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God came to Balaam there, and Balaam said to him, "I have prepared seven altars, and I have offered a bull and a male sheep on each altar."

But God has not cursed them, so I cannot curse them. The Lord has not called down evil on them, so I cannot call down evil on them.

So Balaam said to Balak, "Stay here by your burnt offering, and I will meet with God over there."

God is not a human being, and he will not lie. He is not a human, and he does not change his mind. What he says he will do, he does. What he promises, he makes come true.

He has found no wrong in the people of Jacob; he saw no fault in Israel. The Lord their God is with them, and they praise their King.

God brought them out of Egypt; they are as strong as a wild ox.

No tricks will work on the people of Jacob, and no magic will work against Israel. People now say about them, ‘Look what God has done for Israel!'

Then Balak said to Balaam, "Come, I will take you to another place. Maybe God will be pleased to let you curse them from there."

When Balaam saw the Israelites camped in their tribes, the Spirit of God took control of him,

this is the message of a man who hears the words of God. I see a vision from the Almighty, and my eyes are open as I fall before him.

God brought them out of Egypt; they are as strong as a wild ox. They will defeat their enemies and break their enemies' bones; they will shoot them with arrows.

this is the message of a man who hears the words of God. I know well the Most High God. I see a vision from the Almighty, and my eyes are open as I fall before him.

Then Balaam gave this message: "No one can live when God does this.

He and his descendants will always be priests, because he had great concern for the honor of his God. He removed the sins of the Israelites so they would belong to God."

"The Lord is the God of the spirits of all people. May he choose a leader for these people,

Bring one goat as a sin offering, to remove your sins so you will belong to God.

Offer one male goat to remove your sins so you will belong to God.

Offer one male goat for a sin offering to remove your sins so you will belong to God.

Now the Israelites were east of the Jordan River in the land of Moab, and there Moses began to explain what God had commanded. He said:

The Lord our God spoke to us at Mount Sinai and said, "You have stayed long enough at this mountain.