And when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he went not, as at other times, to seek for enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness.
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Verse 1 is found in chapter 24 of Numbers. Balak attempts a third setting to obtain a word favorable to his purposes, but Balaam again pronounces a blessing. The vision describes Israel as an established and blessed people and uses images of abundance, strength, and prosperity. The unity between the end of Numbers 23 and the beginning of 24 shows that Balak’s preparations result in an increasingly explicit declaration of divine blessing upon Israel.
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Da nun Bileam sah, daß es dem HERRN gefiel, daß er Israel segnete, ging er nicht aus, wie vormals, nach Zauberei, sondern richtete sein Angesicht stracks zu der Wüste,
Y como vio Balaam que parecía bien a Jehová que el bendijese a Israel, no fue, como la primera y segunda vez, a encuentro de agüeros, sino que puso su rostro hacia el desierto;
Balaam vit que l'Eternel trouvait bon de bénir Israël, et il n'alla point comme les autres fois, à la rencontre des enchantements; mais il tourna son visage du côté du désert.
Or Balaam, veggendo che piaceva al Signore di benedire Israele, non andò più, come l’altre volte, a incontrare augurii; e dirizzò la faccia verso il deserto.
VENDO Balaão que bem parecia aos olhos do SENHOR que abençoasse a Israel, não se foi esta vez como antes ao encontro dos encantamentos; mas voltou o seu rosto para o deserto.
巴蘭 見耶和華喜歡賜福給 以色列 ,就不像前兩次去求法術,卻面向曠野。
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