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Balak said to Balaam, "What have you done to me? I took you to curse those who hate me. But see, you have asked that good would come to them!"

Balak said to him, "I beg you, come with me to another place from where you will see them. But you will only see a part of them and not all of them. Curse them for me from there."

But Balaam answered Balak, "Did I not tell you that I must do whatever the Lord says?"

He hears the words of God. He sees what the All-powerful wants him to see. He falls down, but has his eyes open.

Then Balak's anger burned against Balaam, and he hit his hands together. Balak said to Balaam, "I called you to curse those who hate me. But see, you have done nothing but pray that good would come to them these three times!

So now run away to your place. I said I would give you much honor, but the Lord has kept you from honor."

He hears the words of God. He knows what the Most High wants him to know. He sees what the All-powerful wants him to see. He falls down, but has his eyes open.

I see him, but not now. I see him, but he is not near. A star will come out of Jacob. A special stick of power will rise from Israel. It will crush the forehead of Moab, and break down all the sons of Sheth.

Then Balaam looked at Amalek and said, "Amalek was the first of the nations. But he will be destroyed in the end."

But Kain will be destroyed. How long will Asshur keep you against your will?"

But ships will come from Kittim. They will bring trouble to Asshur and Eber, but they will be destroyed also."

But the sons of Korah did not die.

The sons of Judah were Er and Onan. But Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.

Hepher's son Zelophehad had no sons, but only daughters. The names of Zelophehad's daughters were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah and Tirzah.

But the land should be divided by drawing names. They will receive their land by the names of the families of their fathers.

But Nadab and Abihu died when they burned fire that was not holy before the Lord.

But among all these was not one of those numbered by Moses and Aaron the religious leader when the people of Israel were numbered in the Desert of Sinai.

"Our father died in the desert. He was not one of those who gathered together with Korah against the Lord. But he died for his own sin, and he had no sons.

But give a burnt gift of one bull, one ram, and seven male lambs one year old that are perfect. It will be a gift by fire, a pleasing smell to the Lord.

But if her father does not allow her to keep her promise on the day he hears of it, then she does not need to keep any of the promises she has sworn to keep. The Lord will forgive her because her father would not allow it.