And God cometh in unto Balaam, by night, and saith to him, 'If to call for thee the men have come, rise, go with them, and only the thing which I speak unto thee -- it thou dost do.'

In a dream -- a vision of night, In the falling of deep sleep on men, In slumberings on a bed.

And as he is sitting on the tribunal, his wife sent unto him, saying, 'Nothing -- to thee and to that righteous one, for many things did I suffer to-day in a dream because of him.'

Thou shalt not curse

and, now, abide, I pray you, in this place, you also, to-night; and I know what Jehovah is adding to speak with me.'

and Balaam saith to Balak, 'Station thyself by thy burnt-offering and I go on, it may be Jehovah doth come to meet me, and the thing which He sheweth me -- I have declared to thee;' and he goeth to a high place.

O My people, remember, I pray you, What counsel did Balak king of Moab, What answer him did Balaam son of Beor, (From Shittim unto Gilgal,) In order to know the righteous acts of Jehovah.'

For they

Lo, to bless I have received: Yea, He blesseth, and I can not reverse it.

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

and saith, 'By Myself I have sworn -- the affirmation of Jehovah -- that because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only one --

and Jehovah thy God hath not been willing to hearken unto Balaam, and Jehovah thy God doth turn for thee the reviling to a blessing, because Jehovah thy God hath loved thee;

O thy happiness, O Israel! who is like thee? A people saved by Jehovah, The shield of thy help, And He who is the sword of thine excellency: And thine enemies are subdued for thee, And thou on their high places dost tread.'

O the happiness of the people that is thus, O the happiness of the people whose God is Jehovah!

O the happiness of him Who hath the God of Jacob for his help, His hope is on Jehovah his God,

even as David also doth speak of the happiness of the man to whom God doth reckon righteousness apart from works:

for unrepented of are the gifts and the calling of God;

Blessed is the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who did bless us in every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ,

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and I have not been willing to hearken to Balaam, and he doth greatly bless you, and I deliver you out of his hand.