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So he came to him, and there he was, standing by his burnt offering, and the princes of Moab were with him. And Balak said to him, "What has the Lord spoken?"
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Then he took up his oracle and said: "Rise up, Balak, and hear! Listen to me, son of Zippor!
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"God is not a man, that He should lie, Nor a son of man, that He should repent. Has He said, and will He not do? Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good
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Behold, I have received a command to bless; He has blessed, and I cannot reverse it.
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"He has not observed iniquity in Jacob, Nor has He seen wickedness in Israel. The Lord his God is with him, And the shout of a King is among them
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God brings them out of Egypt; He has strength like a wild ox.
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"For there is no sorcery against Jacob, Nor any divination against Israel. It now must be said of Jacob And of Israel, 'Oh, what God has done!'
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Look, a people rises like a lioness, And lifts itself up like a lion; It shall not lie down until it devours the prey, And drinks the blood of the slain."
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Then Balak said to Balaam, "Neither curse them at all, nor bless them at all!"
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So Balaam answered and said to Balak, "Did I not tell you, saying, 'All that the Lord speaks, that I must do'?"
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Then Balak said to Balaam, "Please come, I will take you to another place; perhaps it will please God that you may curse them for me from there."
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So Balak took Balaam to the top of Peor, that overlooks the wasteland.
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Then Balaam said to Balak, "Build for me here seven altars, and prepare for me here seven bulls and seven rams."
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And Balak did as Balaam had said, and offered a bull and a ram on every altar.