| 4. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Deuteronomy 23:4:1 ⧉עַל־דְּבַר֙aldevarbecause of the matter Deuteronomy 23:4:2 ⧉אֲשֶׁ֣רasherwhich Deuteronomy 23:4:3 ⧉לֹא־קִדְּמוּlokidmuthey did not meet Deuteronomy 23:4:4 ⧉אֶתְכֶם֙etkhemyou Deuteronomy 23:4:5 ⧉בַּלֶּחֶםbalekhemwith bread Deuteronomy 23:4:6 ⧉וּבַמַּ֔יִםuvamayimand with water Deuteronomy 23:4:7 ⧉בַּדֶּ֖רֶךְbaderekhon the way Deuteronomy 23:4:8 ⧉בְּצֵאתְכֶ֣םbetsetekhemwhen you came out Deuteronomy 23:4:9 ⧉מִמִּצְרַיִםmimitsrayimfrom Egypt Deuteronomy 23:4:10 ⧉וַיַּשְׂכִּ֤רvayaskirand he hired Deuteronomy 23:4:11 ⧉עָלֶיךָ֙aleikhaagainst you Deuteronomy 23:4:12 ⧉אֶת־בִּלְעָ֣םetbilamBalaam Deuteronomy 23:4:13 ⧉בֶּן־בְּע֔וֹרbenbeorthe son of Beor Deuteronomy 23:4:14 ⧉מִפְּתוֹר֙miptorfrom Pethor Deuteronomy 23:4:15 ⧉אֲרַם֙aramof Aram Deuteronomy 23:4:16 ⧉נַהֲרַ֔יִםnaharayimof the two rivers {Mesopotamia} Deuteronomy 23:4:17 ⧉לְקַלֶּלְךָּ׃lekalelkhato curse you |
| 4. Formal Translation On account of the matter that they did not come to meet you with bread and with water on the journey when you came out from Egypt, and because they hired against you Balaam, son of Beor from Pethor in Aram Naharayim, to curse you. |
| 4. Dynamic Translation Because they failed to welcome you with bread and water as you came out of Egypt, and because they hired Balaam son of Beor from Pethor in Aram Naharayim to pronounce a curse against you. |