7 And Balaam otook up his discourse and said,
“From Aram Balak has brought me,
the king of Moab from the eastern mountains:
‘Come, curse Jacob for me,
and come, denounce Israel!’
18 And Balaam took up his discourse and said,
“Rise, Balak, and hear;
give ear to me, O son of Zippor:
Balaam’s Final Oracle
15 And he took up his discourse and said,
“The oracle of Balaam the son of Beor,
the oracle of the man whose eye is opened,
20 Then he looked on Amalek and took up his discourse and said,
“Amalek was the first among the nations,
but iits end is utter destruction.”
21 And he looked on the jKenite, and took up his discourse and said,
“Enduring is your dwelling place,
and your nest is set in the rock.
23 And he took up his discourse and said,
“Alas, who shall live when God does this?
