| 3. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Numbers 23:3:1 ⧉וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvayomerand said Numbers 23:3:2 ⧉בִּלְעָ֜םbilamBalaam Numbers 23:3:3 ⧉לְבָלָ֗קlevalakto Balak Numbers 23:3:4 ⧉הִתְיַצֵּב֮hityatsevstand Numbers 23:3:5 ⧉עַל־עֹלָתֶךָ֒alolatekhaby your burnt offering Numbers 23:3:6 ⧉וְאֵֽלְכָ֗הveelkhaand I will go Numbers 23:3:7 ⧉אוּלַ֞יulaiperhaps Numbers 23:3:8 ⧉יִקָּרֵ֤הyikkarehit will happen Numbers 23:3:9 ⧉יְהוָה֙yahwehLORD Numbers 23:3:10 ⧉לִקְרָאתִ֔יlikratito meet me Numbers 23:3:11 ⧉וּדְבַ֥רudvahrand the word Numbers 23:3:12 ⧉מַה־יַּרְאֵ֖נִיmayareniwhat he shows me Numbers 23:3:13 ⧉וְהִגַּ֣דְתִּיvehiggadtiI will tell Numbers 23:3:14 ⧉לָ֑ךְlakhyou Numbers 23:3:15 ⧉וַיֵּ֖לֶךְvayelekhand he went Numbers 23:3:16 ⧉שֶֽׁפִי׃shefito a bare height |
| 3. Formal Translation And Balaam said to Balak, “Stand by your burnt offering, and I will go. Perhaps the LORD {Yahweh, Sovereign Decider} may meet me, and whatever word He shows me I will declare to you.” Then he went to a barren height. |
| 3. Dynamic Translation Balaam told Balak, “Stay here with your sacrifice while I go off. Maybe the LORD {Yahweh, Divine Encounter} will meet me, and whatever He shows me I will tell you.” Then he went up to a deserted hilltop. |