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Aaron shall take care of the lamps on the lampstand of pure gold and must see that they burn regularly in the Lord 's presence.

"Is there a limit to my power?" the Lord answered. "You will soon see whether what I have said will happen or not!"

The tassels will serve as reminders, and each time you see them you will remember all my commands and obey them; then you will not turn away from me and follow your own wishes and desires.

Tomorrow morning you and your followers take fire pans, put live coals and incense on them, and take them to the altar. Then we will see which of us the Lord has chosen. You Levites are the ones who have gone too far!"

That is why the poets sing, "Come to Heshbon, to King Sihon's city! We want to see it rebuilt and restored.

Then the Lord let Balaam see the angel standing there with his sword; and Balaam threw himself face downward on the ground.

The next morning Balak took Balaam up to Bamoth Baal, from where Balaam could see a part of the people of Israel.

Then Balaam said to Balak, "Stand here by your burnt offering, while I go to see whether or not the Lord will meet me. I will tell you whatever he reveals to me." So he went alone to the top of a hill,

From the high rocks I can see them; I can watch them from the hills. They are a nation that lives alone; They know they are blessed more than other nations.

Then Balak said to Balaam, "Come with me to another place from which you can see only some of the Israelites. Curse them for me from there."

and he uttered this prophecy: "The message of Balaam son of Beor, The words of the man who can see clearly,

Who can hear what God is saying. With staring eyes I see in a trance A vision from Almighty God.

Then he uttered this prophecy: "The message of Balaam son of Beor, The words of the man who can see clearly,

Who can hear what God is saying And receive the knowledge that comes from the Most High. With staring eyes I see in a trance A vision from Almighty God.

I look into the future, And I see the nation of Israel. A king, like a bright star, will arise in that nation. Like a comet he will come from Israel. He will strike the leaders of Moab And beat down all the people of Seth.

Let me cross the Jordan River, Lord , and see the fertile land on the other side, the beautiful hill country and the Lebanon Mountains.'

Go to the peak of Mount Pisgah and look to the north and to the south, to the east and to the west. Look carefully at what you see, because you will never go across the Jordan.

Give Joshua his instructions. Strengthen his determination, because he will lead the people across to occupy the land that you see.'

Tell them how the Lord spoke to you from the fire, how you heard him speaking but did not see him in any form at all.

"When the Lord spoke to you from the fire on Mount Sinai, you did not see any form. For your own good, then, make certain