Now GodmetBalaam,and he saidto Him, "I have setup the sevenaltars,and I have offeredup a bulland a ramon each altar."
Godcameto Balaamat nightand saidto him, "Ifthe menhave cometo callyou, riseup [and] gowith them; but onlythe wordwhichI speakto you shall you do."
Then Godcameto Balaamand said,"Whoare thesemenwith you?"
Then Balaamsaidto Balak,"Buildsevenaltarsfor me here,and preparesevenbullsand sevenramsfor me here."
Then the LORDmetBalaamand puta wordin his mouthand said,"Returnto Balak,and thusyou shall speak."
Then Balaamsaidto Balak,"Standbesideyour burntoffering,and I will go;perhapsthe LORDwill cometo meetme, and whateverHe showsme I will tellyou." So he wentto a barehill.
Then the LORDputa wordin Balaam'smouthand said,"Returnto Balak,and you shall speakthus."
saying,'Theselast menhave worked[only] onehour,and you have madethem equalto us whohave bornethe burdenand the scorching heatof the day.'
I fasttwicea week;I pay tithesof allthat I get.'
"They will makeyou outcasts from the synagogue,but an houris comingfor everyonewho killsyou to thinkthat he is offeringserviceto God.
Wherethenis boasting?It is excluded.By what kindof law?Of works?No,but by a lawof faith.
not as a resultof works,sothat noonemay boast.