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My people, remember now what Balak king of Moab devised,
    and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him from Shittim to Gilgal,
    that you may know the righteous acts of Yahweh.”

How shall I come before Yahweh,
    and bow myself before the exalted God?
Shall I come before him with burnt offerings,
    with calves a year old?
Will Yahweh be pleased with thousands of rams?
    With tens of thousands of rivers of oil?
Shall I give my firstborn for my disobedience?
    The fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?

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My people, remember
    what Balak(A) king of Moab plotted
    and what Balaam son of Beor answered.
Remember your journey from Shittim(B) to Gilgal,(C)
    that you may know the righteous acts(D) of the Lord.”

With what shall I come before(E) the Lord
    and bow down before the exalted God?
Shall I come before him with burnt offerings,
    with calves a year old?(F)
Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams,(G)
    with ten thousand rivers of olive oil?(H)
Shall I offer my firstborn(I) for my transgression,
    the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?(J)

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