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The Book of Numbers 22

22 And the sons of Israel set out and camped in the plains of Moab, from the other side of the Jordan at Jericho.

2 And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorite. 3 And Moab was extremely terrified because of the face of the people, because they were numerous. And Moab was sick with terror because of the face of the sons of Israel, 4 and Moab said to the elders of Midian, “Now the assembly will lick up all that is around us like an ox licks up the green of the field.” And Balak the son of Zippor was the king of Moab at that time, 5 and he sent messengers to Balaam the son of Beor at Pethor, which is near the River, the land of the sons of his people, to summon him, saying, “Behold, a people went out from Egypt. Behold, he has covered the eye of the land, and he is dwelling opposite me. 6 And now please go curse this people for me because they are more numerous than I. Perhaps I will be able to strike them and drive them out from the land. For I know whom you bless will be blessed, and whom you curse will be cursed.”

7 And the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian went, and divination fees were in their hand, and they came to Balaam and spoke to him the words of Balak. 8 And he said to them, “Lodge here tonight, and I will bring you back a word, just as Yahweh speaks to me,” and the leaders of Moab stayed with Balaam. 9 And God came to Balaam and said, “Who are these men with you?” 10 And Balaam said to God, “Balak the son of Zippor, the king of Moab, has sent to me. 11 ‘Behold, the people who have come out from Egypt and have covered the eye of the land! Now go curse them for me. Perhaps I will be able to fight them and drive them out.’ ” 12 And God said to Balaam, “You shall not go with them. You shall not curse the people, because they are blessed.” 13 And Balaam rose in the morning and said to the leaders of Balak, “Go to your land, because Yahweh has refused to grant me to go with you.” 14 And the leaders of Moab rose and came to Balak, and they said, “Balaam refused to come with us.”

15 And Balak added again and sent many leaders, and they were more honored than these. 16 And they came to Balaam and said to him, “Thus says Balak the son of Zippor, ‘Please do not refrain from coming to me, 17 for I will very greatly honor you, and I will do all that you say to me. And please go curse this people for me.’ ” 18 And Balaam answered and said to the servants of Balak, “If Balak gives to me his house full of silver and gold, I will not be able to go beyond the mouth of Yahweh my God to do small or big. 19 And now, you also please stay in this place tonight; and may I know what Yahweh will add to speak with me.” 20 And God came to Balaam at night and said to him, “If the men have come to summon you, rise and go with them, and only the word that I speak to you, it you shall do.”

21 And Balaam rose in the morning and saddled his female donkey and went with the leaders of Moab. 22 And the nose of God burned because he was going; and the angel of Yahweh stationed himself in the road as an adversary to him, and he was riding on his female donkey, and two of his servants were with him. 23 And the female donkey saw the angel of Yahweh stationed in the road, and his drawn sword was in his hand, and the female donkey turned aside from the road and went in the field. And Balaam struck the female donkey to turn her to the road. 24 And the angel of Yahweh stood in the narrow pass of the vineyards, a wall on this side and a wall on that side. 25 And the female donkey saw the angel of Yahweh, and she pressed herself to the wall, and she pressed the foot of Balaam to the wall. And he struck her again. 26 And the angel of Yahweh passed on again and stood in a narrow place where there was no road to turn right or left. 27 And the female donkey saw the angel of Yahweh and lay down under Balaam, and the nose of Balaam burned, and he struck the female donkey with the staff. 28 And Yahweh opened the mouth of the female donkey, and she said to Balaam, “What have I done to you that you struck me these three times?” 29 And Balaam said to the female donkey, “Because you acted mockingly with me! If only there was a sword in my hand! Surely I would slay you!” 30 And the female donkey said to Balaam, “Am I not your female donkey on which you have ridden from your continuance until this day? Have I ever been accustomed to doing thus to you?” And he said, “No.”

31 And Yahweh uncovered the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel of Yahweh stationed in the road and his drawn sword in his hand. And he bowed and bowed down his nose. 32 And the angel of Yahweh said to him, “On account of what have you struck your female donkey these three times? Behold, I myself have gone out as an adversary because your way has been perverse in front of me. 33 And the female donkey saw me and turned aside before my face these three times. If she had not turned aside from me, surely now even you I would have slain and kept her alive.” 34 And Balaam said to the angel of Yahweh, “I have sinned, for I did not know that you were stationed to meet me in the road. And now, if it is evil in your eyes, I will return to me.” 35 And the angel of Yahweh said to Balaam, “Go with the men, and only the word that I speak to you, it you must speak.” And Balaam went with the leaders of Balak.

36 And Balak heard that Balaam had come, and he went out to meet him at a city of Moab, that is near the border of the Arnon, which is at the end of the border. 37 And Balak said to Balaam, “Did I not indeed send to you to summon you? Why did you not come to me? Am I truly not able to honor you?” 38 And Balaam said to Balak, “Behold, I have come to you. Am I now at all able to speak anything? The word that God puts in my mouth, it will I speak.” 39 And Balaam went with Balak, and they came to Kiriath Huzoth, 40 and Balak sacrificed cattle and sheep and sent to Balaam and to the leaders who were with him.

41 And it happened in the morning that Balak took Balaam and brought him up to the high place of Baal, and from there he saw the edge of the people.

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