Numbers 23:7-12

Balaam’s First Oracle: Israel Blessed

Numbers 23:7-12
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he made his pronouncement: "Balak, the king of Mo'av, brings me from Aram, from the eastern hills, saying, 'Come, curse Ya'akov for me; come and denounce Isra'el.'
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"How am I to curse those whom God has not cursed? How am I to denounce those whom ADONAI has not denounced?
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"From the top of the rocks I see them, from the hills I behold them yes, a people that will dwell alone and not think itself one of the nations.
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"Who has counted the dust of Ya'akov or numbered the ashes of Isra'el? May I die as the righteous die! May my end be like theirs!"
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Balak said to Bil'am, "What have you done to me?! To curse my enemies is why I brought you; and, here, you have totally blessed them!"
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He answered, "Mustn't I take care to say just what ADONAI puts in my mouth?"
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