¹ And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven oxen and seven rams.

² And Balak did as Balaam had spoken; and Balak and Balaam offered on every altar a bullock and a ram.

³ And Balaam said unto Balak, Stand by thy burnt offering, and I will go: peradventure the LORD will come to meet me: and whatsoever he showeth me I will tell thee. And he went to an high place.

⁴ And God met Balaam: and he said unto him, I have prepared seven altars, and I have offered upon every altar a bullock and a ram.

⁵ And the LORD put a word in Balaam's mouth, and said, Return unto Balak, and thus thou shalt speak.

⁶ And he returned unto him, and, lo, he stood by his burnt sacrifice, he, and all the princes of Moab.

⁷ And he took up his parable, and said, Balak the king of Moab hath brought me from Aram, out of the mountains of the east, saying, Come, curse me Jacob, and come, defy Israel.

⁸ How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? or how shall I defy, whom the LORD hath not defied?

⁹ For from the top of the rocks I see him, and from the hills I behold him: lo, the people shall dwell alone, and shall not be reckoned among the nations.

¹⁰ Who can count the dust of Jacob, and the number of the fourth part of Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous, and let my last end be like his!

¹¹ And Balak said unto Balaam, What hast thou done unto me? I took thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast blessed them altogether.

¹² And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which the LORD hath put in my mouth?

¹³ And Balak said unto him, Come, I pray thee, with me unto another place, from whence thou mayest see them: thou shalt see but the utmost part of them, and shalt not see them all: and curse me them from thence.

¹⁴ And he brought him into the field of Zophim, to the top of Pisgah, and built seven altars, and offered a bullock and a ram on every altar.

¹⁵ And he said unto Balak, Stand here by thy burnt offering, while I meet the LORD yonder.

¹⁶ And the LORD met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Go again unto Balak, and say thus.

¹⁷ And when he came to him, behold, he stood by his burnt offering, and the princes of Moab with him. And Balak said unto him, What hath the LORD spoken?

¹⁸ And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor:

¹⁹ God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?

²⁰ Behold, I have received commandment to bless: and he hath blessed; and I cannot reverse it.

²¹ He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob, neither hath he seen perverseness in Israel: the LORD his God is with him, and the shout of a king is among them.

²² God brought them out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn.

²³ Surely there is no enchantment against Jacob, neither is there any divination against Israel: according to this time it shall be said of Jacob and of Israel, What hath God wrought!

²⁴ Behold, the people shall rise up as a great lion, and lift up himself as a young lion: he shall not lie down until he eat of the prey, and drink the blood of the slain.

²⁵ And Balak said unto Balaam, Neither curse them at all, nor bless them at all.

²⁶ But Balaam answered and said unto Balak, Told not I thee, saying, All that the LORD speaketh, that I must do?

²⁷ And Balak said unto Balaam, Come, I pray thee, I will bring thee unto another place; peradventure it will please God that thou mayest curse me them from thence.

²⁸ And Balak brought Balaam unto the top of Peor, that looketh toward Jeshimon.

²⁹ And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven bullocks and seven rams.

³⁰ And Balak did as Balaam had said, and offered a bullock and a ram on every altar.

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¹ And Balaam ^H1109 said ^H559 unto Balak, ^H1111 Build ^H1129 me here seven ^H7651 altars, ^H4196 and prepare ^H3559 me here seven ^H7651 oxen ^H6499 and seven ^H7651 rams. ^H352

² And Balak ^H1111 did ^H6213 as Balaam ^H1109 had spoken; ^H1696 and Balak ^H1111 and Balaam ^H1109 offered ^H5927 on every altar ^H4196 a bullock ^H6499 and a ram. ^H352

³ And Balaam ^H1109 said ^H559 unto Balak, ^H1111 Stand ^H3320 by thy burnt offering, ^H5930 and I will go: ^H3212 peradventure the LORD ^H3068 will come ^H7136 to meet ^H7125 me: and whatsoever ^H1697 he sheweth ^H7200 me I will tell ^H5046 thee. And he went ^H3212 to an high place. ^H8205

⁴ And God ^H430 met ^H7136 Balaam: ^H1109 and he said ^H559 unto him, I have prepared ^H6186 seven ^H7651 altars, ^H4196 and I have offered ^H5927 upon every altar ^H4196 a bullock ^H6499 and a ram. ^H352

⁵ And the LORD ^H3068 put ^H7760 a word ^H1697 in Balaam's ^H1109 mouth, ^H6310 and said, ^H559 Return ^H7725 unto Balak, ^H1111 and thus thou shalt speak. ^H1696

⁶ And he returned ^H7725 unto him, and, lo, he stood ^H5324 by his burnt sacrifice, ^H5930 he, and all the princes ^H8269 of Moab. ^H4124

⁷ And he took up ^H5375 his parable, ^H4912 and said, ^H559 Balak ^H1111 the king ^H4428 of Moab ^H4124 hath brought ^H5148 me from Aram, ^H758 out of the mountains ^H2042 of the east, ^H6924 saying, Come, ^H3212 curse ^H779 me Jacob, ^H3290 and come, ^H3212 defy ^H2194 Israel. ^H3478

⁸ How ^H4100 shall I curse, ^H5344 whom God ^H410 hath not cursed? ^H6895 or how shall I defy, ^H2194 whom the LORD ^H3068 hath not defied? ^H2194

⁹ For from the top ^H7218 of the rocks ^H6697 I see ^H7200 him, and from the hills ^H1389 I behold ^H7789 him: lo, the people ^H5971 shall dwell ^H7931 alone, ^H910 and shall not be reckoned ^H2803 among the nations. ^H1471

¹⁰ Who can count ^H4487 the dust ^H6083 of Jacob, ^H3290 and the number ^H4557 of the fourth ^H7255 part of Israel? ^H3478 Let me die ^{H4191 H5315} the death ^H4194 of the righteous, ^H3477 and let my last ^H319 end be like his!

¹¹ And Balak ^H1111 said ^H559 unto Balaam, ^H1109 What hast thou done ^H6213 unto me? I took ^H3947 thee to curse ^H6895 mine enemies, ^H341 and, behold, thou hast blessed ^H1288 them altogether. ^H1288

¹² And he answered ^H6030 and said, ^H559 Must I not take heed ^H8104 to speak ^H1696 that which the LORD ^H3068 hath put ^H7760 in my mouth? ^H6310

¹³ And Balak ^H1111 said ^H559 unto him, Come, ^H3212 I pray thee, with me unto another ^H312 place, ^H4725 from whence thou mayest see ^H7200 them: thou shalt see ^H7200 but ^H657 the utmost ^H7097 part of them, and shalt not see ^H7200 them all: and curse ^H6895 me them from thence.

¹⁴ And he brought ^H3947 him into the field ^H7704 of Zophim, ^{H6839 H6822} to the top ^H7218 of Pisgah, ^H6449 and built ^H1129 seven ^H7651 altars, ^H4196 and offered ^H5927 a bullock ^H6499 and a ram ^H352 on every altar. ^H4196

¹⁵ And he said ^H559 unto Balak, ^H1111 Stand ^H3320 here ^H3541 by thy burnt offering, ^H5930 while I meet ^H7136 the LORD yonder. ^H3541

¹⁶ And the LORD ^H3068 met ^H7136 Balaam, ^H1109 and put ^H7760 a word ^H1697 in his mouth, ^H6310 and said, ^H559 Go again ^H7725 unto Balak, ^H1111 and say ^H1696 thus.

¹⁷ And when he came ^H935 to him, behold, he stood ^H5324 by his burnt offering, ^H5930 and the princes ^H8269 of Moab ^H4124 with him. And Balak ^H1111 said ^H559 unto him, What hath the LORD ^H3068 spoken? ^H1696

¹⁸ And he took up ^H5375 his parable, ^H4912 and said, ^H559 Rise up, ^H6965 Balak, ^H1111 and hear; ^H8085 hearken ^H238 unto me, thou son ^H1121 of Zippor: ^H6834

¹⁹ God ^H410 is not a man, ^H376 that he should lie; ^H3576 neither the son ^H1121 of man, ^H120 that he should repent: ^H5162 hath he said, ^H559 and shall he not do ^H6213 it? or hath he spoken, ^H1696 and shall he not make it good? ^H6965

²⁰ Behold, I have received ^H3947 commandment to bless: ^H1288 and he hath blessed; ^H1288 and I cannot reverse ^H7725 it.

²¹ He hath not beheld ^H5027 iniquity ^H205 in Jacob, ^H3290 neither hath he seen ^H7200 perverseness ^H5999 in Israel: ^H3478 the LORD ^H3068 his God ^H430 is with him, and the shout ^H8643 of a king ^H4428 is among them.

²² God ^H410 brought them out ^H3318 of Egypt; ^H4714 he hath as it were the strength ^H8443 of an unicorn. ^H7214

²³ Surely there is no enchantment ^H5173 against Jacob, ^H3290 neither is there any divination ^H7081 against Israel: ^H3478 according to this time ^H6256 it shall be said ^H559 of Jacob ^H3290 and of Israel, ^H3478 What hath God ^H410 wrought! ^H6466

²⁴ Behold, the people ^H5971 shall rise up ^H6965 as a great lion, ^H3833 and lift up ^H5375 himself as a young lion: ^H738 he shall not lie down ^H7901 until he eat ^H398 of the prey, ^H2964 and drink ^H8354 the blood ^H1818 of the slain. ^H2491

²⁵ And Balak ^H1111 said ^H559 unto Balaam, ^H1109 Neither curse ^H5344 them at all, ^H6895 nor bless ^H1288 them at all. ^H1288

²⁶ But Balaam ^H1109 answered ^H6030 and said ^H559 unto Balak, ^H1111 Told ^H1696 not I thee, saying, ^H559 All that the LORD ^H3068 speaketh, ^H1696 that I must do? ^H6213

²⁷ And Balak ^H1111 said ^H559 unto Balaam, ^H1109 Come, ^H3212 I pray thee, I will bring ^H3947 thee unto another ^H312 place; ^H4725 peradventure it will please ^{H3474 H5869} God ^H430 that thou mayest curse ^H6895 me them from thence.

²⁸ And Balak ^H1111 brought ^H3947 Balaam ^H1109 unto the top ^H7218 of Peor, ^H6465 that looketh ^H8259 toward ^H6440 Jeshimon. ^H3452

²⁹ And Balaam ^H1109 said ^H559 unto Balak, ^H1111 Build ^H1129 me here seven ^H7651 altars, ^H4196 and prepare ^H3559 me here seven ^H7651 bullocks ^H6499 and seven ^H7651 rams. ^H352

³⁰ And Balak ^H1111 did ^H6213 as Balaam ^H1109 had said, ^H559 and offered ^H5927 a bullock ^H6499 and a ram ^H352 on every altar. ^H4196

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¹ And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven bullocks and seven rams.

² And Balak did as Balaam had spoken; and Balak and Balaam offered on every altar a bullock and a ram.

³ And Balaam said unto Balak, Stand by thy burnt-offering, and I will go: peradventure Jehovah will come to meet me; and whatsoever he showeth me I will tell thee. And he went to a bare height.

⁴ And God met Balaam: and he said unto him, I have prepared the seven altars, and I have offered up a bullock and a ram on every altar.

⁵ And Jehovah put a word in Balaam's mouth, and said, Return unto Balak, and thus thou shalt speak.

⁶ And he returned unto him, and, lo, he was standing by his burnt-offering, he, and all the princes of Moab.

⁷ And he took up his parable, and said, From Aram hath Balak brought me, The king of Moab from the mountains of the East: Come, curse me Jacob, And come, defy Israel.

⁸ How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? And how shall I defy, whom Jehovah hath not defied?

⁹ For from the top of the rocks I see him, And from the hills I behold him: lo, it is a people that dwelleth alone, And shall not be reckoned among the nations.

¹⁰ Who can count the dust of Jacob, Or number the fourth part of Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous, And let my last end be like his!

¹¹ And Balak said unto Balaam, What hast thou done unto me? I took thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast blessed them altogether.

¹² And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which Jehovah putteth in my mouth?

¹³ And Balak said unto him, Come, I pray thee, with me unto another place, from whence thou mayest see them; thou shalt see but the utmost part of them, and shalt not see them all: and curse me them from thence.

¹⁴ And he took him into the field of Zophim, to the top of Pisgah, and built seven altars, and offered up a bullock and a ram on every altar.

¹⁵ And he said unto Balak, Stand here by thy burnt-offering, while I meet `Jehovah' yonder.

¹⁶ And Jehovah met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Return unto Balak, and thus shalt thou speak.

¹⁷ And he came to him, and, lo, he was standing by his burnt-offering, and the princes of Moab with him. And Balak said unto him, What hath Jehovah spoken?

¹⁸ And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; Hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor:

¹⁹ God is not a man, that he should lie, Neither the son of man, that he should repent: Hath he said, and will he not do it? Or hath he spoken, and will he not make it good?

²⁰ Behold, I have received `commandment' to bless: And he hath blessed, and I cannot reverse it.

²¹ He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob; Neither hath he seen perverseness in Israel: Jehovah his God is with him, And the shout of a king is among them.

²² God bringeth them forth out of Egypt; He hath as it were the strength of the wild-ox.

²³ Surely there is no enchantment with Jacob; Neither is there any divination with Israel: Now shalt it be said of Jacob and of Israel, What hath God wrought!

²⁴ Behold, the people riseth up as a lioness, And as a lion doth he lift himself up: He shall not lie down until he eat of the prey, And drink the blood of the slain.

²⁵ And Balak said unto Balaam, Neither curse them at all, nor bless them at all.

²⁶ But Balaam answered and said unto Balak, Told not I thee, saying, All that Jehovah speaketh, that I must do?

²⁷ And Balak said unto Balaam, Come now, I will take thee unto another place; peradventure it will please God that thou mayest curse me them from thence.

²⁸ And Balak took Balaam unto the top of Peor, that looketh down upon the desert.

²⁹ And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven bullocks and seven rams.

³⁰ And Balak did as Balaam had said, and offered up a bullock and a ram on every altar.

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¹ And Balaam saith unto Balak, `Build for me in this `place' seven altars, and make ready for me in this `place' seven bullocks and seven rams.'

² And Balak doth as Balaam hath spoken, and Balak -- Balaam also -- offereth a bullock and a ram on the altar,

³ and Balaam saith to Balak, `Station thyself by thy burnt-offering and I go on, it may be Jehovah doth come to meet me, and the thing which He sheweth me -- I have declared to thee;' and he goeth `to' a high place.

⁴ And God cometh unto Balaam, and he saith unto Him, `The seven altars I have arranged, and I offer a bullock and a ram on the altar;'

⁵ and Jehovah putteth a word in the mouth of Balaam, and saith, `Turn back unto Balak, and thus thou dost speak.'

⁶ And he turneth back unto him, and lo, he is standing by his burnt-offering, he and all the princes of Moab.

⁷ And he taketh up his simile, and saith: `From Aram he doth lead me -- Balak king of Moab; From mountains of the east: Come -- curse for me Jacob, And come -- be indignant `with' Israel.

⁸ What -- do I pierce? -- God hath not pierced! And what -- am I indignant? -- Jehovah hath not been indignant!

⁹ For from the top of rocks I see it, And from heights I behold it; Lo a people! alone it doth tabernacle, And among nations doth not reckon itself.

¹⁰ Who hath counted the dust of Jacob, And the number of the fourth of Israel? Let me die the death of upright ones, And let my last end be like his!'

¹¹ And Balak saith unto Balaam, `What hast thou done to me? to pierce mine enemies I have taken thee -- and lo, thou hast certainly blessed;'

¹² and he answereth and saith, `That which Jehovah doth put in my mouth -- it do I not take heed to speak?'

¹³ And Balak saith unto him, `Come, I pray thee, with me unto another place, whence thou dost see it, only its extremity thou dost see, and all of it thou dost not see, and pierce it for me thence;'

¹⁴ and he taketh him `to' the field of Zophim, unto the top of Pisgah, and buildeth seven altars, and offereth a bullock and a ram on the altar.

¹⁵ And he saith unto Balak, `Station thyself here by thy burnt-offering, and I -- I meet `Him' there;'

¹⁶ and Jehovah cometh unto Balaam, and setteth a word in his mouth, and saith, `Turn back unto Balak, and thus thou dost speak.'

¹⁷ And he cometh unto him, and lo, he is standing by his burnt-offering, and the princes of Moab with him, and Balak saith to him: `What hath Jehovah spoken?'

¹⁸ And he taketh up his simile, and saith: `Rise, Balak, and hear; Give ear unto me, son of Zippor!

¹⁹ God `is' not a man -- and lieth, And a son of man -- and repenteth! Hath He said -- and doth He not do `it'? And spoken -- and doth He not confirm it?

²⁰ Lo, to bless I have received: Yea, He blesseth, and I `can'not reverse it.

²¹ He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob, Nor hath He seen perverseness in Israel; Jehovah his God `is' with him, And a shout of a king `is' in him.

²² God is bringing them out from Egypt, As the swiftness of a Reem is to him;

²³ For no enchantment `is' against Jacob, Nor divination against Israel, At the time it is said of Jacob and Israel, What hath God wrought!

²⁴ Lo, the people as a lioness riseth, And as a lion he lifteth himself up, He lieth not down till he eateth prey, And blood of pierced ones doth drink.'

²⁵ And Balak saith unto Balaam, `Neither pierce it at all, nor bless it at all;'

²⁶ and Balaam answereth and saith unto Balak, `Have I not spoken unto thee, saying, All that Jehovah speaketh -- it I do?'

²⁷ And Balak saith unto Balaam, `Come, I pray thee, I take thee unto another place; it may be it is right in the eyes of God -- to pierce it for me from thence.'

²⁸ And Balak taketh Balaam to the top of Peor, which is looking on the front of the wilderness,

²⁹ and Balaam saith unto Balak, `Build for me in this `place' seven altars, and make ready for me in this `place' seven bullocks and seven rams;'

³⁰ and Balak doth as Balaam said, and he offereth a bullock and a ram on an altar.

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¹ And Balaam said to Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven bullocks and seven rams.

² And Balak did as Balaam had said; and Balak and Balaam offered up a bullock and a ram on [each] altar.

³ And Balaam said to Balak, Stand by thy burnt-offering, and I will go; perhaps Jehovah will come to meet me; and whatever he shews me I will tell thee. And he went to a hill.

⁴ And God met Balaam; and [Balaam] said to him, I have disposed seven altars, and have offered up a bullock and a ram upon [each] altar.

⁵ And Jehovah put a word in Balaam's mouth, and said, Return to Balak, and thus shalt thou speak.

⁶ And he returned to him, and behold, he was standing by his burnt-offering, he, and all the princes of Moab.

⁷ And he took up his parable, and said, Balak the king of Moab hath brought me from Aram, from the mountains of the east: Come, curse me Jacob, and come, denounce Israel!

⁸ How shall I curse whom ùGod hath not cursed? or how shall I denounce whom Jehovah doth not denounce?

⁹ For from the top of the rocks I see him, and from the hills I behold him: Lo, [it is] a people that shall dwell alone and shall not be reckoned among the nations.

¹⁰ Who can count the dust of Jacob, and the number of the fourth part of Israel? Let my soul die the death of the righteous, and let my end be like his!

¹¹ And Balak said to Balaam, What hast thou done to me? I took thee to curse mine enemies, and behold, thou hast blessed them altogether.

¹² And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which Jehovah puts in my mouth?

¹³ And Balak said to him, Come, I pray thee, with me to another place, from whence thou wilt see them; thou shalt see only the extremity of them and shalt not see them all, and curse me them from thence.

¹⁴ And he took him to the watchmen's field, to the top of Pisgah, and built seven altars, and offered up a bullock and a ram on [each] altar.

¹⁵ And [Balaam] said to Balak, Stand here by thy burnt-offering, and I will go to meet yonder.

¹⁶ And Jehovah met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Return to Balak, and thus shalt thou speak.

¹⁷ And he came to him, and behold, he was standing by his burnt-offering, and the princes of Moab with him; and Balak said to him, What has Jehovah spoken?

¹⁸ Then he took up his parable and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear! hearken unto me, son of Zippor!

¹⁹ ùGod is not a man, that he should lie; neither a son of man, that he should repent. Shall he say and not do? and shall he speak and not make it good?

²⁰ Behold, I have received [mission] to bless; and he hath blessed, and I cannot reverse it.

²¹ He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob, neither hath he seen wrong in Israel; Jehovah his God is with him, and the shout of a king is in his midst.

²² ùGod brought him out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of a buffalo.

²³ For there is no enchantment against Jacob, neither is there any divination against Israel. At this time it shall be said of Jacob and of Israel, What hath ùGod wrought!

²⁴ Lo, the people will rise up as a lioness, and lift himself up as a lion. He shall not lie down until he have eaten the prey and drunk the blood of the slain.

²⁵ And Balak said to Balaam, Neither curse them at all, nor bless them at all.

²⁶ And Balaam answered and said to Balak, Did I not tell thee, saying, All that Jehovah shall speak, that will I do?

²⁷ And Balak said to Balaam, Come, I pray thee, I will bring thee to another place; perhaps it will be right in the sight of God that thou curse me them from thence.

²⁸ And Balak brought Balaam to the top of Peor, which looks over the surface of the waste.

²⁹ And Balaam said to Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven bullocks and seven rams.

³⁰ And Balak did as Balaam had said, and offered up a bullock and a ram on each altar.

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¹ Balaam said to Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven bulls and seven rams.

² Balak did as Balaam had spoken; and Balak and Balaam offered on every altar a bull and a ram.

³ Balaam said to Balak, Stand by your burnt offering, and I will go: perhaps Yahweh will come to meet me; and whatever he shows me I will tell you. He went to a bare height.

⁴ God met Balaam: and he said to him, I have prepared the seven altars, and I have offered up a bull and a ram on every altar.

⁵ Yahweh put a word in Balaam's mouth, and said, Return to Balak, and thus you shall speak.

⁶ He returned to him, and, behold, he was standing by his burnt-offering, he, and all the princes of Moab.

⁷ He took up his parable, and said, From Aram has Balak brought me, The king of Moab from the mountains of the East: Come, curse me Jacob, Come, defy Israel.

⁸ How shall I curse, whom God has not cursed? How shall I defy, whom Yahweh has not defied?

⁹ For from the top of the rocks I see him, From the hills I see him: behold, it is a people that dwells alone, And shall not be reckoned among the nations.

¹⁰ Who can count the dust of Jacob, Or number the fourth part of Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous, Let my last end be like his!

¹¹ Balak said to Balaam, What have you done to me? I took you to curse my enemies, and, behold, you have blessed them altogether.

¹² He answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which Yahweh puts in my mouth?

¹³ Balak said to him, Please come with me to another place, from whence you may see them; you shall see but the utmost part of them, and shall not see them all: and curse me them from there.

¹⁴ He took him into the field of Zophim, to the top of Pisgah, and built seven altars, and offered up a bull and a ram on every altar.

¹⁵ He said to Balak, Stand here by your burnt offering, while I meet [Yahweh] yonder.

¹⁶ Yahweh met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Return to Balak, and thus shall you speak.

¹⁷ He came to him, and, behold, he was standing by his burnt offering, and the princes of Moab with him. Balak said to him, What has Yahweh spoken?

¹⁸ He took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; Listen to me, you son of Zippor:

¹⁹ God is not a man, that he should lie, Neither the son of man, that he should repent: Has he said, and will he not do it? Or has he spoken, and will he not make it good?

²⁰ Behold, I have received [commandment] to bless: He has blessed, and I can't reverse it.

²¹ He has not saw iniquity in Jacob; Neither has he seen perverseness in Israel: Yahweh his God is with him, The shout of a king is among them.

²² God brings them forth out of Egypt; He has as it were the strength of the wild-ox.

²³ Surely there is no enchantment with Jacob; Neither is there any divination with Israel: Now shall it be said of Jacob and of Israel, What has God done!

²⁴ Behold, the people rises up as a lioness, As a lion does he lift himself up: He shall not lie down until he eat of the prey, Drink the blood of the slain.

²⁵ Balak said to Balaam, Neither curse them at all, nor bless them at all.

²⁶ But Balaam answered Balak, Didn't I tell you, saying, All that Yahweh speaks, that I must do?

²⁷ Balak said to Balaam, Come now, I will take you to another place; peradventure it will please God that you may curse me them from there.

²⁸ Balak took Balaam to the top of Peor, that looks down on the desert.

²⁹ Balaam said to Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven bulls and seven rams.

³⁰ Balak did as Balaam had said, and offered up a bull and a ram on every altar.

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¹ And Balaam said to Balak, Make me here seven altars and get ready seven oxen and seven male sheep.

² And Balak did as Balaam had said; and Balak and Balaam made an offering on every altar of an ox and a male sheep.

³ Then Balaam said to Balak, Take your place by your burned offering, and I will go and see if the Lord comes to me: and I will give you word of whatever he says to me. And he went to an open place on a hill.

⁴ And God came to Balaam, and Balaam said to him, I have made ready seven altars, offering an ox and a male sheep on every altar.

⁵ And the Lord put words in Balaam's mouth, and said, Go back to Balak, and this is what you are to say.

⁶ So he went back to him where he was waiting by his burned offering with all the chiefs of Moab.

⁷ And in the words which the Lord had given him he said, From Aram Balak has sent for me, the king of Moab from the mountains of the East: come, put curses on Jacob for me and be angry with Israel.

⁸ How may I put curses on him who is not cursed by God? how may I be angry with him with whom the Lord is not angry?

⁹ From the top of the rocks I see him, looking down on him from the hills: it is a people made separate, not to be numbered among the nations.

¹⁰ Who is able to take the measure of the dust of Jacob or the number of the thousands of Israel? May my death be the death of the upright and my last end like his!

¹¹ Then Balak said to Balaam, What have you done to me? I sent for you so that my haters might be cursed, and see, you have given them a blessing.

¹² And in answer he said, Am I not ordered to say only what the Lord puts into my mouth?

¹³ And Balak said to him, Come with me now into another place from which you will not be able to see them all, but only the outskirts of them; and you will send curses on them from there.

¹⁴ So he took him into the country of Zophim, to the top of Pisgah, and there they made seven altars, offering an ox and a male sheep on every altar.

¹⁵ Then he said to Balak, Take your place here by your burned offering, while I go over there to the Lord.

¹⁶ And the Lord came to Balaam, and put words in his mouth, and said, Go back to Balak, and this is what you are to say.

¹⁷ So he came to him where he was waiting by his burned offering with the chiefs of Moab by his side. And Balak said to him, What has the Lord said?

¹⁸ And in the words which the Lord had given him he said, Up! Balak, and give ear; give attention to me, O son of Zippor:

¹⁹ God is not a man, to say what is false; or the son of man, that his purpose may be changed: what he has said, will he not do? and will he not give effect to the words of his mouth?

²⁰ See, I have had orders to give blessing: and he has given a blessing which I have no power to take away.

²¹ He has seen no evil in Jacob or wrongdoing in Israel: the Lord his God is with him, and the glad cry of a king is among them.

²² It is God who has taken them out of Egypt; his horns are like those of the mountain ox.

²³ No evil power has effect against Jacob, no secret arts against Israel; at the right time it will be said of Jacob and of Israel, See what God has done!

²⁴ See, Israel comes up like a she-lion, lifting himself up like a lion: he will take no rest till he has made a meal of those he has overcome, drinking the blood of those he has put to death.

²⁵ Then Balak said to Balaam, If you will not put a curse on them, at all events do not give them a blessing.

²⁶ But Balaam in answer said to Balak, Did I not say to you, I may only do what the Lord says?

²⁷ Then Balak said to Balaam, Come now, I will take you to another place; it may be that God will let you put a curse on them from there.

²⁸ So Balak took Balaam to the top of Peor, looking down over the waste land.

²⁹ And Balaam said to Balak, Make me seven altars here and get seven oxen and seven male sheep ready for me.

³⁰ And Balak did as Balaam said, offering an ox and a male sheep on every altar.