ଗଣନା ପୁସ୍ତକ 24:1
ବିଲିଯମ ହୃଦବୋଧ କଲେ ଯେ, ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ ଇଶ୍ରାୟେଲକୁ ଆଶୀର୍ବାଦ କରିବାକୁ ଚାହିଁଲେ। ତେଣୁ ସେ ପୂର୍ବପରି କୌଣସି ନବୈେଦ୍ଯ ପ୍ରଯୋଗ କରିବା ପାଇଁ ଚେଷ୍ଟା କଲେ ନାହିଁ। କିନ୍ତୁ ସେ ତୁ୍ଚ୍ଛାଟା ରେ ମରୁଭୂମି ଆଡେ ନିଜ ମୁଖ ରଖିଲା।
| And when Balaam | וַיַּ֣רְא | wayyar | va-YAHR |
| saw | בִּלְעָ֗ם | bilʿām | beel-AM |
| that | כִּ֣י | kî | kee |
| it pleased | ט֞וֹב | ṭôb | tove |
| בְּעֵינֵ֤י | bĕʿênê | beh-ay-NAY | |
| Lord the | יְהוָה֙ | yĕhwāh | yeh-VA |
| to bless | לְבָרֵ֣ךְ | lĕbārēk | leh-va-RAKE |
| אֶת | ʾet | et | |
| Israel, | יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | yiśrāʾēl | yees-ra-ALE |
| went he | וְלֹֽא | wĕlōʾ | veh-LOH |
| not, | הָלַ֥ךְ | hālak | ha-LAHK |
| times, other at as | כְּפַֽעַם | kĕpaʿam | keh-FA-am |
| בְּפַ֖עַם | bĕpaʿam | beh-FA-am | |
| to seek | לִקְרַ֣את | liqrat | leek-RAHT |
| for enchantments, | נְחָשִׁ֑ים | nĕḥāšîm | neh-ha-SHEEM |
| set he but | וַיָּ֥שֶׁת | wayyāšet | va-YA-shet |
| his face | אֶל | ʾel | el |
| toward | הַמִּדְבָּ֖ר | hammidbār | ha-meed-BAHR |
| the wilderness. | פָּנָֽיו׃ | pānāyw | pa-NAIV |