Numbers 24:1-2

Expanded Bible

24 Balaam saw that ·the Lord wanted [^Lit was good in the eyes/sight of the Lord] to bless Israel, so he did not try to use any ·magic [divination] but looked toward the ·desert [wilderness]. ² When Balaam ·saw [^Llifted his eyes and saw] the Israelites camped in their tribes, the Spirit of God ·took control of [^Lwas on] him,