12 God said to Balaam, “You shall not go with them. You shall not curse the people, for ^rthey are blessed.”

2 ⁿAnd I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.

17 I will surely bless you, and I will surely multiply your offspring ^tas the stars of heaven and ^uas the sand that is on the seashore. And your offspring shall possess ^vthe gate of his¹ enemies,