1. And when Balaam saw that it pleased Jehovah to bless Israel, he went not, as at the other times, to meet with enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness.
2. And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel dwelling according to their tribes; and the Spirit of God came upon him.
3. And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor saith, And the man whose eye was closed saith;
4. He saith, who heareth the words of God, Who seeth the vision of the Almighty, Falling down, and having his eyes open:
5. How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob, Thy tabernacles, O Israel!
6. As valleys are they spread forth, As gardens by the river-side, As lign-aloes which Jehovah hath planted, As cedar-trees beside the waters.
7. Water shall flow from his buckets, And his seed shall be in many waters, And his king shall be higher than Agag, And his kingdom shall be exalted.