Numbers 22:4-6
1599 Geneva Bible
4 Therefore Moab said unto the [a]Elders of Midian, Now shall this multitude lick up all that are round about us, as an ox licketh up the grass of the field: and Balak the son of Zippor was King of the Moabites at that time.
5 (A)He sent messengers therefore unto Balaam the son of Beor to Pethor (which is by the [b]river of the land of the children of his folk) to call him, saying, Behold, there is a people come out of Egypt, which cover the face of the earth, and lie over against me.
6 Come now therefore, I pray thee, and curse me this people (for they are stronger than I) so it may be that I shall be able to smite them, and to drive them out of the land: for I know that he, whom thou blessest, is blessed, and he whom thou cursest, shall be cursed.
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- Numbers 22:4 Which were the heads and governors.
- Numbers 22:5 To wit, Euphrates, upon the which stood this city Pethor.
Numbers 22:4-6
New International Version
4 The Moabites(A) said to the elders of Midian,(B) “This horde is going to lick up everything(C) around us, as an ox licks up the grass of the field.(D)”
So Balak son of Zippor, who was king of Moab at that time, 5 sent messengers to summon Balaam son of Beor,(E) who was at Pethor, near the Euphrates River,(F) in his native land. Balak said:
“A people has come out of Egypt;(G) they cover the face of the land and have settled next to me. 6 Now come and put a curse(H) 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 land.(I) For I know that whoever you bless is blessed, and whoever you curse is cursed.”
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