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Book 04 Numbers Chapter 022

 

022:001And the children of Israel set forward, and pitched in the
plains of Moab on this side Jordan by Jericho.

 

022:002And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to
the Amorites.

 

022:003And Moab was sore afraid of the people, because they were
many: and Moab was distressed because of the children of
Israel.

 

022:004And 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.

 

022:005He 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:

 

022:006Come 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.

 

022:007And 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.

 

022:008And 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.

 

022:009And God came unto Balaam, and said, What men are these with
thee?

 

022:010And Balaam said unto God, Balak the son of Zippor, king of
Moab, hath sent unto me, saying,

 

022:011Behold, 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.

 

022:012And God said unto Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them; thou
shalt not curse the people: for they are blessed.

 

022:013And 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.

 

022:014And the princes of Moab rose up, and they went unto Balak, and
said, Balaam refuseth to come with us.

 

022:015And Balak sent yet again princes, more, and more honourable
than they.

 

022:016And 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:

 

022:017For 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.

 

022:018And 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.

 

022:019Now therefore, I pray you, tarry ye also here this night, that
I may know what the LORD will say unto me more.

 

022:020And 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.

 

022:021And Balaam rose up in the morning, and saddled his ass, and
went with the princes of Moab.

 

022:022And God's 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.

 

022:023And 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.

 

022:024But the angel of the LORD stood in a path of the vineyards, a
wall being on this side, and a wall on that side.

 

022:025And when the ass saw the angel of the LORD, she thrust herself
unto the wall, and crushed Balaam's foot against the wall: and
he smote her again.

 

022:026And 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.

 

022:027And when the ass saw the angel of the LORD, she fell down
under Balaam: and Balaam's anger was kindled, and he smote the
ass with a staff.

 

022:028And 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?

 

022:029And 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.

 

022:030And 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.

 

022:031Then 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.

 

022:032And 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:

 

022:033And 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.

 

022:034And 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.

 

022:035And 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.

 

022:036And 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.

 

022:037And 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?

 

022:038And 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.

 

022:039And Balaam went with Balak, and they came unto Kirjathhuzoth.

 

022:040And Balak offered oxen and sheep, and sent to Balaam, and to
the princes that were with him.

 

022:041And 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.