^{25 Ref} And Balak saith unto Balaam, `Neither pierce it at all, nor bless it at all;'

^{26 Ref} and Balaam answereth and saith unto Balak, `Have I not spoken unto thee, saying, All that Jehovah speaketh -- it I do?'

^{27 Ref} And Balak saith unto Balaam, `Come, I pray thee, I take thee unto another place; it may be it is right in the eyes of God -- to pierce it for me from thence.'