sent 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.

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Then (A)he sent messengers to Balaam the son of Beor at (B)Pethor, which is near [a]the River in the land of [b]the sons of his people, to call him, saying: “Look, a people has come from Egypt. See, they cover the face of the earth, and are settling next to me!

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 22:5 The Euphrates
  2. Numbers 22:5 Or the people of Amau

He sent messengers to Balaam son of Beor at Pethor, which is by the river,[a] in the land of the children of his people, to summon him, saying, “Look! A people went out from Egypt. Look! They cover the surface of the land;[b] they are about to dwell opposite me.

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 22:5 That is, the Euphrates
  2. Numbers 22:5 Literally “the eye of the land”

He sent messengers therefore unto Balaam the son of Beor to Pethor, which is by the river of the land of the children of his people, to call him, saying, Behold, there is a people come out from Egypt: behold, they cover the face of the earth, and they abide over against me:

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