▁for ▁ ▁says , ▁" But ▁the ▁Lord ▁your ▁God ▁turned ▁the ▁cur se ▁into ▁a ▁bless ing ▁for ▁you , ▁because ▁the ▁Lord ▁your ▁God ▁loved ▁you ," ▁using ▁the ▁sing l ular ▁" cur se ," ▁and ▁not ▁the ▁pl ural ▁" c urs es " ▁( so ▁that ▁God ▁turned ▁only ▁the ▁first ▁intended ▁cur se ▁perman ently ▁into ▁a ▁bless ing , ▁that ▁concerning ▁syn agog ues ▁and ▁school - h ouses , ▁which ▁are ▁dest ined ▁never ▁to ▁disappear ▁from ▁Israel ). ▁Rab bi ▁Johan an ▁taught ▁that ▁God ▁revers ed ▁every ▁cur se ▁that ▁B ala am ▁intended ▁into ▁a ▁bless ing . ▁Thus ▁B ala am ▁wished ▁to ▁cur se ▁the ▁Israel ites ▁to ▁have ▁no ▁syn agog ues ▁or ▁school - h ouses , ▁for ▁ ▁" How ▁good ly ▁are ▁your ▁t ents , ▁O ▁Jacob ," ▁refers ▁to ▁syn agog ues ▁and ▁school - h ouses . ▁B ala am ▁wished ▁that ▁the ▁She chin ah ▁should ▁not ▁rest ▁upon ▁the ▁Israel ites , ▁for ▁in ▁ ▁" and ▁your ▁tab ern acles , ▁O ▁Israel ," ▁the ▁Tab ern acle ▁symbol izes ▁the ▁Div ine ▁Pres ence . ▁B ala am ▁wished ▁that ▁the ▁Israel ites ’ ▁kingdom ▁should ▁not ▁end ure , ▁for ▁ ▁" As ▁the ▁valle ys ▁are ▁they ▁spread ▁forth ," ▁symbol izes ▁the ▁passing ▁of ▁time . ▁B ala am ▁wished ▁that ▁the ▁Israel ites ▁might ▁have ▁no ▁o live ▁trees ▁and ▁v ine y ards ,