| 6. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Numbers 22:6:1 ⧉וְעַתָּה֩veatahand now Numbers 22:6:2 ⧉לְכָה־נָּ֨אlekhanago, please Numbers 22:6:3 ⧉אָֽרָה־לִּ֜יarahlicurse for me Numbers 22:6:4 ⧉אֶת־הָעָ֣םethaamthis people Numbers 22:6:5 ⧉הַזֶּ֗הhazehthis Numbers 22:6:6 ⧉כִּֽי־עָצ֥וּםkiatsumfor mighty Numbers 22:6:7 ⧉הוּא֙huhe Numbers 22:6:8 ⧉מִמֶּ֔נִּיmimenithan me Numbers 22:6:9 ⧉אוּלַ֤יulaiperhaps Numbers 22:6:10 ⧉אוּכַל֙ukhalI may be able Numbers 22:6:11 ⧉נַכֶּה־בּ֔וֹnakehboto strike him Numbers 22:6:12 ⧉וַאֲגָרְשֶׁ֖נּוּvaagarshenuand I will drive him out Numbers 22:6:13 ⧉מִן־הָאָ֑רֶץminhaaretzfrom the land Numbers 22:6:14 ⧉כִּ֣יkifor Numbers 22:6:15 ⧉יָדַ֗עְתִּיyadatiI know Numbers 22:6:16 ⧉אֵ֤תet Numbers 22:6:17 ⧉אֲשֶׁר־תְּבָרֵךְ֙ashertevarekhwhom you bless Numbers 22:6:18 ⧉מְבֹרָ֔ךְmevorachis blessed Numbers 22:6:19 ⧉וַאֲשֶׁ֥רvaasherand whom Numbers 22:6:20 ⧉תָּאֹ֖רtaoryou curse Numbers 22:6:21 ⧉יוּאָֽר׃yuaris cursed |
| 6. Formal Translation And now, please go curse these people for me, because they are mightier than I; perhaps I shall strike them and drive them out from the land. For I know that whoever you bless is blessed, and whoever you curse is cursed. |
| 6. Dynamic Translation Now, go and curse these people for me—they are too strong for me! Maybe I can strike them down and drive them out of the land. I know that those you bless are truly blessed, and those you curse are truly cursed. |