20 Behold, I have received commandment to bless: and he hath blessed; and I cannot reverse it.

21 He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob, neither hath he seen perverseness in Israel: the Lord his God is with him, and the shout of a king is among them.

22 God brought them out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn.

23 Surely there is no enchantment against Jacob, neither is there any divination against Israel: according to this time it shall be said of Jacob and of Israel, What hath God wrought!

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20 I have received a command to bless;(A)
    he has blessed,(B) and I cannot change it.(C)

21 “No misfortune is seen in Jacob,(D)
    no misery observed[a] in Israel.(E)
The Lord their God is with them;(F)
    the shout of the King(G) is among them.
22 God brought them out of Egypt;(H)
    they have the strength of a wild ox.(I)
23 There is no divination against[b] Jacob,
    no evil omens(J) against[c] Israel.
It will now be said of Jacob
    and of Israel, ‘See what God has done!’

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 23:21 Or He has not looked on Jacob’s offenses / or on the wrongs found
  2. Numbers 23:23 Or in
  3. Numbers 23:23 Or in