strkjv@Numbers:22:1
@ And the
children
of
Israel
set
forward
, and
pitched
in the
plains
of
Moab
on this
side
Jordan
by
Jericho
.
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
.
strkjv@Numbers:22:22
@ And
Gods
anger
was
kindled
because he
went
: and the
angel
of the
LORD
stood
in the
way
for an
adversary
against him. Now he was
riding
upon his
ass
, and his
two
servants
were with him.
strkjv@Numbers:22:23
@ And the
ass
saw
the
angel
of the
LORD
standing
in the
way
, and his
sword
drawn
in his
hand
: and the
ass
turned
aside
out of the
way
, and
went
into the
field
: and
Balaam
smote
the
ass
, to
turn
her into the
way
.
strkjv@Numbers:22:24
@ But the
angel
of the
LORD
stood
in a
path
of the
vineyards
, a
wall
being on this side, and a
wall
on that side.
strkjv@Numbers:22:25
@ And when the
ass
saw
the
angel
of the
LORD
, she
thrust
herself unto the
wall
, and
crushed
Balaams
foot
against the
wall
: and he
smote
her
again
.
strkjv@Numbers:22:26
@ And the
angel
of the
LORD
went
further
, and
stood
in a
narrow
place
, where was no
way
to
turn
either to the right
hand
or to the
left
s@.
strkjv@Numbers:22:27
@ And when the
ass
saw
the
angel
of the
LORD
, she fell
down
under
Balaam
: and
Balaams
anger
was
kindled
, and he
smote
the
ass
with a
staff
.
strkjv@Numbers:22:28
@ And the
LORD
opened
the
mouth
of the
ass
, and she
said
unto
Balaam
, What have I
done
unto thee, that thou hast
smitten
me these
three
times
?
strkjv@Numbers:22:29
@ And
Balaam
said
unto the
ass
, Because thou hast
mocked
me: I
would
there
were
a
sword
in mine
hand
, for now would I
kill
thee.
strkjv@Numbers:22:30
@ And the
ass
said
unto
Balaam
, Am not I thine
ass
, upon which thou hast
ridden
ever since I was thine unto this
day
? was I
ever
wont
to do
so
unto thee? And he
said
, Nay.
strkjv@Numbers:22:31
@ Then the
LORD
opened
the
eyes
of
Balaam
, and he
saw
the
angel
of the
LORD
standing
in the
way
, and his
sword
drawn
in his
hand
: and he bowed
down
his head, and fell
flat
on his
face
.
strkjv@Numbers:22:32
@ And the
angel
of the
LORD
said
unto him, Wherefore hast thou
smitten
thine
ass
these
three
times
? behold, I went
out
to
withstand
thee, because thy
way
is
perverse
before me:
strkjv@Numbers:22:33
@ And the
ass
saw
me, and
turned
from
me
these
three
times
:
unless
she had
turned
from
me
, surely now also I had
slain
thee, and saved her
alive
.
strkjv@Numbers:22:34
@ And
Balaam
said
unto the
angel
of the
LORD
, I have
sinned
; for I
knew
not that thou
stoodest
in the
way
against
me: now therefore, if it displease
thee
, I will get me back
again
.
strkjv@Numbers:22:35
@ And the
angel
of the
LORD
said
unto
Balaam
,
Go
with the
men
: but
only
the
word
that I shall
speak
unto thee, that thou shalt
speak
. So
Balaam
went
with the
princes
of
Balak
.
strkjv@Numbers:22:36
@ And when
Balak
heard
that
Balaam
was
come
, he went
out
to
meet
him unto a
city
of
Moab
, which is in the
border
of
Arnon
, which is in the
utmost
coast
.
strkjv@Numbers:22:37
@ And
Balak
said
unto
Balaam
, Did I not
earnestly
send
unto thee to
call
thee? wherefore
camest
thou not unto me? am I not
able
indeed
to promote thee to
honour
?
strkjv@Numbers:22:38
@ And
Balaam
said
unto
Balak
, Lo, I am
come
unto thee: have I now any
power
at
all
to
say
any
thing
? the
word
that
God
putteth
in my
mouth
, that shall I
speak
.
strkjv@Numbers:22:39
@ And
Balaam
went
with
Balak
, and they
came
unto
Kirjathhuzoth
Qiryath.
strkjv@Numbers:22:40
@ And
Balak
offered
oxen
and
sheep
, and
sent
to
Balaam
, and to the
princes
that were with him.
strkjv@Numbers:22:41
@ And it came to pass on the
morrow
, that
Balak
took
Balaam
, and brought him
up
into the high
places
of
Baal
, that thence he might
see
the
utmost
part of the
people
.
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