| 7. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Numbers 23:7:1 ⧉וַיִּשָּׂ֥אvayissaand he took up Numbers 23:7:2 ⧉מְשָׁל֖וֹmeshalohis discourse Numbers 23:7:3 ⧉וַיֹּאמַ֑רvayomarand said Numbers 23:7:4 ⧉מִן־אֲ֠רָםminaramfrom Aram Numbers 23:7:5 ⧉יַנְחֵ֨נִיyankhenihas brought me Numbers 23:7:6 ⧉בָלָ֤קbalakBalak Numbers 23:7:7 ⧉מֶֽלֶךְ־מוֹאָב֙melekhmoavthe king of Moab Numbers 23:7:8 ⧉מֵֽהַרְרֵי־קֶ֔דֶםmeharreikedemfrom the eastern mountains Numbers 23:7:9 ⧉לְכָה֙lekhacome Numbers 23:7:10 ⧉אָֽרָה־לִּ֣יaralicurse for me Numbers 23:7:11 ⧉יַעֲקֹ֔בyaakovJacob Numbers 23:7:12 ⧉וּלְכָ֖הulekhaand come Numbers 23:7:13 ⧉זֹעֲמָ֥הzoamadenounce Numbers 23:7:14 ⧉יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃yisraelIsrael |
| 7. Formal Translation Then he lifted up his oracle and said, “Balak the king of Moab has led me from Aram from the mountains of the east, saying, ‘Come, curse Jacob for me; come, denounce Israel.’” |
| 7. Dynamic Translation So he delivered his message and declared, “Balak, the king of Moab, brought me from Aram out of the eastern mountains and said, ‘Come, curse Jacob for me; come, denounce Israel.’” |