Then God came to Balaam at night, and said to him, If the men have come to call thee, rise up, and go with them; but only what I shall say unto thee shalt thou do.

In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed;

But, as he was sitting on the judgment-seat, his wife sent to him, saying, Have thou nothing to do with that righteous man; for I have suffered to-day many things in a dream because of him.

Thou shalt not curse

And now, I pray you, abide ye also here this night, and I shall know what Jehovah will say to me further.

And Balaam said to Balak, Stand by thy burnt-offering, and I will go; perhaps Jehovah will come to meet me; and whatever he shews me I will tell thee. And he went to a hill.

My people, remember now what Balak king of Moab consulted, and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him, from Shittim unto Gilgal, that ye may know the righteousness of Jehovah.

For they

Behold, I have received mission to bless; and he hath blessed, and I cannot reverse it.

And I will make of thee a great nation, and bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing.

and said, By myself I swear, saith Jehovah, that, because thou hast done this, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son,

But Jehovah thy God would not listen to Balaam; and Jehovah thy God turned the curse into blessing unto thee, because Jehovah thy God loved thee.

Happy art thou, Israel! Who is like unto thee, a people saved by Jehovah, The shield of thy help, And the sword of thine excellency? And thine enemies shall come cringing to thee; And thou shalt tread upon their high places.

Blessed the people that is in such a case! Blessed the people whose God is Jehovah!

Blessed is he who hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in Jehovah his God,

Even as David also declares the blessedness of the man to whom God reckons righteousness without works:

For the gifts and the calling of God are not subject to repentance.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenlies in Christ;

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but I would not hearken unto Balaam, and he blessed you expressly, and I delivered you out of his hand.