1 Balaam said to Balak, Build 7 altars here. Get 7 bulls and 7 rams. 2 Balak did it. He put one bull and one ram on each altar. 3 Balaam said, Stand by the fire gift. I will go. Maybe God will come. I will say what God says. Then Balaam went up a hill. ⛰️ 4 God met Balaam. Balaam said, I made 7 altars, with a bull and a ram on each. 5 God put words in Balaam’s mouth and said, Go back. Say this. ️ 6 Balaam went back. Balak and the leaders of Moab stood by the fire gift. ️ 7 Balaam said, Balak the king brought me from far hills. He said, Come. Curse Israel for me. ⛰️ 8 Balaam said, I cannot curse if God did not curse. I cannot say bad if God did not say bad. ♂️ 9 I see Israel from the hills. They are a people by themself. They are not like other groups. ⛰️ 10 They are many, like dust! I want an end like theirs, good and right. 11 Balak said, What did you do? I asked you to curse. You blessed them! 12 Balaam said, I must say what God says. ️ 13 Balak said, Come to a new place. You will see only some. Curse them there. ♂️⛰️ 14 They went to a hill named Pisgah. They made 7 altars. They put a bull and a ram on each. ⛰️ 15 Balaam said, Stand here by the fire gift. I will meet God over there. 16 God met Balaam and gave words. God said, Go back. Say this. ✍️ 17 Balaam came back. Balak and the leaders stood there. Balak said, What did God say? 18 Balaam said, Stand up, Balak. Listen to me, son of Zippor. ️ 19 God is not like a man. God does not lie. God keeps His word. ✅ 20 God told me to bless. God blessed. I cannot change it. ✋ 21 God sees no bad in Israel. God is with them. They shout like a king is with them. 22 God brought them out of Egypt. God makes them strong, like a big wild ox. 23 Magic cannot stop Israel. People will say, Wow! Look what God did! ✨ 24 Israel stands up like a lion. They do not stop until the fight is done. ⚔️ 25 Balak said, Do not curse them. Do not bless them. Just stop. 26 Balaam said, I told you. I must do what God says. ️ 27 Balak said, Come again. Maybe God will let you curse them from there. ♂️ 28 So Balak took Balaam to the top of Peor. It looked over a dry land. ⛰️️ 29 Balaam said, Build 7 altars here. Get 7 bulls and 7 rams. 30 Balak did it. He put a bull and a ram on each altar.