strkjv@Numbers:22:2
@ And
Balak
the
son
of
Zippor
saw
all that
Israel
had
done
to the
Amorites
.
strkjv@Numbers:22:3
@ And
Moab
was
sore
afraid
of
the
people
, because they were
many
: and
Moab
was
distressed
because
of
the
children
of
Israel
.
strkjv@Numbers: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
.
strkjv@Numbers: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:
strkjv@Numbers: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
.
strkjv@Numbers: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
.
strkjv@Numbers: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
.
strkjv@Numbers:22:9
@ And
God
came
unto
Balaam
, and
said
, What
men
are these with thee?
strkjv@Numbers:22:10
@ And
Balaam
said
unto
God
,
Balak
the
son
of
Zippor
,
king
of
Moab
, hath
sent
unto me, saying,
strkjv@Numbers: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
.
strkjv@Numbers:22:12
@ And
God
said
unto
Balaam
, Thou shalt not
go
with them; thou shalt not
curse
the
people
: for they are
blessed
.
strkjv@Numbers: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.
strkjv@Numbers:22:14
@ And the
princes
of
Moab
rose
up
, and they
went
unto
Balak
, and
said
,
Balaam
refuseth
to
come
with us.
strkjv@Numbers:22:15
@ And
Balak
sent
yet
again
princes
,
more
, and more
honourable
than they.
strkjv@Numbers: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:
strkjv@Numbers: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
.
strkjv@Numbers: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
.
strkjv@Numbers:22:19
@ Now therefore, I pray you,
tarry
ye also here this
night
, that I may
know
what the
LORD
will
say
unto me
more
.
strkjv@Numbers:22:20
@ And
God
came
unto
Balaam
at
night
, and
said
unto him, If the
men
come
to
call
thee, rise
up
, and
go
with them; but
yet
the
word
which I shall
say
unto thee, that shalt thou
do
.
strkjv@Numbers:22:21
@ And
Balaam
rose
up
in the
morning
, and
saddled
his
ass
, and
went
with the
princes
of
Moab
.
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