Then (A)Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, arose to make war against Israel, and (B)sent and called Balaam the son of Beor to curse you.

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O My people, remember now
What (A)Balak king of Moab counseled,
And what Balaam the son of Beor answered him,
From [a]Acacia Grove to Gilgal,
That you may know (B)the righteousness of the Lord.”

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Footnotes

  1. Micah 6:5 Heb. Shittim, Num. 25:1; Josh. 2:1; 3:1

25 And now, are you any better than (A)Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab? Did he ever strive against Israel? Did he ever fight against them?

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Now (A)Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.

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(A)because they did not meet you with bread and water on the road when you came out of Egypt, and (B)because they hired against you Balaam the son of Beor from Pethor of [a]Mesopotamia, to curse you. Nevertheless the Lord your God would not listen to Balaam, but the Lord your God turned the curse into a blessing for you, because the Lord your God (C)loves you.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 23:4 Heb. Aram Naharaim

Then (A)he sent messengers to Balaam the son of Beor at (B)Pethor, which is near [a]the River in the land of [b]the sons of his people, to call him, saying: “Look, a people has come from Egypt. See, they cover the face of the earth, and are settling next to me! (C)Therefore please come at once, (D)curse this people for me, for they are too mighty for me. Perhaps I shall be able to defeat them and drive them out of the land, for I know that he whom you bless is blessed, and he whom you curse is cursed.”

So the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with (E)the diviner’s fee in their hand, and they came to Balaam and spoke to him the words of Balak. And he said to them, (F)“Lodge here tonight, and I will bring back word to you, as the Lord speaks to me.” So the princes of Moab stayed with Balaam.

(G)Then God came to Balaam and said, “Who are these men with you?”

10 So Balaam said to God, “Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, has sent to me, saying, 11 ‘Look, a people has come out of Egypt, and they cover the face of the earth. Come now, curse them for me; perhaps I shall be able to overpower them and drive them out.’ ”

12 And God said to Balaam, “You shall not go with them; you shall not curse the people, for (H)they are blessed.”

13 So Balaam rose in the morning and said to the princes of Balak, “Go back to your land, for the Lord has refused to give me permission to go with you.”

14 And the princes of Moab rose and went to Balak, and said, “Balaam refuses to come with us.”

15 Then Balak again sent princes, more numerous and more [c]honorable than they. 16 And they came to Balaam and said to him, “Thus says Balak the son of Zippor: ‘Please let nothing hinder you from coming to me; 17 for I will certainly (I)honor you greatly, and I will do whatever you say to me. (J)Therefore please come, curse this people for me.’ ”

18 Then Balaam answered and said to the servants of Balak, (K)“Though Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, (L)I could not go beyond the word of the Lord my God, to do less or more. 19 Now therefore, please, you also (M)stay here tonight, that I may know what more the Lord will say to me.”

20 (N)And God came to Balaam at night and said to him, “If the men come to call you, rise and go with them; but (O)only the word which I speak to you—that you shall do.” 21 So Balaam rose in the morning, saddled his donkey, and went with the princes of Moab.

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 22:5 The Euphrates
  2. Numbers 22:5 Or the people of Amau
  3. Numbers 22:15 distinguished

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