I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt to be your God. I am the Lord your God.”

These women invited the people to the sacrifices of their gods; then the people ate and bowed down to their gods.

Then Moses cried to the Lord, “Heal her now, O God.”

And God came to Balaam and said, “Who are these men with you?”

Then they threw themselves down with their faces to the ground and said, “O God, the God of the spirits of all people, will you be angry with the whole community when only one man sins?”

Thus you will remember and obey all my commandments and be holy to your God.

Then he uttered this oracle: “O, who will survive when God does this!

Balaam said to God, “Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab, has sent a message to me, saying,

God brought them out of Egypt. They have, as it were, the strength of a wild bull.

“Let the Lord, the God of the spirits of all humankind, appoint a man over the community,

But God said to Balaam, “You must not go with them; you must not curse the people, for they are blessed.”

How can I curse one whom God has not cursed, or how can I denounce one whom the Lord has not denounced?

When Balaam lifted up his eyes, he saw Israel camped tribe by tribe; and the Spirit of God came upon him.

Then God’s anger was kindled because he went, and the angel of the Lord stood in the road to oppose him. Now he was riding on his donkey and his two servants were with him.

Then God met Balaam, who said to him, “I have prepared seven altars, and I have offered on each altar a bull and a ram.”

Balak said to Balaam, “Come, please; I will take you to another place. Perhaps it will please God to let you curse them for me from there.”

the oracle of the one who hears the words of God, who sees a vision from the Almighty, although falling flat on the ground with eyes open:

Now the Egyptians were burying all their firstborn, whom the Lord had killed among them; the Lord also executed judgments on their gods.

“Also in the time when you rejoice, such as on your appointed festivals or at the beginnings of your months, you must blow with your trumpets over your burnt offerings and over the sacrifices of your peace offerings, so that they may become a memorial for you before your God: I am the Lord your God.”

He has not looked on iniquity in Jacob, nor has he seen trouble in Israel. The Lord their God is with them; his acclamation as king is among them.