2. Lifting up his eyes, Balaam saw Israel dwelling by tribes. The Ruach Elohim came over him.
3. He uttered his oracle and said: “This is the oracle of Balaam son of Beor, and the oracle of a strong man whose eye has been opened,
4. the oracle of one hearing God’s speech, one seeing Shaddai’s vision, one fallen down, yet with open eyes:
5. How lovely are your tents, O Jacob, and your dwellings, O Israel!
6. Like valleys they are spread out, like gardens beside a river, like aloes planted by Adonai, like cedars beside the waters.
7. Water will flow from his buckets, his seed by abundant water. His king will be greater than Agag , his kingdom will be exalted.