Verse
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The children
of
Israel
traveled ,
and encamped
in the plains of Moab beyond
the Jordan at
Jericho.
Then
the Israelites
traveled on
and camped
in the plains of Moab near
the Jordan ,
across
from
Jericho.
Balak the
son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites .
Now
Balak son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites ,
Moab was sore
afraid
of the people ,
because they were many:
and
Moab was
distressed
because
of
the children
of
Israel
.
and
Moab was terrified
of the people because they were numerous.
Indeed,
Moab dreaded
the Israelites
.
Moab
said to the elders of Midian, Now
will
this multitude
lick
up
all
that
is
round
about
us, as the
ox licks up the grass of the field. Balak the
son of Zippor was king of Moab at that time .
So
the
Moabites
said to the elders of Midian, “
This horde
will
devour
everything
around
us, as an
ox licks up the grass of the field. ”
Since
Balak son of Zippor was king of Moab at that time ,
He sent messengers to Balaam the
son of Beor ,
to
Pethor, which is by the River,
to
the land of the
children
of
his people ,
to
call
him,
saying,
Behold, there
is
a people come out from
Egypt :
behold
, they cover the surface
of the earth,
and they
abide
over
against
me.
he sent messengers to Balaam son of Beor at
Pethor, which is by the Euphrates
in
the land of his people .
“
Behold, a people has
come out of
Egypt, ”
said
Balak.
“
They cover the face
of the land
and have
settled
next
to
me.
Please come now therefore
curse me
this people ;
for
they are too mighty for me :
peradventure
I shall
prevail,
that
we
may strike
them ,
and that
I
may
drive them out of the land; for I know that he
whom
you bless is
blessed, and he
whom
you curse is
cursed.
So
please come now and
put
a
curse on
this people ,
because
they are too mighty for me .
Perhaps
I may be
able
to
defeat
them and drive them out of the land; for I know that those
you bless are
blessed, and those
you curse are
cursed. ”
The elders of Moab and the
elders
of
Midian departed with the rewards
of
divination in their
hand ;
and
they came to Balaam ,
and spoke
to him the words of Balak.
The elders of Moab and Midian departed with the fees
for
divination in hand .
They came to Balaam and relayed
to him the words of Balak.
He
said
to
them,
Lodge
here
this
night, and I will bring
you word
again,
as
Yahweh
shall
speak
to me :
and
the princes of Moab abode
with Balaam.
“Spend
the
night here
, ”
Balaam
replied,
“
and I will give
you the
answer
that
the
LORD
speaks
to me .”
So
the princes of Moab stayed
with Balaam.
God came to Balaam ,
and said
, What
men
are these with you?
Then
God came to Balaam and asked
, “Who
are these men
with you? ”
Balaam said to God, Balak the
son of Zippor, king of Moab, has
sent to
me ,
[saying],
And
Balaam said to God, “
Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab, sent me this
message:
Behold, the
people that
is
come out of Egypt, it
covers
the surface
of the earth:
now ,
come curse me
them ;
peradventure
I shall
be able to fight against them ,
and shall
drive them out
.
‘
Behold, a
people has
come out of Egypt, and
they
cover
the face
of the land.
Now come and
put
a
curse on
them for
me.
Perhaps
I may
be able to fight against them and drive them away
. ’”
God said to Balaam, You
shall
not go with them ;
you shall
not curse the
people ;
for they are blessed.
But
God said to Balaam, “Do
not go with them .
You are
not to
curse this
people ,
for they are blessed. ”
Balaam rose
up in
the morning ,
and said to the
princes of
Balak
, Get
you
into
your land;
for
Yahweh
refuses
to give
me leave
to
go with you.
So
Balaam got
up the next
morning and said to Balak’s
princes, “Go
back
to
your homeland,
because
the
LORD
has
refused
to let
me go with you. ”
The princes of Moab rose
up
, and
they
went
to Balak, and said, Balaam refuses
to come with us.
And
the princes of Moab arose
, returned
to Balak, and said, “
Balaam refused
to come with us. ”
Balak sent yet
again
princes, more ,
and more honorable
than they
.
Then
Balak sent other
princes, more numerous
and more distinguished
than the
first
messengers
.
They came to Balaam ,
and said to
him
, Thus
says
Balak the
son of Zippor ,
Please let nothing hinder you from coming to me :
They came to Balaam and said, “This
is
what
Balak son of Zippor says:
‘
Please let nothing hinder you from coming to me ,
for I will promote
you
to
very
great
honor ,
and whatever you say to
me
I
will
do
. Please come therefore,
and curse this people for me .
for I will honor you
richly
and do
whatever you say. So
please come and put
a
curse on
this people for me !’”
Balaam answered
the servants of Balak, If Balak would
give me his house full of silver and gold, I can't
go beyond the word
of Yahweh
my God ,
to
do
less
or
more
.
But
Balaam replied
to
the servants of Balak, “
If Balak were
to
give me his house full of silver and gold, I could
not
do
anything
small
or
great
to
go beyond the command
of the
LORD
my God.
Now therefore
, please wait
also
here this
night
, that I may know
what Yahweh
will
speak
to me more
.
So
now, please stay
here overnight
as
the
others
did
, that I may find
out
what else
the
LORD
has
to tell
me. ”
God came to Balaam at
night,
and said to
him
, If
the
men are
come to call
you, rise
up ,
go with them ;
but only the
word
which
I speak
to
you,
that
shall
you do
.
That
night
God came to Balaam and said, “Since
these
men have
come to summon
you, get
up and
go with them ,
but you
must
only do
what
I tell
you. ”
Balaam
rose
up
in the morning, and
saddled his donkey, and went with the princes of Moab.
So
in the morning Balaam
got
up
, saddled his donkey, and went with the princes of Moab.
God's
anger was kindled because he
went;
and the angel of Yahweh
placed
himself
in the way
for
an
adversary
against
him. Now
he
was riding on
his donkey, and his two servants were with him.
Then
God’s
anger was kindled because Balaam
was
going
along,
and the angel of the
LORD
stood
in the road
to
oppose
him. Balaam
was riding his donkey, and his two servants were with him.
The donkey saw the angel of Yahweh
standing in the way,
with his
sword
drawn in his hand ;
and
the
donkey
turned aside
out
of
the way,
and went into the
field :
and
Balaam struck
the
donkey,
to turn
her into
the way
.
When
the donkey saw the angel of the
LORD
standing in the road
with a
drawn sword
in his hand ,
she
turned off
the path
and went into a
field .
So
Balaam beat
her
to return
her to
the path
.
Then the angel of Yahweh
stood in a narrow path
between the
vineyards, a
wall
being
on
this
side,
and
a
wall
on that
side.
Then the angel of the
LORD
stood in a narrow passage
between two
vineyards, with
walls
on either
side.
The donkey saw the angel of Yahweh,
and she
thrust
herself to
the wall, and
crushed
Balaam's
foot against the
wall:
and
he struck
her again.
And
the donkey saw the angel of the
LORD
and pressed
herself against
the wall, crushing
Balaam’s
foot against it.
So
he beat
her once
again.
The angel of Yahweh
went
further,
and stood in a narrow place ,
where was no way
to turn either
to the right hand
or to
the
left.
And
the angel of the
LORD
moved
on
ahead
and stood in a narrow place where there
was no room
to turn to the right or left.
The donkey saw the angel of Yahweh
, and
she lay down under Balaam :
and
Balaam's
anger
was
kindled
, and he struck
the
donkey
with his staff.
When
the donkey saw the angel of the
LORD
, she lay down under Balaam, and he became
furious
and
beat
her
with his staff.
Yahweh
opened the mouth of
the
donkey
, and she said to Balaam, What have I done to you ,
that you have struck
me these three times?
Then
the
LORD
opened the donkey’s
mouth, and she said to Balaam, “
What have I done to you that you have beaten
me these three times? ”
Balaam said
to
the donkey, Because
you have mocked
me ,
I would
there
were
a sword in my hand, for
now
I had
killed
you .
Balaam answered
the donkey, “
You have made
a
fool
of
me !
If
I had
a sword in my hand, I would
kill
you right
now!”
The donkey said to Balaam, Am I not your
donkey ,
on
which
you have ridden all your life long
to
this
day
? was
I ever wont
to
do
so
to
you? and
he
said,
No.
But
the donkey said to Balaam, “
Am I not the
donkey you have ridden all your life until
today
? Have
I ever treated
you this
way
before
? ”
“
No ,”
he
replied
.
Then Yahweh
opened
the eyes of
Balaam
, and he saw the angel of Yahweh
standing in the way,
with his
sword
drawn in his hand ;
and he
bowed his
head,
and fell on
his
face
.
Then the LORD
opened
Balaam’s
eyes, and he saw the angel of the
LORD
standing in the road
with a
drawn sword
in his hand .
And Balaam
bowed low
and fell facedown
.
The angel of Yahweh
said
to
him, Why have you struck
your donkey these three times? behold, I am
come forth
for
an
adversary
, because your way is perverse before me :
The angel of the
LORD
asked
him, “
Why have you beaten
your donkey these three times? Behold, I have
come out
to
oppose
you
, because your way is perverse before me .
and
the donkey saw me ,
and turned aside
before
me these three times :
unless
she had turned aside
from
me
, surely
now I had
even
slain
you ,
and saved
her alive
.
The donkey saw me and turned away
from
me these three times .
If
she had not
turned away
, then
by
now I would
surely
have
killed
you and let
her live
. ”
Balaam said to the angel of Yahweh
, I
have
sinned;
for I didn't
know
that you stood
in the way
against
me :
now therefore
, if it
displease
you
, I will get
me
back again
.
“I
have
sinned,”
Balaam said to the angel of the
LORD
, “
for I did
not
realize
that you were
standing
in the road
to
confront
me .
And
now, if this
is
displeasing
in
your
sight
, I will go
back home
. ”
The angel of Yahweh
said to Balaam, Go with the men ;
but only the
word
that
I shall
speak
to
you,
that
you shall
speak
. So Balaam went with the princes of Balak.
But
the angel of the
LORD
said to Balaam, “
Go with the men ,
but you
are
to
speak
only what
I tell
you. ”
So Balaam went with the princes of Balak.
When Balak heard that Balaam was come
, he went out to meet him to
the City of
Moab,
which
is
on the border
of
the
Arnon, which
is
in
the utmost
part
of the
border
.
When Balak heard that Balaam was coming
, he went out to meet him at
the Moabite
city on the Arnon border
, at
the edge
of his
territory
.
Balak
said to Balaam, Didn't
I earnestly
send to
you to
call
you
? why didn't
you come to me? am I not able indeed
to promote
you to
honor
?
And
he
said to Balaam, “Did
I not
send you an
urgent
summons
? Why did
you not
come to me? Am I really
not able to richly
reward
you? ”
Balaam
said
to
Balak,
Behold
, I have come to you :
have
I now
any
power
at
all
to
speak
anything? the word that God puts in my mouth ,
that
shall
I
speak
.
“See
, I have come to you ,”
Balaam
replied,
“but
can
I say
just
anything? I
must
speak
only
the word that God puts in my mouth. ”
Balaam went
with
Balak, and they came to Kiriath Huzoth.
So
Balaam accompanied
Balak, and they came to Kiriath -
huzoth.
Balak sacrificed oxen
and sheep, and sent
to Balaam ,
and to
the princes who were with him.
Balak sacrificed cattle
and sheep, and he
gave
portions
to Balaam and the princes who were with him.
It
happened
in
the morning, that
Balak took Balaam ,
and brought him up into
the
high
places
of
Baal ;
and
he
saw
from there the utmost
part
of the people.
The next
morning, Balak took Balaam and brought him up to
Bamoth-
baal .
From there he
could
see
the outskirts
of the camp
of
the
people.
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