\v=2 \v~=Because they \w met|strong="H6923"\w* not the \w children|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* with \w bread|strong="H3899"\w* and with \w water|strong="H4325"\w*, but \w hired|strong="H7936"\w* \w Balaam|strong="H1109"\w* against them, that he should \w curse|strong="H7043"\w* them: howbeit our \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w turned|strong="H2015"\w* the \w curse|strong="H7045"\w* into a \w blessing|strong="H1293"\w*. \¬v