“And God met Balaam: and he said unto him, I have prepared seven altars, and I have offered upon every altar a bullock and a ram.”
And God met Balaam; and Balaam said to him, 'I have prepared the seven altars, and offered a bull and a ram on each altar' — God encounters Balaam (va-yikar Elohim et-Balaam); the encounter is visual or auditory, a moment of revelation. Balaam reports his preparations, describing the ritual he and Balak have performed. The report suggests that Balaam is presenting himself as a faithful ritual agent, having done all that is customary.
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