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

^2 (A)And 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 ^(A)as the stars of heaven and ^(B)as the sand that is on the seashore. And your offspring shall possess ^(C)the gate of his^[a] enemies,