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Numbers 22

22Then the Israelites traveled to the plains of Moab and camped along the Jordan across from Jericho.H1121H3478H5265H2583H6160H4124H5676H3383H34052Now Balak son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites,H1111H1121H6834H7200H3478H6213H5673and Moab was terrified because there were so many people. Indeed, Moab was filled with dread because of the Israelites.H4124H3966H1481H6440H5971H7227H4124H6973H6440H1121H34784The Moabites said to the elders of Midian, "This horde is going to lick up everything around us, as an ox licks up the grass of the field." So Balak son of Zippor, who was king of Moab at that time,H4124H559H2205H4080H6951H3897H5439H7794H3897H3418H7704H1111H1121H6834H4428H4124H62565sent messengers to summon Balaam son of Beor, who was at Pethor, near the River, in his native land. Balak said: "A people has come out of Egypt; they cover the face of the land and have settled next to me.H7971H4397H1109H1121H1160H6604H5104H776H1121H5971H7121H559H5971H3318H4714H3680H5869H776H3427H41366Now come and put a curse on these people, because they are too powerful for me. Perhaps then I will be able to defeat them and drive them out of the country. For I know that those you bless are blessed, and those you curse are cursed."H3212H779H5971H6099H3201H5221H1644H776H3045H1288H1288H779H7797The elders of Moab and Midian left, taking with them the fee for divination. When they came to Balaam, they told him what Balak had said.H2205H4124H2205H4080H3212H7081H3027H935H1109H1696H1697H11118"Spend the night here," Balaam said to them, "and I will bring you back the answer the LORD gives me." So the Moabite princes stayed with him.H559H3885H3915H7725H1697H7725H3068H1696H8269H4124H3427H11099God came to Balaam and asked, "Who are these men with you?"H430H935H1109H559H58210Balaam said to God, "Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab, sent me this message:H1109H559H430H1111H1121H6834H4428H4124H797111'A people that has come out of Egypt covers the face of the land. Now come and put a curse on them for me. Perhaps then I will be able to fight them and drive them away.'"H5971H3318H4714H3680H5869H776H3212H6895H3201H3898H164412But God said to Balaam, "Do not go with them. You must not put a curse on those people, because they are blessed."H430H559H1109H3212H779H5971H128813The next morning Balaam got up and said to Balak's princes, "Go back to your own country, for the LORD has refused to let me go with you."H1109H6965H1242H559H8269H1111H3212H776H3068H3985H5414H198014So the Moabite princes returned to Balak and said, "Balaam refused to come with us."H8269H4124H6965H935H1111H559H1109H3985H198015Then Balak sent other princes, more numerous and more distinguished than the first.H1111H7971H3254H8269H7227H351316They came to Balaam and said: "This is what Balak son of Zippor says: Do not let anything keep you from coming to me,H935H1109H559H559H1111H1121H6834H4513H198017because I will reward you handsomely and do whatever you say. Come and put a curse on these people for me."H3513H3966H3513H3513H6213H559H3212H6895H597118But Balaam answered them, "Even if Balak gave me his palace filled with silver and gold, I could not do anything great or small to go beyond the command of the LORD my God.H1109H6030H559H5650H1111H1111H5414H1004H4393H3701H2091H3201H5674H6310H3068H430H6213H6996H141919Now stay here tonight as the others did, and I will find out what else the LORD will tell me."H3427H3915H3045H3068H1696H325420That night God came to Balaam and said, "Since these men have come to summon you, go with them, but do only what I tell you."H430H935H1109H3915H559H582H935H7121H6965H3212H389H1697H1696H621321Balaam got up in the morning, saddled his donkey and went with the princes of Moab.H1109H6965H1242H2280H860H3212H8269H412422But God was very angry when he went, and the angel of the LORD stood in the road to oppose him. Balaam was riding on his donkey, and his two servants were with him.H430H639H2734H1980H4397H3068H3320H1870H7854H7392H860H8147H528823When the donkey saw the angel of the LORD standing in the road with a drawn sword in his hand, she turned off the road into a field. Balaam beat her to get her back on the road.H860H7200H4397H3068H5324H1870H2719H8025H3027H860H5186H1870H3212H7704H1109H5221H860H5186H187024Then the angel of the LORD stood in a narrow path between two vineyards, with walls on both sides.H4397H3068H5975H4934H3754H1447H144725When the donkey saw the angel of the LORD, she pressed close to the wall, crushing Balaam's foot against it. So he beat her again.H860H7200H4397H3068H3905H7023H3905H1109H7272H7023H5221H325426Then the angel of the LORD moved on ahead and stood in a narrow place where there was no room to turn, either to the right or to the left.H4397H3068H5674H3254H5975H6862H4725H1870H5186H3225H804027When the donkey saw the angel of the LORD, she lay down under Balaam, and he was angry and beat her with his staff.H860H7200H4397H3068H7257H1109H1109H639H2734H5221H860H473128Then the LORD opened the donkey's mouth, and she said to Balaam, "What have I done to you to make you beat me these three times?"H3068H6605H6310H860H559H1109H6213H5221H7969H727229Balaam answered the donkey, "You have made a fool of me! If I had a sword in my hand, I would kill you right now."H1109H559H860H5953H3863H3426H2719H3027H202630The donkey said to Balaam, "Am I not your own donkey, which you have always ridden, to this day? Have I been in the habit of doing this to you?" "No," he said.H860H559H1109H860H7392H3117H5532H5532H6213H55931Then the LORD opened Balaam's eyes, and he saw the angel of the LORD standing in the road with his sword drawn. So he bowed low and fell facedown.H3068H1540H5869H1109H7200H4397H3068H5324H1870H2719H8025H3027H6915H7812H63932The angel of the LORD asked him, "Why have you beaten your donkey these three times? I have come here to oppose you because your path is a reckless one before me.H4397H3068H559H5221H860H7969H7272H3318H7854H1870H339933The donkey saw me and turned away from me these three times. If she had not turned away, I would certainly have killed you by now, but I would have spared her."H860H7200H5186H6440H7969H7272H194H5186H6440H2026H242134Balaam said to the angel of the LORD, "I have sinned. I did not realize you were standing in the road to oppose me. Now if you are displeased, I will go back."H1109H559H4397H3068H2398H3045H5324H1870H7125H7489H5869H772535The angel of the LORD said to Balaam, "Go with the men, but speak only what I tell you." So Balaam went with the princes of Balak.H4397H3068H559H1109H3212H582H657H1697H1696H1696H1109H3212H8269H111136When Balak heard that Balaam was coming, he went out to meet him at the Moabite town on the Arnon border, at the edge of his territory.H1111H8085H1109H935H3318H7125H5892H4124H1366H769H7097H136637Balak said to Balaam, "Did I not send you an urgent summons? Why didn't you come to me? Am I really not able to reward you?"H1111H559H1109H7971H7971H7121H1980H3201H552H351338"Well, I have come to you now," Balaam replied. "But can I say just anything? I must speak only what God puts in my mouth."H1109H559H1111H935H3201H3201H1696H3972H1697H430H7760H6310H169639Then Balaam went with Balak to Kiriath Huzoth.H1109H3212H1111H935H2351H715540Balak sacrificed cattle and sheep, and gave some to Balaam and the princes who were with him.H1111H2076H1241H6629H7971H1109H826941The next morning Balak took Balaam up to Bamoth Baal, and from there he saw part of the people.H1242H1111H3947H1109H5927H1116H1120H7200H7097H5971


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