And Balaam lifted up his eyes and saw Israel (A)camping tribe by tribe. And (B)the Spirit of God came upon him,

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and he (A)took up his discourse and said,

“The oracle of Balaam the son of Beor,
    the oracle of the man whose eye is opened,[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 24:3 Or closed, or perfect; also verse 15

How lovely are your tents, O Jacob,
    your encampments, O Israel!

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Like palm groves[a] that stretch afar,
    like gardens beside a river,
(A)like aloes (B)that the Lord has planted,
    like cedar trees beside the waters.

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 24:6 Or valleys

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