Deuteronomy 23:5

i.e. Forced Balaam to bless thee, who was hired and inclined to curse thee, if possibly he could.

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⁵ Nevertheless the LORD thy God would not hearken unto Balaam; but the LORD thy God turned the curse into a blessing unto thee, because the LORD thy God loved thee.

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Deuteronomy 23:5