1 Now when Balaam saw that it pleased the Lord to bless Israel, he did not go as at aother times, to seek to use sorcery, but he set his face toward the wilderness.
2 And Balaam raised his eyes, and saw Israel aencamped according to their tribes; and bthe Spirit of God came upon him.
3 aThen he took up his oracle and said:
“The utterance of Balaam the son of Beor,
The utterance of the man whose eyes are opened,
“The utterance of Balaam the son of Beor,
The utterance of the man whose eyes are opened,
4 The utterance of him who hears the words of God,
Who sees the vision of the Almighty,
Who afalls down, with eyes wide open:
Who sees the vision of the Almighty,
Who afalls down, with eyes wide open:
6 Like valleys that stretch out,
aLike gardens by the riverside,
Like aloes bplanted by the Lord,
Like cedars beside the waters.
aLike gardens by the riverside,
Like aloes bplanted by the Lord,
Like cedars beside the waters.
7 He shall pour water from his buckets,
And his seed shall be ain many waters.
“His king shall be higher than bAgag,
And his ckingdom shall be exalted.
And his seed shall be ain many waters.
“His king shall be higher than bAgag,
And his ckingdom shall be exalted.
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Numbers
Numbers
NUMBERS. This book is so called because it contains an account of the enumeration and arrangement of the Israelites. The early part of it, from the first through the tenth chapters, appears to be a supplement to Leviticus, being occupied with relating the appointment of the Levites to the sacred offices. The journal of the march through the wilderness is then given as far as Numbers 21:20; after which the early incidents of the invasion are narrated. One direct quotation only from this book (Numbers 16:5) is made in the New Testament (II Timothy 2:19); but indirect references to it by the later sacred writers are very numerous.