israel; YHWH his God [is] with him, And a shout of a king [is] in him.
23:22 God is bringing them out from Egypt, As the swiftness of a Reem is to him;
23:23 For no enchantment [is] against Jacob, Nor divination against Israel, At the time it is said of Jacob and Israel, What hath God wrought!
23:24 Lo, the people as a lioness riseth, And as a lion he lifteth himself up, He lieth not down till he eateth prey, And blood of pierced ones doth drink.'
23:25 And Balak saith unto Balaam, `Neither pierce it at all, nor bless it at all;'
23:26 and Balaam answereth and saith unto Balak, `Have I not spoken unto thee, saying, All that YHWH speaketh -- it I do?'
23:27 And Balak saith unto Balaam, `Come, I pray thee, I take thee unto another place; it may be it is right in the eyes of God -- to pierce it for me from thence.'
23:28 And Balak taketh Balaam to the top of Peor, which is looking on the front of the wilderness,
23:29 and Balaam saith unto Balak, `Build for me in this [place] seven altars, and make ready for me in this [place] seven bullocks and seven rams;'
Numbers 23:30 and Balak doth as Balaam said, and he offereth a bullock and a ram on an altar.
NUMBERS CHAPTER 24
Numbers 24:1 And Balaam seeth that [it is] good in the eyes of YHWH to bless Israel, and he hath not gone as time by time to meet enchantments, and he setteth towards the wilderness his face;
24:2 and Balaam lifteth up his eyes, and seeth Israel tabernacling, by its tribes, and the Spirit of God is upon him,
24:3 and he taketh up his simile, and saith: `An affirmation of Balaam son of Beor -- And an affirmation of the man whose eyes are shut --
24:4 An affirmation of him who is hearing sayings of God -- Who a vision of the Almighty seeth, Falling -- and eyes uncovered:
24:5 How good have been thy tents, O Jacob, Thy tabernacles, O Israel;
24:6 As valleys they have been stretched out, As gardens by a river; As aloes YHWH hath planted, As cedars by waters;
24:7 He maketh water flow from his buckets, And his seed [is] in many waters; And higher than Agag [is] his king, And exalted is his kingdom.
24:8 God is bringing him out of Egypt; As the swiftness of a Reem is to him, He eateth up nations his adversaries, And their bones he breaketh, And [with] his arrows he smiteth,
24:9 He hath bent, he hath lain down as a lion, And as a lioness: who doth raise him up? He who is blessing thee [is] blessed, And he who is cursing thee [is] cursed.'
Numbers 24:10 And the anger of Balak burneth against Balaam, and he striketh his hands; and Balak saith unto Balaam, `To pierce mine enemies I called thee, and lo, thou hast certainly blessed -- these three times;
24:11 and now, flee for thyself unto thy place; I have said, I do greatly honour thee, and lo, YHWH hath kept thee back from honour.'
24:12 And Balaam saith unto Balak, `Did I not also unto thy messengers whom thou hast sent unto me, speak, saying,
24:13 If Balak doth give to me the fulness of his house of silver and gold, I am not able to pass over the command of YHWH, to do good or evil of mine own heart -- that which YHWH speaketh -- it I speak?
24:14 and, now, lo, I am going to my people; come, I counsel thee [concerning] that which this people doth to thy people, in the latter end of the days.'
24:15 And he taketh up his simile, and saith: `An affirmation of Balaam son of Beor -- And an affirmation of the man whose eyes [are] shut --
24:16 An affirmation of him who is hearing sayings of God -- And knowing knowledge of the Most High; A vision of the Almighty he seeth, Falling -- and eyes uncovered:
24:17 I see it, but not now; I behold it, but not near; A star hath proceeded from Jacob, And a sceptre hath risen from Israel, And hath smitten corners of Moab, And hath destroyed all sons of Sheth.
24:18 And Edom hath been a possession, And Seir hath been a possession, [for] its enemies, And Israel is doing valiantly;
24:19 And [one] doth rule out of Jacob, And hath destroyed a remnant from Ar.'
Numbers 24:20 And he seeth Amalek, and taketh up his simile, and saith: `A beginning of the Goyim [is] Amalek; And his latter end -- for ever he perisheth.'
24:21 And he seeth the Kenite, and taketh up his simile, and saith: `Enduring [is] thy dwelling, And setting in a rock thy nest,
24:22 But the Kenite is for a burning; Till when doth Asshur keep thee captive?'
24:23 And he taketh up his simile, and saith: `Alas! who doth live when God doth this?
24:24 And -- ships [are] from the side of Chittim, And they have humbled Asshur, And they have humbled Eber, And it also for ever is perishing.'
24:25 And Balaam riseth, and goeth, and turneth back to his place, and Balak also hath gone on his way.
Numbers 1-12 -
Numbers 25-36