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Numbers 24:1-3
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24 Balaam was sure that the Lord would tell him to bless Israel again. So he did not use any magic to find out what the Lord wanted him to do, as he had the first two times. Instead, he looked out toward the desert 2 and saw the tribes of Israel camped below. Just then, God's Spirit took control of him, 3 and Balaam said:

“I am the son of Beor,
and my words are true,[a]
    so listen to my message!

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  1. 24.3 my words are true: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.
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