| 9. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Numbers 24:9:1 ⧉כָּרַ֨עkaraHe crouched Numbers 24:9:2 ⧉שָׁכַ֧בshakhavhe lay down Numbers 24:9:3 ⧉כַּאֲרִ֛יkaarilike a lion Numbers 24:9:4 ⧉וּכְלָבִ֖יאukhelaviand like a lioness Numbers 24:9:5 ⧉מִ֣יmiwho Numbers 24:9:6 ⧉יְקִימֶ֑נּוּyekimenuwill rouse him Numbers 24:9:7 ⧉מְבָרֲכֶ֣יךָmevarakhekhathose who bless you Numbers 24:9:8 ⧉בָר֔וּךְbarukhare blessed Numbers 24:9:9 ⧉וְאֹרְרֶ֖יךָveorrerekhaand those who curse you Numbers 24:9:10 ⧉אָרֽוּר׃arurare cursed |
| 9. Formal Translation He crouched and lay down like a lion, and like a lioness—who will rouse him? Those who bless you are blessed, and those who curse you are cursed. |
| 9. Dynamic Translation He crouches and lies down, like a lion and like a lioness—who dares to wake him? If people bless you, they will be blessed and if they curse you, they will be cursed. |