and this water that brings a curse will go into your bowels, and make your body swell, and your thigh fall away." The woman shall say, "Amen, Amen."

"Say to the children of Israel, 'If any man of you or of your generations is unclean by reason of a dead body, or is on a journey far away, he shall still keep the Passover to Yahweh.

"Say to the people, 'Sanctify yourselves against tomorrow, and you will eat flesh; for you have wept in the ears of Yahweh, saying, "Who will give us flesh to eat? For it was well with us in Egypt." Therefore Yahweh will give you flesh, and you will eat.

Tell them, 'As I live, says Yahweh, surely as you have spoken in my ears, so will I do to you:

Moses sent messengers from Kadesh to the king of Edom, saying: "Thus says your brother Israel: You know all the travail that has happened to us:

Therefore those who speak in proverbs say, "Come to Heshbon. Let the city of Sihon be built and established;

They came to Balaam, and said to him, "Thus says Balak the son of Zippor, 'Please let nothing hinder you from coming to me:

for I will promote you to very great honor, and whatever you say to me I will do. Please come therefore, and curse this people for me.'"

Yahweh met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, "Return to Balak, and say this."

He took up his parable, and said, "Balaam the son of Beor says, the man whose eye was closed says;

he says, who hears the words of God, who sees the vision of the Almighty, falling down, and having his eyes open:

'If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I can't go beyond the word of Yahweh, to do either good or bad of my own mind. I will say what Yahweh says'?

He took up his parable, and said, "Balaam the son of Beor says, the man whose eye was closed says;

he says, who hears the words of God, knows the knowledge of the Most High, and who sees the vision of the Almighty, Falling down, and having his eyes open:

Therefore say, 'Behold, I give to him my covenant of peace:

but your servants will pass over, every man who is armed for war, before Yahweh to battle, as my lord says."