1 When Balaam saw that it pleased the Lord to bless Israel, he didn’t go, as at the other times, to use divination, but he set his face toward the wilderness.
2 Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel dwelling according to their tribes; and the Spirit of God came on him.
3 He took up his parable, and said,“Balaam the son of Beor says,the man whose eyes are open says;
4 he says, who hears the words of God,who sees the vision of the Almighty,falling down, and having his eyes open:
5 How goodly are your tents, Jacob,and your dwellings, Israel!
6 As valleys they are spread out,as gardens by the riverside,as aloes which the Lord has planted,as cedar trees beside the waters.