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[does it seem but] a small thing to you, that the God of Israel has separated you from the congregation of Israel, to bring you near to himself, to do the service of the tabernacle of Yahweh, and to stand before the congregation to minister to them;

And they fell on their faces, and said, O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin, and will you be angry with all the congregation?

And the people spoke against God, and against Moses, Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, and there is no water; and our soul loathes this light bread.

And God came to Balaam, and said, What men are these with you?

And Balaam said to God, Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, has sent to me, [saying],

And God said to Balaam, You shall not go with them; you shall not curse the people; for they are blessed.

And Balaam answered and said to the slaves of Balak, If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I can't go beyond the word of Yahweh my God, to do less or more.

And God came to Balaam at night, and said to him, If the men have come to call you, rise up, go with them; but only the word which I speak to you, that you shall do.

And Balaam said to Balak, Look, I have come to you: do I now have any power at all to speak anything? the word that God puts in my mouth, that I shall speak.

And 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.

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

God is not a man, that he should lie, Neither a 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?

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

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

Surely there is no magic against Jacob; Neither is there any fortune-telling against Israel: Now it shall be said of Jacob and of Israel, What has God wrought!

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

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

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

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, And shall break their bones in pieces, And smite [them] through with his arrows.

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