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And Balak said unto Balaam: Come, I pray thee, I will bring thee unto another place; perhaps it will please Ha’Elohima that thou mayest curse them for me from thence.
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And Balak brought Balaam unto the top of Peor, that looketh toward Jeshimon.
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And Balaam said unto Balak: Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven bullocks and seven rams.
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And Balak did as Balaam had said and offered a bullock and a ram on every altar.
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And it came to pass that when Balaam saw that it pleased YHVHa to bless Israel, he went not as at other times to seek for enchantmentsb, but he set his face toward the wildernessc.
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And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel abiding in his tents according to their tribes; and the Breath of Elohima came upon him.
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¶ And Balaam again opened his mouth, saying: The prophecy of Balaam, the son of Beor; he whose eyes are open;
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The prophecy of he who heard the words of El Elyona, which saw the vision of Elohim Shaddaib, falling into a trance but having his eyes open:
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How goodly are thy tents, and thy tabernacles, O Israel!
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As the valleys are they spread forth, as gardens by the side of the river, as the trees of aloe which YHVH hath planted, and as cedar trees beside the waters!
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She shall pour the water out of her buckets, and her seed shall be in many waters, and her King, who is YHVH, shall be higher than the king of Amalek; and the kingdom of Israel shall be exalted!
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El Elyon brought Israel forth out of Egypt; she hath as it were the strength of a wild ox; Israel shall eat up the nations of her enemies, and shall break their bones, and pierce them through with her arrows.
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Israel hath been brought low by YHVH, yet she lay down as a lion, even as a great lion; and who shall stir her up?
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Blessed are they that blesseth Israel, and cursed are they that curseth her; therefore show her kindness that YHVH should have mercy on you.
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¶ And it came to pass that the anger of Balakwas kindled against Balaam, and he smote his hands together; and Balak said unto Balaam, I called thee to curse mine enemies, and behold, thou hast altogether blessed them these three times;
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Therefore, now flee thou to thy place; I thought to promote thee unto great honor; but lo, YHVH hath kept thee back from honor.
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And Balaam said unto Balak: Spake I not also to thy messengers which thou sentest unto me, saying: If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the commandment of YHVH, to do either good or bad of mine own heart?
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I shall not lie for thee, but what YHVH saith, that will I speak.
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¶ And now, behold, I go unto my people; come, therefore, and I will advertise thee what this people shall do to thy people in the latter days.
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And Balaam prophesied: Balaam, the son of Beor, hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said:
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He hath said, which heard the words of El Elyon and knew the knowledge of the Most Higha, which saw the vision of Elohim Shaddai, falling into a trance but having his eyes open,
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I shall see him, but not now; I shall behold him, but not nigh; there shall come a Star out of Jacoba, and a Scepter shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth.
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And Edoma shall be a possession; Seir also shall be a possession for his enemies; and Israel shall do valiantly.
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Out of Israel shall come he that shall have dominion and shall destroy him that remaineth of the city.
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¶ And when he looked on Amalek, he took up his parable and said: Amalek was the first of the nations, but his latter end shall be that he perish forever.
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¶ And he looked on the Kenites, and took up his prophecy, and said: Strong is thy dwelling place, and thou puttest thy nest in a rock;
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Nevertheless, the Kenite shall be wasted until Asshur shall carry thee away captive.
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¶ And he took up his prophecy, saying: Alas, who shall live when El Elyon doeth this?
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And ships shall come from the coast of Chittim, and shall afflict Asshur, and shall afflict Ebera; and he also shall perish forever.
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And Balaam rose up, and went, and returned to his place; and Balak also went his way.