¹ And when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he went not, as at other times, to seek for enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness.

² And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel abiding in his tents according to their tribes; and the spirit of God came upon him.

³ And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said:

⁴ He hath said, which heard the words of God, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open:

⁵ How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob, and thy tabernacles, O Israel!

⁶ As the valleys are they spread forth, as gardens by the river's side, as the trees of lign aloes which the LORD hath planted, and as cedar trees beside the waters.

⁷ He shall pour the water out of his buckets, and his seed shall be in many waters, and his king shall be higher than Agag, and his kingdom shall be exalted.

⁸ God brought him forth out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn: he shall eat up the nations his enemies, and shall break their bones, and pierce them through with his arrows.

⁹ He couched, he lay down as a lion, and as a great lion: who shall stir him up? Blessed is he that blesseth thee, and cursed is he that curseth thee.

¹⁰ And Balak's anger was kindled against Balaam, and he smote his hands together: and Balak said unto Balaam, I called thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast altogether blessed them these three times.

¹¹ Therefore now flee thou to thy place: I thought to promote thee unto great honor; but, lo, the LORD hath kept thee back from honor.

¹² And Balaam said unto Balak, Spake I not also to thy messengers which thou sentest unto me, saying,

¹³ If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the commandment of the LORD, to do either good or bad of mine own mind; but what the LORD saith, that will I speak?

¹⁴ And now, behold, I go unto my people: come therefore, and I will advertise thee what this people shall do to thy people in the latter days.

¹⁵ And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said:

¹⁶ He hath said, which heard the words of God, and knew the knowledge of the most High, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open:

¹⁷ I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth.

¹⁸ And Edom shall be a possession, Seir also shall be a possession for his enemies; and Israel shall do valiantly.

¹⁹ Out of Jacob shall come he that shall have dominion, and shall destroy him that remaineth of the city.

²⁰ And when he looked on Amalek, he took up his parable, and said, Amalek was the first of the nations; but his latter end shall be that he perish for ever.

²¹ And he looked on the Kenites, and took up his parable, and said, Strong is thy dwelling place, and thou puttest thy nest in a rock.

²² Nevertheless the Kenite shall be wasted, until Asshur shall carry thee away captive.

²³ And he took up his parable, and said, Alas, who shall live when God doeth this!

²⁴ And ships shall come from the coast of Chittim, and shall afflict Asshur, and shall afflict Eber, and he also shall perish for ever.

²⁵ And Balaam rose up, and went and returned to his place: and Balak also went his way.

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¹ And when Balaam ^H1109 saw ^H7200 that it pleased ^{H5869 H2895} the LORD ^H3068 to bless ^H1288 Israel, ^H3478 he went ^H1980 not, as at other times, ^H6471 to seek ^H7125 for enchantments, ^H5173 but he set ^H7896 his face ^H6440 toward the wilderness. ^H4057

² And Balaam ^H1109 lifted up ^H5375 his eyes, ^H5869 and he saw ^H7200 Israel ^H3478 abiding ^H7931 in his tents according to their tribes; ^H7626 and the spirit ^H7307 of God ^H430 came upon him.

³ And he took up ^H5375 his parable, ^H4912 and said, ^H559 Balaam ^H1109 the son ^H1121 of Beor ^H1160 hath said, ^H5002 and the man ^H1397 whose eyes ^H5869 are open ^H8365 hath said: ^H5002

⁴ He hath said, ^H5002 which heard ^H8085 the words ^H561 of God, ^H410 which saw ^H2372 the vision ^H4236 of the Almighty, ^H7706 falling ^H5307 into a trance, but having his eyes ^H5869 open: ^H1540

⁵ How goodly ^H2895 are thy tents, ^H168 O Jacob, ^H3290 and thy tabernacles, ^H4908 O Israel! ^H3478

⁶ As the valleys ^H5158 are they spread forth, ^H5186 as gardens ^H1593 by the river's side, ^H5104 as the trees of lign aloes ^H174 which the LORD ^H3068 hath planted, ^H5193 and as cedar trees ^H730 beside the waters. ^H4325

⁷ He shall pour ^H5140 the water ^H4325 out ^H5140 of his buckets, ^H1805 and his seed ^H2233 shall be in many ^H7227 waters, ^H4325 and his king ^H4428 shall be higher ^H7311 than Agag, ^H90 and his kingdom ^H4438 shall be exalted. ^H5375

⁸ God ^H410 brought him forth ^H3318 out of Egypt; ^H4714 he hath as it were the strength ^H8443 of an unicorn: ^H7214 he shall eat up ^H398 the nations ^H1471 his enemies, ^H6862 and shall break ^H1633 their bones, ^H6106 and pierce ^H4272 them through with his arrows. ^H2671

⁹ He couched, ^H3766 he lay down ^H7901 as a lion, ^H738 and as a great lion: ^H3833 who shall stir him up? ^H6965 Blessed ^H1288 is he that blesseth ^H1288 thee, and cursed ^H779 is he that curseth ^H779 thee.

¹⁰ And Balak's ^H1111 anger ^H639 was kindled ^H2734 against Balaam, ^H1109 and he smote ^H5606 his hands ^H3709 together: ^H5606 and Balak ^H1111 said ^H559 unto Balaam, ^H1109 I called ^H7121 thee to curse ^H6895 mine enemies, ^H341 and, behold, thou hast altogether ^H1288 blessed ^H1288 them these three ^H7969 times. ^H6471

¹¹ Therefore now flee ^H1272 thou to thy place: ^H4725 I thought ^H559 to promote ^H3513 thee unto great ^H3513 honour; ^H3513 but, lo, the LORD ^H3068 hath kept thee back ^H4513 from honour. ^H3519

¹² And Balaam ^H1109 said ^H559 unto Balak, ^H1111 Spake ^H1696 I not also to thy messengers ^H4397 which thou sentest ^H7971 unto me, saying, ^H559

¹³ If Balak ^H1111 would give ^H5414 me his house ^H1004 full ^H4393 of silver ^H3701 and gold, ^H2091 I cannot ^H3201 go beyond ^H5674 the commandment ^H6310 of the LORD, ^H3068 to do ^H6213 either good ^H2896 or bad ^H7451 of mine own mind; ^H3820 but what the LORD ^H3068 saith, ^H1696 that will I speak? ^H1696

¹⁴ And now, behold, I go ^H1980 unto my people: ^H5971 come ^H3212 therefore, and I will advertise ^H3289 thee what this people ^H5971 shall do ^H6213 to thy people ^H5971 in the latter ^H319 days. ^H3117

¹⁵ And he took up ^H5375 his parable, ^H4912 and said, ^H559 Balaam ^H1109 the son ^H1121 of Beor ^H1160 hath said, ^H5002 and the man ^H1397 whose eyes ^H5869 are open ^H8365 hath said: ^H5002

¹⁶ He hath said, ^H5002 which heard ^H8085 the words ^H561 of God, ^H410 and knew ^H3045 the knowledge ^H1847 of the most High, ^H5945 which saw ^H2372 the vision ^H4236 of the Almighty, ^H7706 falling ^H5307 into a trance, but having his eyes ^H5869 open: ^H1540

¹⁷ I shall see ^H7200 him, but not now: I shall behold ^H7789 him, but not nigh: ^H7138 there shall come ^H1869 a Star ^H3556 out of Jacob, ^H3290 and a Sceptre ^H7626 shall rise ^H6965 out of Israel, ^H3478 and shall smite ^H4272 the corners ^H6285 of Moab, ^H4124 and destroy ^H6979 all the children ^H1121 of Sheth. ^{H8352 H8351}

¹⁸ And Edom ^H123 shall be a possession, ^H3424 Seir ^H8165 also shall be a possession ^H3424 for his enemies; ^H341 and Israel ^H3478 shall do ^H6213 valiantly. ^H2428

¹⁹ Out of Jacob ^H3290 shall come he that shall have dominion, ^H7287 and shall destroy ^H6 him that remaineth ^H8300 of the city. ^H5892

²⁰ And when he looked ^H7200 on Amalek, ^H6002 he took up ^H5375 his parable, ^H4912 and said, ^H559 Amalek ^H6002 was the first ^H7225 of the nations; ^H1471 but his latter ^H319 end shall be that he perish ^H8 for ever. ^H5703

²¹ And he looked ^H7200 on the Kenites, ^H7017 and took up ^H5375 his parable, ^H4912 and said, ^H559 Strong ^H386 is thy dwellingplace, ^H4186 and thou puttest ^H7760 thy nest ^H7064 in a rock. ^H5553

²² Nevertheless the Kenite ^H7014 shall ^H518 be wasted, ^H1197 until Asshur ^H804 shall carry thee away captive. ^H7617

²³ And he took up ^H5375 his parable, ^H4912 and said, ^H559 Alas, ^H188 who shall live ^H2421 when God ^H410 doeth ^H7760 this!

²⁴ And ships ^H6716 shall come from the coast ^H3027 of Chittim, ^H3794 and shall afflict ^H6031 Asshur, ^H804 and shall afflict ^H6031 Eber, ^H5677 and he also shall perish ^H8 for ever. ^H5703

²⁵ And Balaam ^H1109 rose up, ^H6965 and went ^H3212 and returned ^H7725 to his place: ^H4725 and Balak ^H1111 also went ^H1980 his way. ^H1870

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¹ And when Balaam saw that it pleased Jehovah to bless Israel, he went not, as at the other times, to meet with enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness.

² And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel dwelling according to their tribes; and the Spirit of God came upon him.

³ And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor saith, And the man whose eye was closed saith;

⁴ He saith, who heareth the words of God, Who seeth the vision of the Almighty, Falling down, and having his eyes open:

⁵ How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob, Thy tabernacles, O Israel!

⁶ As valleys are they spread forth, As gardens by the river-side, As lign-aloes which Jehovah hath planted, As cedar-trees beside the waters.

⁷ Water shall flow from his buckets, And his seed shall be in many waters, And his king shall be higher than Agag, And his kingdom shall be exalted.

⁸ God bringeth him forth out of Egypt; He hath as it were the strength of the wild-ox: He shall eat up the nations his adversaries, And shall break their bones in pieces, And smite `them' through with his arrows.

⁹ He couched, he lay down as a lion, And as a lioness; who shall rouse him up? Blessed be every one that blesseth thee, And cursed be every one that curseth thee.

¹⁰ And Balak's anger was kindled against Balaam, and he smote his hands together; and Balak said unto Balaam, I called thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast altogether blessed them these three times.

¹¹ Therefore now flee thou to thy place: I thought to promote thee unto great honor; but, lo, Jehovah hath kept thee back from honor.

¹² And Balaam said unto Balak, Spake I not also to thy messengers that thou sentest unto me, saying,

¹³ If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the word of Jehovah, to do either good or bad of mine own mind; what Jehovah speaketh, that will I speak?

¹⁴ And now, behold, I go unto my people: come, `and' I will advertise thee what this people shall do to thy people in the latter days.

¹⁵ And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor saith, And the man whose eye was closed saith;

¹⁶ He saith, who heareth the words of God, And knoweth the knowledge of the Most High, Who seeth the vision of the Almighty, Falling down, and having his eyes open:

¹⁷ I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not nigh: There shall come forth a star out of Jacob, And a sceptre shall rise out of Israel, And shall smite through the corners of Moab, And break down all the sons of tumult.

¹⁸ And Edom shall be a possession, Seir also shall be a possession, `who were' his enemies; While Israel doeth valiantly.

¹⁹ And out of Jacob shall one have dominion, And shall destroy the remnant from the city.

²⁰ And he looked on Amalek, and took up his parable, and said, Amalek was the first of the nations; But his latter end shall come to destruction.

²¹ And he looked on the Kenite, and took up his parable, and said, Strong is thy dwelling-place, And thy nest is set in the rock.

²² Nevertheless Kain shall be wasted, Until Asshur shall carry thee away captive.

²³ And he took up his parable, and said, Alas, who shall live when God doeth this?

²⁴ But ships `shall come' from the coast of Kittim, And they shall afflict Asshur, and shall afflict Eber; And he also shall come to destruction.

²⁵ And Balaam rose up, and went and returned to his place; and Balak also went his way.

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¹ And Balaam seeth that `it is' good in the eyes of Jehovah to bless Israel, and he hath not gone as time by time to meet enchantments, and he setteth towards the wilderness his face;

² and Balaam lifteth up his eyes, and seeth Israel tabernacling, by its tribes, and the Spirit of God is upon him,

³ and he taketh up his simile, and saith: `An affirmation of Balaam son of Beor -- And an affirmation of the man whose eyes are shut --

⁴ An affirmation of him who is hearing sayings of God -- Who a vision of the Almighty seeth, Falling -- and eyes uncovered:

⁵ How good have been thy tents, O Jacob, Thy tabernacles, O Israel;

⁶ As valleys they have been stretched out, As gardens by a river; As aloes Jehovah hath planted, As cedars by waters;

⁷ He maketh water flow from his buckets, And his seed `is' in many waters; And higher than Agag `is' his king, And exalted is his kingdom.

⁸ God is bringing him out of Egypt; As the swiftness of a Reem is to him, He eateth up nations his adversaries, And their bones he breaketh, And `with' his arrows he smiteth,

⁹ He hath bent, he hath lain down as a lion, And as a lioness: who doth raise him up? He who is blessing thee `is' blessed, And he who is cursing thee `is' cursed.'

¹⁰ And the anger of Balak burneth against Balaam, and he striketh his hands; and Balak saith unto Balaam, `To pierce mine enemies I called thee, and lo, thou hast certainly blessed -- these three times;

¹¹ and now, flee for thyself unto thy place; I have said, I do greatly honour thee, and lo, Jehovah hath kept thee back from honour.'

¹² And Balaam saith unto Balak, `Did I not also unto thy messengers whom thou hast sent unto me, speak, saying,

¹³ If Balak doth give to me the fulness of his house of silver and gold, I am not able to pass over the command of Jehovah, to do good or evil of mine own heart -- that which Jehovah speaketh -- it I speak?

¹⁴ and, now, lo, I am going to my people; come, I counsel thee `concerning' that which this people doth to thy people, in the latter end of the days.'

¹⁵ And he taketh up his simile, and saith: `An affirmation of Balaam son of Beor -- And an affirmation of the man whose eyes `are' shut --

¹⁶ An affirmation of him who is hearing sayings of God -- And knowing knowledge of the Most High; A vision of the Almighty he seeth, Falling -- and eyes uncovered:

¹⁷ I see it, but not now; I behold it, but not near; A star hath proceeded from Jacob, And a sceptre hath risen from Israel, And hath smitten corners of Moab, And hath destroyed all sons of Sheth.

¹⁸ And Edom hath been a possession, And Seir hath been a possession, `for' its enemies, And Israel is doing valiantly;

¹⁹ And `one' doth rule out of Jacob, And hath destroyed a remnant from Ar.'

²⁰ And he seeth Amalek, and taketh up his simile, and saith: `A beginning of the Goyim `is' Amalek; And his latter end -- for ever he perisheth.'

²¹ And he seeth the Kenite, and taketh up his simile, and saith: `Enduring `is' thy dwelling, And setting in a rock thy nest,

²² But the Kenite is for a burning; Till when doth Asshur keep thee captive?'

²³ And he taketh up his simile, and saith: `Alas! who doth live when God doth this?

²⁴ And -- ships `are' from the side of Chittim, And they have humbled Asshur, And they have humbled Eber, And it also for ever is perishing.'

²⁵ And Balaam riseth, and goeth, and turneth back to his place, and Balak also hath gone on his way.

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¹ And Balaam saw that it was good in the sight of Jehovah to bless Israel, and he went not, as at other times, to seek for enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness.

² And Balaam lifted up his eyes and saw Israel dwelling [in tents] according to his tribes; and the Spirit of God came upon him.

³ And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor saith, and the man of opened eye saith,

⁴ He saith, who heareth the words of ùGod, who seeth the vision of the Almighty, who falleth down, and who hath his eyes open:

⁵ How goodly are thy tents, Jacob, and thy tabernacles, Israel!

⁶ Like valleys are they spread forth, like gardens by the river side, Like aloe-trees which Jehovah hath planted, like cedars beside the waters.

⁷ Water shall flow out of his buckets, and his seed shall be in great waters, And his king shall be higher than Agag, and his kingdom shall be exalted.

⁸ ùGod brought him out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of a buffalo. He shall consume the nations his enemies, and break their bones, and with his arrows shall smite [them] in pieces.

⁹ He stooped, he lay down like a lion, and like a lioness: who will stir him up? Blessed is he that blesseth thee, and cursed is he that curseth thee.

¹⁰ Then Balak's anger was kindled against Balaam, and he smote his hands together; and Balak said to Balaam, I called thee to curse mine enemies, and behold, thou hast altogether blessed [them] these three times!

¹¹ And now flee thou to thy place; I said I would very highly honour thee, and behold, Jehovah has kept thee back from honour.

¹² And Balaam said to Balak, Did I not also speak to thy messengers whom thou sentest to me, saying,

¹³ If Balak gave me his house full of silver and gold, I could not go beyond the commandment of Jehovah to do good or bad out of my heart: what Jehovah shall say, that will I speak?

¹⁴ And now behold, I go to my people: come, I will admonish thee what this people will do to thy people at the end of days.

¹⁵ And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor saith, and the man of opened eye saith,

¹⁶ He saith, who heareth the words of ùGod, who knoweth the knowledge of the Most High, Who seeth the vision of the Almighty, who falleth down, and who hath his eyes open:

¹⁷ I shall see him, but not now; I shall behold him, but not nigh: There cometh a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and he shall cut in pieces the corners of Moab, and destroy all the sons of tumult.

¹⁸ And Edom shall be a possession, and Seir a possession, -- they, his enemies; but Israel will do valiantly.

¹⁹ And one out of Jacob shall have dominion, and will destroy out of the city what remaineth.

²⁰ And he saw Amalek, and took up his parable, and said, Amalek is the first of the nations, but his latter end shall be for destruction.

²¹ And he saw the Kenites, and took up his parable, and said, Firm is thy dwelling-place, and thy nest fixed in the rock;

²² But the Kenite shall be consumed, until Asshur shall carry thee away captive.

²³ And he took up his parable, and said, Alas! Who shall live when ùGod doeth this?

²⁴ And ships shall come from the coast of Chittim, and afflict Asshur, and afflict Eber, and he also shall be for destruction.

²⁵ And Balaam rose up, and went and returned to his place; and Balak also went his way.

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¹ When Balaam saw that it pleased Yahweh to bless Israel, he didn't go, as at the other times, to meet with enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness.

² Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel dwelling according to their tribes; and the Spirit of God came on him.

³ He took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor says, The man whose eye was closed says;

⁴ He says, who hears the words of God, Who sees the vision of the Almighty, Falling down, and having his eyes open:

⁵ How goodly are your tents, Jacob, Your tents, Israel!

⁶ As valleys are they spread forth, As gardens by the river-side, As lign-aloes which Yahweh has planted, As cedar trees beside the waters.

⁷ Water shall flow from his buckets, His seed shall be in many waters, His king shall be higher than Agag, His kingdom shall be exalted.

⁸ God brings him forth out of Egypt; He has as it were the strength of the wild-ox: He shall eat up the nations his adversaries, Shall break their bones in pieces, Smite [them] through with his arrows.

⁹ He couched, he lay down as a lion, As a lioness; who shall rouse him up? Blessed be everyone who blesses you, Cursed be everyone who curses you.

¹⁰ Balak's anger was kindled against Balaam, and he struck his hands together; and Balak said to Balaam, I called you to curse my enemies, and, behold, you have altogether blessed them these three times.

¹¹ Therefore now flee you to your place: I thought to promote you to great honor; but, behold, Yahweh has kept you back from honor.

¹² Balaam said to Balak, Didn't I also tell your messengers who you sent to me, saying,

¹³ If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I can't go beyond the word of Yahweh, to do either good or bad of my own mind; what Yahweh speaks, that will I speak?

¹⁴ Now, behold, I go to my people: come, [and] I will advertise you what this people shall do to your people in the latter days.

¹⁵ He took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor says, The man whose eye was closed says;

¹⁶ He says, who hears the words of God, Knows the knowledge of the Most High, Who sees the vision of the Almighty, Falling down, and having his eyes open:

¹⁷ I see him, but not now; I see him, but not near: There shall come forth a star out of Jacob, A scepter shall rise out of Israel, Shall strike through the corners of Moab, Break down all the sons of tumult.

¹⁸ Edom shall be a possession, Seir also shall be a possession, [who were] his enemies; While Israel does valiantly.

¹⁹ Out of Jacob shall one have dominion, Shall destroy the remnant from the city.

²⁰ He looked at Amalek, and took up his parable, and said, Amalek was the first of the nations; But his latter end shall come to destruction.

²¹ He looked at the Kenite, and took up his parable, and said, Strong is your dwelling-place, Your nest is set in the rock.

²² Nevertheless Kain shall be wasted, Until Asshur shall carry you away captive.

²³ He took up his parable, and said, Alas, who shall live when God does this?

²⁴ But ships [shall come] from the coast of Kittim, They shall afflict Asshur, and shall afflict Eber; He also shall come to destruction.

²⁵ Balaam rose up, and went and returned to his place; and Balak also went his way.

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¹ Now when Balaam saw that it was the Lord's pleasure to give his blessing to Israel, he did not, as at other times, make use of secret arts, but turning his face to the waste land,

² And lifting up his eyes, he saw Israel there, with their tents in the order of their tribes: and the spirit of God came on him.

³ And moved by the spirit, he said, These are the words of Balaam, son of Beor, the words of the man whose eyes are open:

⁴ He says, whose ears are open to the words of God, who has seen the vision of the Ruler of all, falling down, but having his eyes open:

⁵ How fair are your tents, O Jacob, your houses, O Israel!

⁶ They are stretched out like valleys, like gardens by the riverside, like flowering trees planted by the Lord, like cedar-trees by the waters.

⁷ Peoples will be in fear before his strength, his arm will be on great nations: his king will be higher than Agag, and his kingdom made great in honour.

⁸ It is God who has taken him out of Egypt; his horns are like those of the mountain ox; the nations warring against him will be his food, their bones will be broken, they will be wounded with his arrows.

⁹ He took his sleep stretched out like a lion, and like a she-lion: by whom will his rest be broken? May a blessing be on everyone who gives you blessing, and a curse on everyone by whom you are cursed.

¹⁰ Then Balak was full of wrath against Balaam, and angrily waving his hands he said to Balaam, I sent for you so that those who are against me might be cursed, but now, see, three times you have given them a blessing.

¹¹ Go back quickly to the place you came from: it was my purpose to give you a place of honour, but now the Lord has kept you back from honour.

¹² Then Balaam said to Balak, Did I not say to the men you sent to me,

¹³ Even if Balak gave me his house full of silver and gold, it would not be possible for me to go outside the orders of the Lord, doing good or evil at the impulse of my mind; whatever the Lord says I will say?

¹⁴ So now I will go back to my people: but first let me make clear to you what this people will do to your people in days to come.

¹⁵ Then he went on with his story and said, These are the words of Balaam, the son of Beor, the words of him whose eyes are open:

¹⁶ He says, whose ear is open to the words of God, who has knowledge of the Most High, who has seen the vision of the Ruler of all, falling down and having his eyes open:

¹⁷ I see him, but not now: looking on him, but not near: a star will come out of Jacob, and a rod of authority out of Israel, sending destruction to the farthest limits of Moab and on the head of all the sons of Sheth.

¹⁸ Edom will be his heritage, and he will put an end to the last of the people of Seir.

¹⁹ And Israel will go on in strength, and Jacob will have rule over his haters.

²⁰ Then, turning his eyes to Amalek, he went on with his story and said, Amalek was the first of the nations, but his part will be destruction for ever.

²¹ And looking on the Kenites he went on with his story and said, Strong is your living-place, and your secret place is safe in the rock.

²² But still the Kenites will be wasted, till Asshur takes you away prisoner.

²³ Then he went on with his story and said, But who may keep his life when God does this?

²⁴ But ships will come from the direction of Kittim, troubling Asshur and troubling Eber, and like the others their fate will be destruction.

²⁵ Then Balaam got up and went back to his place: and Balak went away.