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Numbers/Bamidbar 22:2 (much of today’s translation was based on the JPS translation in Sefaria.org.) | Balak … saw all that Israel did to the Amorites. | וַיַּרְא בָּלָק … אֵת כׇּל־אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂה יִשְׂרָאֵל לָאֱמֹרִי׃ |
22:3 | The Moabites were alarmed … and dreaded the Children of Israel. | וַיָּגׇר מוֹאָב מִפְּנֵי הָעָם … וַיָּקׇץ מוֹאָב מִפְּנֵי בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל׃ |
22:4 | …and Balak …, who was king of Moab at that time, | … וּבָלָק … מֶלֶךְ לְמוֹאָב בָּעֵת הַהִוא׃ |
22:5 | sent messengers to Bilaam … | וַיִּשְׁלַח מַלְאָכִים אֶל־בִּלְעָם … |
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22:8 | He said to them, “Spend the night here, and I shall reply to you as G-d may instruct me.” … | וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם לִינוּ פֹה הַלַּיְלָה וַהֲשִׁבֹתִי אֶתְכֶם דָּבָר כַּאֲשֶׁר יְדַבֵּר ה’ אֵלָי …׃ |
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22:12 | But G-d said to Balaam, “Do not go with them. You must not curse that people, for they are blessed.” | יֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים אֶל־בִּלְעָם לֹא תֵלֵךְ עִמָּהֶם לֹא תָאֹר אֶת־הָעָם כִּי בָרוּךְ הוּא׃ |
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22:15 | Then Balak sent other dignitaries, …. | וַיֹּסֶף עוֹד בָּלָק שְׁלֹחַ שָׂרִים רַבִּים …׃ |
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22:20 | And G-d came to Bilaam that night, and said to him: If the men have called you, go with them, but do only that which I tell you to do. | וַיָּבֹא אֱלֹהִים אֶל־בִּלְעָם לַיְלָה וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ אִם־לִקְרֹא לְךָ בָּאוּ הָאֲנָשִׁים קוּם לֵךְ אִתָּם וְאַךְ אֶת־הַדָּבָר אֲשֶׁר־אֲדַבֵּר אֵלֶיךָ אֹתוֹ תַעֲשֶׂה׃ |
22:21 | And Bilaam rose in the morning, saddled his donkey, and left with Moabite dignitaries. | וַיָּקׇם בִּלְעָם בַּבֹּקֶר וַיַּחֲבֹשׁ אֶת־אֲתֹנוֹ וַיֵּלֶךְ עִם־שָׂרֵי מוֹאָב׃ |
22:22 | G-d was angry that went, and placed an angel to block the way of the donkey…. | וַיִּחַר־אַף אֱלֹהִים כִּי־הוֹלֵךְ הוּא וַיִּתְיַצֵּב מַלְאַךְ ה’ בַּדֶּרֶךְ לְשָׂטָן לוֹ …׃ |
22:23 | And when the donkey saw the angel of G-d standing in her way, holding in its hand a drawn sword, she swerved from the road and went into the fields. So Bilaam beat the donkey so as to make her return to the road. | וַתֵּרֶא הָאָתוֹן אֶת־מַלְאַךְ ה’ נִצָּב בַּדֶּרֶךְ וְחַרְבּוֹ שְׁלוּפָה בְּיָדוֹ וַתֵּט הָאָתוֹן מִן־הַדֶּרֶךְ וַתֵּלֶךְ בַּשָּׂדֶה וַיַּךְ בִּלְעָם אֶת־הָאָתוֹן לְהַטֹּתָהּ הַדָּרֶךְ׃ |
22:24 | The angel of G-d then stationed itself in a lane between the vineyards, with a fence on either side. | וַיַּעֲמֹד מַלְאַךְ ה’ בְּמִשְׁעוֹל הַכְּרָמִים גָּדֵר מִזֶּה וְגָדֵר מִזֶּה׃ |
22:25 | The donkey, who could see the angel of G-d, pressed herself against the wall such that Bilaam’s foot was squeezed against the wall; so he beat her again. | וַתֵּרֶא הָאָתוֹן אֶת־מַלְאַךְ ה’ וַתִּלָּחֵץ אֶל־הַקִּיר וַתִּלְחַץ אֶת־רֶגֶל בִּלְעָם אֶל־הַקִּיר וַיֹּסֶף לְהַכֹּתָהּ׃ |
22:26 | Once more the messenger of G-d moved forward and stationed itself on a spot so narrow that there was no room to swerve right or left. | וַיּוֹסֶף מַלְאַךְ־ה’ עֲבוֹר וַיַּעֲמֹד בְּמָקוֹם צָר אֲשֶׁר אֵין־דֶּרֶךְ לִנְטוֹת יָמִין וּשְׂמֹאול׃ |
22:27 | When the donkey now saw the messenger of G-d, she lay down under Bilaam; and Bilaam was furious and beat the donkey with his stick. | וַתֵּרֶא הָאָתוֹן אֶת־מַלְאַךְ ה’ וַתִּרְבַּץ תַּחַת בִּלְעָם וַיִּחַר־אַף בִּלְעָם וַיַּךְ אֶת־הָאָתוֹן בַּמַּקֵּל׃ |
22:28 | Then G-d opened the donkey’s mouth, and she said to Balaam, “What have I done to you that you have beaten me these three times?” | וַיִּפְתַּח ה’ אֶת־פִּי הָאָתוֹן וַתֹּאמֶר לְבִלְעָם מֶה־עָשִׂיתִי לְךָ כִּי הִכִּיתַנִי זֶה שָׁלֹשׁ רְגָלִים׃ |
22:29 | Bilaam said to the donkey, “You have made a mockery of me! If I had a sword with me, I would kill you.” | וַיֹּאמֶר בִּלְעָם לָאָתוֹן כִּי הִתְעַלַּלְתְּ בִּי לוּ יֶשׁ־חֶרֶב בְּיָדִי כִּי עַתָּה הֲרַגְתִּיךְ׃ |
22:30 | The donkey said to Bilaam, “Look, I am the donkey that you have been riding all along until this day! Have I been in the habit of doing this sort of thing to you?” And he answered, “No.” | וַתֹּאמֶר הָאָתוֹן אֶל־בִּלְעָם הֲלוֹא אָנֹכִי אֲתֹנְךָ אֲשֶׁר־רָכַבְתָּ עָלַי מֵעוֹדְךָ עַד־הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה הַהַסְכֵּן הִסְכַּנְתִּי לַעֲשׂוֹת לְךָ כֹּה וַיֹּאמֶר לֹא׃ |
22:31 | Then G-d uncovered Bilaam’s eyes, and he saw the angel of G-d standing in the way, its drawn sword in his hand; thereupon he bowed right down to the ground. | וַיְגַל ה’ אֶת־עֵינֵי בִלְעָם וַיַּרְא אֶת־מַלְאַךְ ה’ נִצָּב בַּדֶּרֶךְ וְחַרְבּוֹ שְׁלֻפָה בְּיָדוֹ וַיִּקֹּד וַיִּשְׁתַּחוּ לְאַפָּיו׃ |
22:32 | The angel of G-d said to him, “Why have you beaten your donke these three times? It is I who came out as an adversary, for the errand is obnoxious to me. | וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו מַלְאַךְ ה’ עַל־מָה הִכִּיתָ אֶת־אֲתֹנְךָ זֶה שָׁלוֹשׁ רְגָלִים הִנֵּה אָנֹכִי יָצָאתִי לְשָׂטָן כִּי־יָרַט הַדֶּרֶךְ לְנֶגְדִּי׃ |
22:33 | And when the donke saw me, she shied away because of me those three times. If she had not shied away from me, you are the one I should have killed, while sparing her.” | וַתִּרְאַנִי הָאָתוֹן וַתֵּט לְפָנַי זֶה שָׁלֹשׁ רְגָלִים אוּלַי נָטְתָה מִפָּנַי כִּי עַתָּה גַּם־אֹתְכָה הָרַגְתִּי וְאוֹתָהּ הֶחֱיֵיתִי׃ |
22:34 | Bilaam said to the messenger of G-d, “I erred because I did not know that you were standing in my way. If you still disapprove, I will turn back.” | וַיֹּאמֶר בִּלְעָם אֶל־מַלְאַךְ ה’ חָטָאתִי כִּי לֹא יָדַעְתִּי כִּי אַתָּה נִצָּב לִקְרָאתִי בַּדָּרֶךְ וְעַתָּה אִם־רַע בְּעֵינֶיךָ אָשׁוּבָה לִּי׃ |
22:35 | But the angel of G-d said to Bilaam, “Go with the men. But you must say nothing except what I tell you.” So Bilaam went on with Balak’s dignitaries. | וַיֹּאמֶר מַלְאַךְ ה’ אֶל־בִּלְעָם לֵךְ עִם־הָאֲנָשִׁים וְאֶפֶס אֶת־הַדָּבָר אֲשֶׁר־אֲדַבֵּר אֵלֶיךָ אֹתוֹ תְדַבֵּר וַיֵּלֶךְ בִּלְעָם עִם־שָׂרֵי בָלָק׃ |
Note: if you do not wish to cut the fruit leather, simply use a whole piece and add extra folds to make it as pointy as you like.
Ingredients as Shown:
- 1 Roll Fruit Leather (shown in grape) (1 will be enough for 2)
- Sprinkles (shown in blue)
![](https://parshanosher.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/cut-in-half-bri-1024x578.jpg)
![](https://parshanosher.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Sprinkles-1024x961.jpg)
Tools:
- Scissors
Instructions:
- Cut fruit leather round in half.
![](https://parshanosher.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/cut-in-half-bri-1024x578.jpg)
2. Fold, sticky side out, to form a cone.
![](https://parshanosher.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/folded-986x1024.jpg)
3. Add additional folds to make as pointy as you like. You may choose to fold a bottom edge under if it is not as even as you like.
![](https://parshanosher.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Shaped-2-brightened-901x1024.jpg)
4. Put sprinkles on your work surface.
![](https://parshanosher.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Sprinkles-1024x961.jpg)
5. Roll the hat in the sprinkles, pressing down so they stick (this is why the sticky side has to be out).
![](https://parshanosher.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Coating-with-Sprinkles-brightened-1-1024x955.jpg)
6. You now have a nice magician’s hat.
![](https://parshanosher.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Not-slouching-905x1024.jpg)
7. If desired, pinch the top and shaped (perhaps slouched) to your preference.
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