Numbers 22:4-8

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:

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

⁸ “Spend the night here,” Balaam said to them, “and I will report back to you with the answer the Lord gives me.^(K)” So the Moabite officials stayed with him.