¹⁷ I will surely bless you^(A) and make your descendants^(B) as numerous as the stars in the sky^(C) and as the sand on the seashore.^(D) Your descendants will take possession of the cities of their enemies,^(E)

¹² But God said to Balaam, “Do not go with them. You must not put a curse on those people, because they are blessed.^(A)”