25 Then Balak said to Balaam, “Do not curse them at all nor bless them at all!” 26 But Balaam replied to Balak, “Did I not tell you, ‘[a](A)Whatever the Lord speaks, I must do’?”

27 Then Balak said to Balaam, “Please come, I will take you to another place; perhaps it will be [b]agreeable with God that you curse them for me from there.” 28 So Balak took Balaam to the top of Peor, which overlooks the [c]desert. 29 And Balaam said to Balak, “Build seven altars for me here and prepare seven bulls and seven rams for me here.” 30 Balak did just as Balaam had said, and offered up a bull and a ram on each altar.

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Notas al pie

  1. Numbers 23:26 Lit saying, Whatever
  2. Numbers 23:27 Lit right in the sight of God
  3. Numbers 23:28 Or Jeshimon

25 Then Balak told Balaam, “Don’t curse them and don’t bless them!”

26 But Balaam answered him, “Didn’t I tell you: Whatever the Lord says, I must do?”(A)

Balaam’s Third Oracle

27 Again Balak said to Balaam, “Please come. I will take you to another place. Maybe it will be agreeable to God that you can put a curse on them for me there.” 28 So Balak took Balaam to the top of Peor, which overlooks the wasteland.[a](B)

29 Balaam told Balak, “Build me seven altars here and prepare seven bulls and seven rams for me.”(C) 30 So Balak did as Balaam said and offered a bull and a ram on each altar.

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Notas al pie

  1. Numbers 23:28 Or overlooks Jeshimon