| 1. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Numbers 24:1:1 ⧉וַיַּ֣רְאvayarand saw Numbers 24:1:2 ⧉בִּלְעָ֗םbilamBalaam Numbers 24:1:3 ⧉כִּ֣יkithat Numbers 24:1:4 ⧉ט֞וֹבtovit was good Numbers 24:1:5 ⧉בְּעֵינֵ֤יbeeyneiin the eyes of Numbers 24:1:6 ⧉יְהוָה֙yahwehLORD Numbers 24:1:7 ⧉לְבָרֵ֣ךְlevarekhto bless Numbers 24:1:8 ⧉אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לetyisraelIsrael Numbers 24:1:9 ⧉וְלֹא־הָלַ֥ךְvelohalakhand he did not go Numbers 24:1:10 ⧉כְּפַֽעַם־בְּפַ֖עַםkepaambepaamas at other times Numbers 24:1:11 ⧉לִקְרַ֣אתlikratto seek Numbers 24:1:12 ⧉נְחָשִׁ֑יםnekhashimomens Numbers 24:1:13 ⧉וַיָּ֥שֶׁתvayashetbut he set Numbers 24:1:14 ⧉אֶל־הַמִּדְבָּ֖רelhammidbartoward the wilderness Numbers 24:1:15 ⧉פָּנָֽיו׃panavhis face |
| 1. Formal Translation And Balaam saw that it was good in the eyes of the LORD {Yahweh, Blessing Giver} to bless Israel, and he did not go as at other times to seek omens, but he turned his face toward the wilderness. |
| 1. Dynamic Translation When Balaam saw that the LORD {Yahweh, Divine Approver} was pleased to bless Israel, he did not seek divinations as he usually did, but set out toward the wilderness. |