And Balaam raised his eyes, and saw Israel (A)encamped according to their tribes; and (B)the Spirit of God came upon him.

(C)Then he took up his oracle and said:

“The utterance of Balaam the son of Beor,
The utterance of the man whose eyes are opened,

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“How lovely are your tents, O Jacob!
Your dwellings, O Israel!
Like valleys that stretch out,
Like gardens by the riverside,
(A)Like aloes (B)planted by the Lord,
Like cedars beside the waters.
He shall pour water from his buckets,
And his seed shall be (C)in many waters.

“His king shall be higher than (D)Agag,
And his (E)kingdom shall be exalted.

“God(F) brings him out of Egypt;
He has strength like a wild ox;
He shall (G)consume the nations, his enemies;
He shall (H)break their bones
And (I)pierce them with his arrows.
‘He(J) bows down, he lies down as a lion;
And as a lion, who shall rouse him?’

(K)“Blessed is he who blesses you,
And cursed is he who curses you.”

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17 “I(A) see Him, but not now;
I behold Him, but not near;
(B)A Star shall come out of Jacob;
(C)A Scepter shall rise out of Israel,
And [a]batter the brow of Moab,
And destroy all the sons of [b]tumult.

18 “And (D)Edom shall be a possession;
Seir also, his enemies, shall be a possession,
While Israel does [c]valiantly.

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 24:17 shatter the forehead
  2. Numbers 24:17 Heb. Sheth, Jer. 48:45
  3. Numbers 24:18 mightily

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