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Then Balak's anger burned against Balaam, and he struck his ^(F1)hands together; and Balak said to Balaam, "I called you to curse my enemies, but behold, you have persisted in blessing them these three times!

"So ^(F1)flee to your place now. I said I would honor you greatly, but behold, the LORD has held you back from honor."

And Balaam said to Balak, "^(C1)Did I not in fact tell your messengers whom you had sent to me, saying,

'If Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not do anything contrary to the ^(F1)command of the LORD, either good or bad, ^(C1)of my own ^(F2)accord. ^(C2)What the LORD speaks, I will ^(F3)speak'?

"So now, behold, ^(C1)I am going to my people; come, and I will advise you of what this people will do to your people in the ^(F1)days to come."

Then he took up his discourse and said, "^(C1)The declaration of Balaam the son of Beor, And the declaration of the man whose eye is opened,

The declaration of him who hears the ^(F1)words of God, And knows the knowledge of the ^(F2)Most High, Who sees the vision of ^(F3)the Almighty, Falling down, yet having his eyes uncovered:

I see him, but not now; I look at him, but not near; A star shall appear from Jacob, ^(C1)A scepter shall rise from Israel, ^(C2)And shall smash the ^(F1)forehead of Moab, And overcome all the sons of Sheth.

-"^(C1)And Edom shall be a possession, ^(C2)Seir, its enemies, also will be a possession, While Israel performs valiantly.

-"One from Jacob shall rule, And will eliminate the survivors from the city."