וַיִּקָּחֵ֙הוּ֙ שְׂדֵ֣ה צֹפִ֔ים אֶל־רֹ֖אשׁ הַפִּסְגָּ֑ה וַיִּ֙בֶן֙ שִׁבְעָ֣ה מִזְבְּחֹ֔ת וַיַּ֛עַל פָּ֥ר וָאַ֖יִל בַּמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃
Lalu ia membawanya ke padang Pengintai, ke puncak Pisga, dan mendirikan tujuh mezbah, lalu mempersembahkan seekor lembu jantan dan seekor domba jantan di atas setiap mezbah.
Sefer HaBahir
They asked him, "Why is it written, 'He took him [Bilaam] to Sedeh-Tzofim [שדה צופים]' (Numbers 23:14)? What is Sedeh-Tzofim [שדה צופים]? [And] it is written, 'Come my beloved, let us go out to the field [השדה]' (Song of Songs 7:12). What is 'the field'?
[He answered,] "Do not say 'the field,' rather 'the chest [השידה].'"*
[They asked,] "And what is the chest?"
[He replied,] "The Blessed Holy One's heart said to Him. 'Come my beloved, let us go out to the chest [השידה],' to journey and not remain in one place."
[Ed. - manuscripts and commentators read השידה not השירה. The word השידה ordinarily denotes a chest, box, or cabinet, not the anatomical chest.]
[He answered,] "Do not say 'the field,' rather 'the chest [השידה].'"*
[They asked,] "And what is the chest?"
[He replied,] "The Blessed Holy One's heart said to Him. 'Come my beloved, let us go out to the chest [השידה],' to journey and not remain in one place."
[Ed. - manuscripts and commentators read השידה not השירה. The word השידה ordinarily denotes a chest, box, or cabinet, not the anatomical chest.]