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NU-22:1 And the children of Israel set forward, and pitched in
the plains of
Moab on this side Jordan [by] Jericho.
NU-22:2 And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had
done to the
Amorites.
NU-22:3 And Moab was sore afraid of the people, because they
[were] many: and
Moab was distressed because of the children of Israel.
NU-22:4 And Moab said unto the elders of Midian, Now shall this
company lick
up all [that are] round about us, as the ox licketh up the grass
of the field.
And Balak the son of Zippor [was] king of the Moabites at that
time.
NU-22:5 He sent messengers therefore unto Balaam the son of
Beor to Pethor,
which [is] by the river of 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 face of the earth, and they abide over against me:
NU-22:6 Come now therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people;
for they [are]
too mighty for me: peradventure I shall prevail, [that] we may
smite them, and
[that] I may drive them out of the land: for I wot that he whom
thou blessest
[is] blessed, and he whom thou cursest is cursed.
NU-22:7 And the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian
departed with the
rewards of divination in their hand; and they came unto Balaam,
and spake unto
him the words of Balak.
NU-22:8 And he said unto them, Lodge here this night, and I
will bring you
word again, as the LORD shall speak unto me: and the princes of
Moab abode
with Balaam.
NU-22:9 And God came unto Balaam, and said, What men [are]
these with thee?
NU-22:10 And Balaam said unto God, Balak the son of Zippor,
king of Moab,
hath sent unto me, [saying],
NU-22:11 Behold, [there is] a people come out of Egypt, which
covereth the
face of the earth: come now, curse me them; peradventure I shall
be able to
overcome them, and drive them out.
NU-22:12 And God said unto Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them;
thou shalt
not curse the people: for they [are] blessed.
NU-22:13 And Balaam rose up in the morning, and said unto the
princes of
Balak, Get you into your land: for the LORD refuseth to give me
leave to go
with you.
NU-22:14 And the princes of Moab rose up, and they went unto
Balak, and said,
Balaam refuseth to come with us.
NU-22:15 And Balak sent yet again princes, more, and more
honourable than
they.
NU-22:16 And they came to Balaam, and said to him, Thus saith
Balak the son
of Zippor, Let nothing, I pray thee, hinder thee from coming
unto me:
NU-22:17 For I will promote thee unto very great honour, and I
will do
whatsoever thou sayest unto me: come therefore, I pray thee,
curse me this
people.
NU-22:18 And Balaam answered and said unto the servants of
Balak, If Balak
would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go
beyond the word
of the LORD my God, to do less or more.
NU-22:19 Now therefore, I pray you, tarry ye also here this
night, that I may
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