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And Balaam saw that it was··good in the eyes of Jehovah to bless Israel, and he went◦ not, as at earlier times◦, to meet with foretellings*, but he set◦ his faces toward▵ the wilderness.
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And Balaam lifted··up his eyes, and he saw Israel abiding◦ according··to▵ his tribes◦; and the spirit of God was upon him.
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And he lifted··up his enunciation, and said, Balaam the son of Beor has said◦, and the man▫ whose eyes are··opened▵ has said◦:
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he has said◦, who heard the sayings of God◦, who beheld the vision of Shaddai, falling forward, but having his eyes uncovered;
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How good··are thy tents, O Jacob, thy habitations, O Israel!
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As the brooks are they stretched*, as gardens by◦ the river, as the aloes which Jehovah has planted, as cedars by◦ the waters.
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He shall pour the water out··of his buckets, and his seed shall be in many waters, and his king shall be made··higher than Agag, and his kingdom shall be lifted··up.
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God◦ brought· him ·out from Egypt; he has◦ as··it··were the powers◦ of a unicorn; he shall eat··up the nations of his adversaries, and shall fracture◦ their bones, and he shall strike◦ with his arrows.
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He stooped, he lay··down as a lion, and as an old··lion; who shall raise· him ·up? Blessed is he who blesses thee, and cursed is he who curses thee.
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And the anger of Balak was··fierce toward▵ Balaam, and he slapped the palms of his hands; and Balak said to▵ Balaam, I called thee to curse▵ my enemies, and, behold, blessing thou hast blessed them these three times◦.
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And now for thyself run··away to▵ thy place; I said glorifying I would glorify thee, and behold, Jehovah has withheld thee from glory.
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And Balaam said to▵ Balak, Spoke I not also to▵ thy messengers whom thou didst send to▵ me, saying,
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If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go··beyond◦ the mouth of Jehovah, to do good or evil of my own heart. What Jehovah speaks, I will speak.
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And now, behold, I go◦ to my people; go therefore, and I will counsel thee what this people shall do to thy people in the latter days.
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And he lifted··up his enunciation, and said, Balaam the son of Beor has said◦, and the man▫ whose eyes are··opened▵ has said◦:
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he has said◦, who heard the sayings of God◦, and knew the knowledge of the Most··High, who beheld the vision of Shaddai, falling forward, but having his eyes uncovered:
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I shall see Him, but not now; I shall observe◦ Him, but not near; there shall come a star* out··of Jacob, and a scepter shall arise out··of Israel, and shall strike◦ the corners▵ of Moab, and topple all the sons of Sheth.
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And Edom shall be a possession, and Seir shall be a possession of his enemies; and Israel shall do valiantly.
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Out··of Jacob shall come He who shall have··dominion, and shall make· the survivor of the city ·perish.
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And he saw Amalek, and he lifted··up his enunciation, and said, Amalek was the beginning◦ of the nations; but his last is to perish forever.
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And he looked◦ on the Kenites, and lifted··up his enunciation, and said, Strong◦ is thy dwellingplace, and thou settest thy nest in a rock◦.
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But◦ the Kenite shall be swept··away, until when Assyria shall take· thee ·captive.
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And he lifted··up his enunciation, and said, Woe! Who shall live when God◦ does this!
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And boats shall come from the hand of Kittim, and shall afflict Assyria, and shall afflict Eber, and he◦ also shall perish forever.
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And Balaam rose··up, and went and returned to his place; and Balak also went◦ his way.
