Numbers 22:5-7

Contemporary English Version

⁵^(A) sent a message to Balaam son of Beor who lived among his relatives in the town of Pethor near the Euphrates River. It said:

I need your help. A large group of people has come here from Egypt and settled near my territory. ⁶They are too powerful for us to defeat, so would you come and place a curse on them? Maybe then we can run them off. I know that anyone you bless will be successful, but anyone you curse will fail.

⁷The leaders of Moab and Midian left and took along money to pay Balaam. When they got to his house, they gave him Balak's message.

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Numbers 22:5-7

New International Version

⁵sent messengers to summon Balaam son of Beor,^(A) who was at Pethor, near the Euphrates River,^(B) in his native land. Balak said:

“A people has come out of Egypt;^(C) they cover the face of the land and have settled next to me. ⁶Now come and put a curse^(D) 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.^(E) For I know that whoever you bless is blessed, and whoever you curse is cursed.”

⁷The elders of Moab and Midian left, taking with them the fee for divination.^(F) When they came to Balaam, they told him what Balak had said.

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