12. And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which Hashem hath put in my mouth?
13. And Balak said unto him, Come with me unto another place, from where thou mayest see them; thou shalt see part but not all of them, and curse them for me from there.
14. And he brought him into the sadeh of Tzophim, to the top of Pisgah, and built shivah mizbechot, and offered a bull and a ram on each mizbe'ach.
15. And he said unto Balak, Stand here by thy olah, while I meet Hashem over there.
16. And Hashem met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Go again unto Balak, and say thus.
17. And when he came to him, hinei, he stood by his olah, and the sarim of Moav with him. And Balak said unto him, What hath Hashem spoken?
18. And he took up his mashal, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; pay heed unto me, thou son of Tzippor.
19. El is not an ish, that He should lie; neither a ben adam, that He should change His mind; hath He said, and shall He not do it? Or hath He spoken, and shall He not carry it out?