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But God was incensed at his going; so a messenger of ืืืื took a position in his way as an adversary. He was riding on his she-ass, with his two servants alongside,
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when the ass caught sight of the messenger of ืืืื standing in the way, with his drawn sword in his hand. The ass swerved from the road and went into the fields; and Balaam beat the ass to turn her back onto the road.
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The messenger of ืืืื then stationed himself in a lane between the vineyards, with a fence on either side.
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The ass, seeing the messenger of ืืืื, pressed herself against the wall and squeezed Balaam's foot against the wall; so he beat her again.
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Once more the messenger of ืืืื moved forward and stationed himself on a spot so narrow that there was no room to swerve right or left.
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When the ass now saw the messenger of ืืืื, she lay down under Balaam; and Balaam was furious and beat the ass with his stick.
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Then ืืืื opened the ass's mouth, and she said to Balaam, "What have I done to you that you have beaten me these three times?"
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Balaam said to the ass, "You have made a mockery of me! If I had a sword with me, I'd kill you."
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The ass said to Balaam, "Look, I am the ass that you have been riding all along until this day! Have I been in the habit of doing thus to you?" And he answered, "No."
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Then ืืืื uncovered Balaam's eyes, and he saw the messenger of ืืืื standing in the way, his drawn sword in his hand; thereupon he bowed right down to the ground. * right down to the ground Lit. "and prostrated himself to his nostrils."
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The messenger of ืืืื said to him, "Why have you beaten your ass these three times? It is I who came out as an adversary, for the errand is obnoxious * obnoxious Precise meaning of Heb. yarat uncertain. to me.
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And when the ass saw me, she shied away because of me those three times. If she had not shied away from me, you are the one I should have killed, while sparing her."
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Balaam said to the messenger of ืืืื, "I erred because I did not know that you were standing in my way. If you still disapprove, I will turn back."
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But the messenger of ืืืื said to Balaam, "Go with the men. * men (So NJPS.) See note to v. 9. But you must say nothing except what I tell you." So Balaam went on with Balak's dignitaries.
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When Balak heard that Balaam was coming, he went out to meet him at Ir-moab, which is on the Arnon border, at its farthest point.
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Balak said to Balaam, "When I first sent to invite you, why didn't you come to me? Am I really unable to reward you?"
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But Balaam said to Balak, "And now that I have come to you, have I the power to speak freely? I can utter only the word that God puts into my mouth."
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Balaam went with Balak and they came to Kiriath-huzoth.
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Balak sacrificed oxen and sheep, and had them served to Balaam and the dignitaries with him.
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In the morning Balak took Balaam up to Bamoth-baal. From there he could see a portion of the people.
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Balaam said to Balak, "Build me seven altars here and have seven bulls and seven rams ready here for me."
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Balak did as Balaam directed; and Balak and Balaam offered up a bull and a ram on each altar.
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Then Balaam said to Balak, "Stay here beside your offerings while I am gone. Perhaps ืืืื will grant me a manifestation, and whatever is revealed to me I will tell you." And he went off alone. * alone Others "to a bare height"; exact meaning of Heb. shephi uncertain.
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God became manifest to Balaam, who stated, "I have set up the seven altars and offered up a bull and a ram on each altar."
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And ืืืื put a word in Balaam's mouth and said, "Return to Balak and speak thus."
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So he returned to him and found him standing beside his offerings, and all the Moabite dignitaries with him.
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He took up his theme, and said: From Aram has Balak brought me, Moab's king from the hills of the East: Come, curse me Jacob, Come, tell Israel's doom!
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How can I damn whom God * God Heb El , as often in these poems. has not damned, How doom when ืืืื has not doomed?
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As I see them from the mountain tops, Gaze on them from the heights, There is a people that dwells apart, Not reckoned among the nations,
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Who can count the dust * dust Cf. Gen. 13.16. of Jacob, Number * Number Lit. "and the number of." the dust-cloud of Israel? May I die the death of the upright, * upright Heb. yesharim , a play on yeshurun ("Jeshurun" in Deut. 32.15), a name for Israel. May my fate be like theirs!
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Then Balak said to Balaam, "What have you done to me? Here I brought you to damn my enemies, and instead you have blessed them!"
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He replied, "I can only repeat faithfully what ืืืื puts in my mouth."
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Then Balak said to him, "Come with me to another place from which you can see themโyou will see only a portion of them; you will not see all of themโand damn them for me from there."
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With that, he took him to Sedehzophim, * Sedehzophim Or "Lookout Point." on the summit of Pisgah. He built seven altars and offered a bull and a ram on each altar.
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And [Balaam] said to Balak, "Stay here beside your offerings, while I seek a manifestation yonder."
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ืืืื became manifest to Balaam and put a word in his mouth, saying, "Return to Balak and speak thus."
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He went to him and found him standing beside his offerings, and the Moabite dignitaries with him. Balak asked him, "What did ืืืื say?"
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And he took up his theme, and said: Up, Balak, attend, Give ear unto me, son of Zippor!
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God is not human to be capricious, Or mortal to have a change of heart. Would [God] speak and not act, Promise and not fulfill?
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My message was to bless: When [God] blesses, I cannot reverse it.
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No harm is in sight for Jacob, No woe in view for Israel. Their God ืืืื is with them, And their King's * King's A poetic figure; in the ancient Near East, this role ideally represented protection and caring help. acclaim in their midst.
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God who freed them from Egypt Is for them like the horns * horns Lit. "eminences," used figuratively. of the wild ox.
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Lo, there is no augury in Jacob, No divining in Israel: * No divining in Israel Cf. Deut. 18.10โ15. Jacob is told at once, Yea Israel, what God has planned. * Jacob is told โฆ what God has planned Or, "Else would it be told to Jacob, / Yea to Israel, what God has planned."
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Lo, a people that rises like a lioness, * lioness So traditionally; NJPS "lion." Precise meaning of Heb. lavi' uncertain; see next note. Leaps up like a lion, * lion So traditionally; NJPS "king of beasts." Heb. 'ari . Cf. previous note; this verse's two terms distinguish either sexes or breeds. Rests not till it has feasted on prey And drunk the blood of the slain.
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Thereupon Balak said to Balaam, "Don't curse them and don't bless them!"
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In reply, Balaam said to Balak, "But I told you: Whatever ืืืื says, that I must do."
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Then Balak said to Balaam, "Come now, I will take you to another place. Perhaps God will deem it right that you damn them for me there."
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Balak took Balaam to the peak of Peor, which overlooks the wasteland. * wasteland Cf. note at 21.20.
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Balaam said to Balak, "Build me here seven altars, and have seven bulls and seven rams ready for me here."
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Balak did as Balaam said: he offered up a bull and a ram on each altar.
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Now Balaam, seeing that it pleased ืืืื to bless Israel, did not, as on previous occasions, go in search of omens, but turned his face toward the wilderness.
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As Balaam looked up and saw Israel encamped tribe by tribe, the spirit of God came upon him.
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Taking up his theme, he said: * Some of the poetic portions of this chapter are unclear. Word of Balaam son of Beor, Word of the man * man Heb. gever ; more precisely, a man who makes his presence felt. whose eye is true, * whose eye is true Others "whose eye is (or, eyes are) open"; meaning of Heb. uncertain.
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Word of one who hears God's speech, Who beholds visions from the Almighty, Prostrate, but with eyes unveiled:
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How fair are your tents, O Jacob, Your dwellings, O Israel!
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Like palm-groves that stretch out, Like gardens beside a river, Like aloes planted by ืืืื, Like cedars beside the water;
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Their boughs drip with moisture, Their roots * Their roots Lit. "and its seed." have abundant water. Their ruler shall rise above Agag, Their sovereignty shall be exalted.
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God who freed them from Egypt Is for them like the horns * horns See note at 23.22. of the wild ox. They shall devour enemy nations, Crush their bones, And smash their arrows.
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They crouch, they lie down like a lion, Like a lioness; * lioness Heb. lavi' ; NJPS "king of beasts." See the first note at 23.24. who dares rouse them? Blessed are they who bless you, Accursed they who curse you!
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Enraged at Balaam, Balak struck his hands together. "I called you," Balak said to Balaam, "to damn my enemies, and instead you have blessed them these three times!
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Back with you at once to your own place! I was going to reward you richly, but ืืืื has denied you the reward."
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Balaam replied to Balak, "But I even told the messengers you sent to me,
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โThough Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not of my own accord do anything good or bad contrary to ืืืื's command. What ืืืื says, that I must say.'
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And now, as I go back to my people, let me inform you of what this people will do to your people in days to come."
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He took up his theme, and said: Word of Balaam son of Beor, Word of the man * man See note at v. 3. whose eye is true,
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Word of one who hears God's speech, Who obtains knowledge from the Most High, And beholds visions from the Almighty, Prostrate, but with eyes unveiled:
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What I see for them is not yet, What I behold will not be soon: A star rises from Jacob, A scepter comes forth from Israel; It smashes the brow of Moab, The foundation of * The foundation of Samaritan "the pate of," cf. Jer. 48.45; others "breaks down." all children of Seth.
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Edom becomes a possession, Yea, Seir a possession of its enemies; But Israel is triumphant.
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A victor issues from Jacob To wipe out what is left of Ir.
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He saw Amalek and, taking up his theme, he said: A leading nation is Amalek; But its fate is to perish forever.
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He saw the Kenites and, taking up his theme, he said: Though your abode be secure, And your nest be set among cliffs,
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Yet shall Kain * Kain I.e., the Kenites mentioned in v. 21. be consumed, When Asshur takes you captive.
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He took up his theme and said: Alas, who can survive except God has willed it!
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Ships come from the quarter of Kittim; They subject Asshur, subject Eber. They, too, shall perish forever.
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Then Balaam set out on his journey back home; and Balak also went his way.
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While Israel was staying at Shittim, the menfolk * menfolk NJPS "people"; cf. Exod. 14.6, Num. 21.33. See the Dictionary under โam . profaned themselves by whoring * profaned themselves by whoring Others "began to commit harlotry." with the Moabite women,
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who invited the menfolk to the sacrifices for their god. The menfolk partook of them and worshiped that god.
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Thus Israel attached itself to Baal-peor, and ืืืื was incensed with Israel.
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ืืืื said to Moses, "Take all the ringleaders * ringleaders Lit. "heads of the people." and have them publicly * publicly Others "in face of the sun." impaled before ืืืื, so that ืืืื's wrath may turn away from Israel."
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{
"url": "https://www.sefaria.org/Numbers.25.4",
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So Moses said to Israel's officials, "Each of you slay those of his men * his men I.e., those under each official's command when the militia is mustered. Lit. "his [salient] participants." See the Dictionary under 'ish . who attached themselves to Baal-peor."
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Just then a certain Israelite man * man Lit. "participant whose involvement defines the depicted situation." came and brought a Midianite woman over to his companions, in the sight of Moses and of the whole Israelite community who were weeping at the entrance of the Tent of Meeting.
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When Phinehas, son of Eleazar son of Aaron the priest, saw this, he left the assembly and, taking a spear in his hand,
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he followed the Israelite man into the chamber and stabbed both of them, the Israelite man and the woman, through the belly. Then the plague against the Israelites was checked.
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Those who died of the plague numbered twenty-four thousand.
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ืืืื spoke to Moses, saying,
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"Phinehas, son of Eleazar son of Aaron the priest, has turned back My wrath from the Israelites by displaying among them his passion for Me, so that I did not wipe out the Israelite people in My passion.
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{
"url": "https://www.sefaria.org/Numbers.25.11",
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Say, therefore, โI grant him My pact of friendship.
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It shall be for him and his descendants after him a pact of priesthood for all time, because he took impassioned action for his God, thus making expiation for the Israelites.'"
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{
"url": "https://www.sefaria.org/Numbers.25.13",
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The name of the Israelite man who was killed, the one who was killed with the Midianite woman, was Zimri son of Salu, chieftain of a Simeonite ancestral house.
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{
"url": "https://www.sefaria.org/Numbers.25.14",
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The name of the Midianite woman who was killed was Cozbi daughter of Zur; he was the tribal head of an ancestral house in Midian.
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{
"url": "https://www.sefaria.org/Numbers.25.15",
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ืืืื spoke to Moses, saying,
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"Assail the Midianites and defeat themโ
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for they assailed you by the trickery they practiced against youโbecause of the affair of Peor and because of the affair of their kinswoman Cozbi, daughter of the Midianite chieftain, who was killed at the time of the plague on account of Peor."
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When the plague was over, ืืืื said to Moses and to Eleazar son of Aaron the priest,
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"Take a census of the whole Israelite company [of fighters] * company [of fighters] See note at 1.2. from the age of twenty years up, by their ancestral houses, all Israelite males able to bear arms."
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{
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* Meaning of parts of vv. 3 and 4 uncertain. So Moses and Eleazar the priest, on the steppes of Moab, at the Jordan near Jericho, gave instructions about them, namely,
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those from twenty years up, as ืืืื had commanded Moses. The [eligible male] descendants of the Israelites who came out of the land of Egypt were:
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Reuben, Israel's first-born. Descendants of Reuben: [Of] Enoch, * Enoch Or "Hanoch." the clan of the Enochites; of Pallu, the clan of the Palluites;
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{
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of Hezron, the clan of the Hezronites; of Carmi, the clan of the Carmites.
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"url": "https://www.sefaria.org/Numbers.26.6",
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Those are the clans of the Reubenites. The men enrolled came to 43,730.
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"url": "https://www.sefaria.org/Numbers.26.7",
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