Now, please go, curse this people for me because they [are] stronger than me; perhaps I will be able to strike them and drive them out from the land because I know whoever you bless [is] blessed, and whoever you cursed is cursed."

Behold, I have received [a command] to bless; when he has blessed, I cannot cause it to return.

He crouches, he lies down like a lion, and like a lioness, who will rouse him? [They who] bless you will be blessed, and [they who] curse you will be cursed."

"Speak to Aaron and his sons, saying, 'You will bless the {Israelites}: You will say to them:

Yahweh will bless you and keep you;

And they will put my name on the {Israelites}, and I will bless them."

God said to Balaam, "You will not go with them; you will not curse the people, because they [are] blessed."

And Balak said to Balaam, "What have you done to me? I took you to curse my enemies, and look, you have surely blessed them!"

Then Balak said to Balaam, "Do not curse them at all, nor bless them at all!"

And Balaam saw that {it pleased} Yahweh to bless Israel, and he did not go {as other times} {to seek out} sorcery; instead, he set his face toward the desert.

Then {Balak became angry with} Balaam, and he clapped his hands and said to Balaam, "I called you to curse my enemies, but look, you have surely blessed [them] these three times.