Liturgy for Numbers 23:21
לֹֽא־הִבִּ֥יט אָ֙וֶן֙ בְּיַעֲקֹ֔ב וְלֹא־רָאָ֥ה עָמָ֖ל בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהָיו֙ עִמּ֔וֹ וּתְרוּעַ֥ת מֶ֖לֶךְ בּֽוֹ׃
None hath beheld iniquity in Jacob, Neither hath one seen perverseness in Israel; The LORD his God is with him, And the shouting for the King is among them.
Machzor Rosh Hashanah Ashkenaz
And it is said: “He beheld no iniquity in Yaakov, nor did He see wrongdoing in Yisrael; Adonoy, His God is with him, and the love of the king is among them.”26Bamidbar 23:21. These words were uttered by Bilaam when he was asked to curse the nation of Yisrael. He realized that Yisrael was a unique nation in the eyes of Hashem, their King, and thus were invulnerable to his curses. And it is said: “And He was King in Yeshurun, with the gathering of the heads of the people, the tribes of Yisrael were united.”27Devarim 33:5. Rashi says that Hashem was King of Yisrael only when the tribes of Yisrael were united. When there is unity and harmony among Jews, the kingdom of Hashem is revealed and enhanced.
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Machzor Rosh Hashanah Ashkenaz
And it is said: “He beheld no iniquity in Yaakov, nor did He see wrongdoing in Yisrael; Adonoy, His God is with him, and the love of the king is among them.”27Bamidbar 23:21. These words were uttered by Bilaam when he was asked to curse the nation of Yisrael. He realized that Yisrael was a unique nation in the eyes of Hashem, their King, and thus were invulnerable to his curses. And it is said: “And He was King in Yeshurun, with the gathering of the heads of the people, the tribes of Yisrael were united.”28Devarim 33:5. Rashi says that Hashem was King of Yisrael only when the tribes of Yisrael were united. When there is unity and harmony among Jews, the kingdom of Hashem is revealed and enhanced.
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Machzor Rosh Hashanah Ashkenaz Linear
and the love of the king is among them.”26Bamidbar 23:21. These words were uttered by Bilaam when he was asked to curse the nation of Yisrael. He realized that Yisrael was a unique nation in the eyes of Hashem, their King, and thus were invulnerable to his curses.
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and the love of the king is among them.”27Bamidbar 23:21. These words were uttered by Bilaam when he was asked to curse the nation of Yisrael. He realized that Yisrael was a unique nation in the eyes of Hashem, their King, and thus were invulnerable to his curses.
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