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Numbers 22:2-25:9
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Numbers 22:2-25:9
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2 Balak, son of Zippor, saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites. 3 The Moabites were very afraid because there were so many Israelites. Besides, the Moabites couldn’t stand these people.
4 So the Moabites said to the leaders of Midian, “All those people will eventually eat up everything around us the same way an ox eats up the grass in a field.”
At that time Balak, son of Zippor, was king of Moab. 5 He sent messengers to summon Balaam, son of Beor, who was at Pethor, on the Euphrates River, in the land where his people lived. Balak’s message was, “A nation has just come here from Egypt. They’ve spread out all over the countryside and are setting up their camp here in front of me. 6 Please come and curse these people for me, because they are too strong for me. Maybe then I’ll be able to defeat them and force them out of the country. I know that whomever you bless is blessed and whomever you curse is cursed.”
7 The leaders of Moab and Midian left, taking money with them to pay for Balaam’s services. They came to Balaam and told him what Balak had said.
8 “Spend the night here,” Balaam said to them, “and I’ll report to you what Yahweh tells me.” So the princes of Moab stayed with Balaam.
9 Elohim came to Balaam and asked, “Who are these men with you?”
10 Balaam answered, “Balak, son of King Zippor of Moab, sent them with this message: 11 ‘Some people have just come from Egypt and are spreading out all over the countryside. Now come and curse them for me. Maybe I’ll be able to fight them and force them out.’”
12 But Elohim said to Balaam, “Don’t go with them! Don’t curse these people, because they are blessed.”
13 When Balaam got up in the morning, he said to Balak’s princes, “Go back to your own country, because Yahweh has refused to let me go with you.”
14 So the Moabite princes went back to Balak and said, “Balaam refused to come with us.”
15 Balak sent a larger group of more highly respected princes. 16 When they came to Balaam, they said to him, “This is what Balak, son of Zippor, says: Don’t let anything keep you from coming to me. 17 I will make sure you are richly rewarded, and I will do whatever you ask. Please, come and curse these people for me.”
18 But Balaam answered Balak’s servants, “Even if Balak gave me his palace filled with silver and gold, I couldn’t disobey the command of Yahweh my Elohim no matter whether the request was important or not. 19 Now, why don’t you stay here tonight, as the others did, and I’ll find out what else Yahweh may have to tell me.”
20 That night Elohim came to Balaam and said, “If these men have come to summon you, go with them, but do only what I tell you.”
Balaam’s Journey to Moab
21 When Balaam got up in the morning, he saddled his donkey and left with the Moabite princes.
22 Elohim became angry that he was going. So the Messenger of Yahweh stood in the road to stop him. Balaam was riding on his donkey, accompanied by his two servants. 23 When the donkey saw the Messenger of Yahweh standing in the road with his sword drawn, the donkey turned off the road into a field. Balaam hit the donkey to get it back on the road.
24 Where the road went through the vineyards, it was narrow, with stone walls on both sides. Now the Messenger of Yahweh stood there. 25 When the donkey saw the Messenger of Yahweh, it moved over and pinned Balaam’s foot against the wall. So Balaam hit the donkey again.
26 Then the Messenger of Yahweh moved ahead and stood in a narrower place where there was no room to turn to the right or the left. 27 When the donkey saw the Messenger of Yahweh, it lay down under Balaam. Balaam became so angry he hit the donkey with his stick. 28 Then Yahweh made the donkey speak, and it asked Balaam, “What have I done to make you hit me three times?”
29 Balaam answered, “You’ve made a fool of me! If I had a sword in my hand, I’d kill you right now.”
30 The donkey said to Balaam, “I’m your own donkey. You’ve always ridden me. Have I ever done this to you before?”
“No,” he answered.
31 Then Yahweh let Balaam see the Messenger of Yahweh who was standing in the road with his sword drawn. So Balaam knelt, bowing with his face touching the ground.
32 The Messenger of Yahweh asked him, “Why have you hit your donkey three times like this? I’ve come here to stop you because the trip you’re taking is evil.[a] 33 The donkey saw me and turned away from me these three times. If it had not turned away from me, I would certainly have killed you by now but spared the donkey.”
34 Balaam said to the Messenger of Yahweh, “I’ve sinned. I didn’t know you were standing there in the road to stop me. If you still think this trip is evil, I’ll go back.”
35 The Messenger of Yahweh said to Balaam, “Go with the men, but say only what I tell you.” So Balaam went with Balak’s princes.
36 When Balak heard that Balaam had come, he went out to meet him at Ir Moab, in the region of the Arnon Valley, right on the border of Moab. 37 Balak said to Balaam, “Why didn’t you come when I summoned you? You knew I’d be able to reward you.”
38 Balaam replied, “Well, I’ve come to you now. But I can’t say whatever I want to. I can only say what Elohim tells me to say.”
39 Balaam went with Balak to Kiriath Huzoth. 40 Balak sacrificed cattle, sheep, and goats, and sent some of the meat to Balaam and the princes who were with him.
41 The next morning Balak took Balaam up to Bamoth Baal. From there he could see the outskirts of the Israelites’ camp.
Balaam’s First Prophecy
23 Balaam said to Balak, “Build seven altars here, and prepare seven bulls and seven rams for me.” 2 Balak did what Balaam told him, and the two of them offered a bull and a ram on each altar.
3 Balaam said to Balak, “Stay here beside your burnt offering while I’m gone. Maybe Yahweh will come and meet with me. I will tell you whatever he reveals to me.” Then Balaam went off to a higher place where there were no trees.
4 Elohim came to him, and Balaam said, “I have set up seven altars, and I offered a bull and a ram on each altar.”
5 Yahweh told Balaam, “Go back to Balak, and give him my message.”
6 So he went back to Balak and found him standing beside his burnt offering with all the princes of Moab. 7 Then Balaam delivered this message:
“Balak brought me from Aram.
The king of Moab summoned me from the eastern mountains.
‘Come, curse Jacob for me,’ he said.
‘Come, condemn Israel.’
8 How can I curse those whom El hasn’t cursed?
How can I condemn those whom Yahweh hasn’t condemned?
9 I see them from the top of rocky cliffs,
I look at them from the hills.
I see a nation that lives by itself,
people who do not consider themselves
to be like other nations.
10 The descendants of Jacob are like specks of dust.
Who can count them
or number even one-fourth of the people of Israel?
Let me die the death of innocent people.
Let my end be like theirs.”
11 Balak said to Balaam, “What have you done to me? I brought you here to curse my enemies, but all you’ve done is bless them!”
12 Balaam answered, “I must say what Yahweh tells me to say.”
Balaam’s Second Prophecy
13 Then Balak said to him, “Please come with me to another place, where you can see the Israelites. You will see only some of them, not all of them. Curse them for me from there.”
14 So he took him to the Field of Zophim[b] on top of Mount Pisgah, where he built seven altars. He offered a bull and a ram on each altar. 15 Then Balaam said to Balak, “Stay here beside your burnt offering while I meet with God over there.”
16 Yahweh came to Balaam and told him, “Go back to Balak, and give him my message.”
17 He came to Balak and found him standing beside his burnt offering with the princes of Moab. Balak asked him, “What did Yahweh say?” 18 Then Balaam delivered this message:
“Stand up, Balak, and listen!
Hear me, son of Zippor!
19 El is not like people. He tells no lies.
He is not like humans. He doesn’t change his mind.
When he says something, he does it.
When he makes a promise, he keeps it.
20 I have received a command to bless.
He has blessed, and I can’t change it.
21 He doesn’t want any trouble for the descendants of Jacob.
He sees no misfortune for the people of Israel.
Yahweh their Elohim is with them,
praised as their king.
22 El who brought them out of Egypt
has the strength of a wild bull.
23 No spell can curse the descendants of Jacob.
No magic can harm the people of Israel.
Now it will be said of Jacob and Israel:
‘See what El has done!’
24 Here is a nation that attacks like a lioness
and is as ferocious as a lion.
It doesn’t lie down until it eats its prey
and drinks the blood of its victim.”
25 Balak said to Balaam, “If you won’t curse them, then at least don’t bless them!”
26 Balaam answered, “Didn’t I tell you that I must do whatever Yahweh says?”
27 Balak said to Balaam, “Come, let me take you to another place. Maybe Elohim wants you to curse them for me from there.” 28 So Balak took Balaam to the top of Mount Peor, which overlooks Jeshimon.
29 Balaam said to Balak, “Build seven altars here, and prepare seven bulls and seven rams for me.” 30 Balak did what Balaam told him, and he offered a bull and a ram on each altar.
Balaam’s Third Prophecy
24 When Balaam saw that Yahweh wanted to bless Israel, he didn’t look for omens as he had done before. He turned toward the desert, 2 looked up, and saw Israel’s camp grouped by tribes. The Ruach Elohim entered him, 3 and he delivered this message:
“This is the message of Balaam, son of Beor.
This is the message of the man whose eyesight is clear.[c]
4 This is the message of the one who hears the words of El,
has a vision from Shadday,
and falls into a trance with his eyes open:
5 How beautiful are your tents, Jacob,
and the places where you live, Israel.
6 Your tents spread out like rivers,
like gardens by a river,
like aloes planted by Yahweh,
like cedars by the water.
7 Water will flow from their buckets,
and their crops will have plenty of water.
Their king will be greater than Agag,
and their kingdom will be considered the best.
8 El who brought them out of Egypt
has the strength of a wild bull.
He will devour nations that are his enemies,
crush their bones,
and pierce them with arrows.
9 His people lie down and rest like a lion.
They are like a lioness. Who dares to disturb them?
Those who bless you will be blessed!
Those who curse you will be cursed!”
Balaam’s Fourth Prophecy
10 Balak became angry with Balaam. He clapped his hands and said, “I summoned you to curse my enemies, and now you have blessed them three times. 11 Get out of here! Go home! I said I’d reward you richly, but Yahweh has made you lose your reward.”
12 Balaam answered Balak, “I told the messengers you sent me, 13 ‘Even if Balak would give me his palace filled with silver and gold, I couldn’t disobey Yahweh’s command no matter how good or bad the request might seem to me. I must say only what Yahweh says.’ 14 Even though I’m going back to my people, I’ll give you some advice. I’ll tell you what these people will do to your people in the days to come.”
15 Then Balaam delivered this message:
“This is the message of Balaam, son of Beor.
This is the message of the man whose eyesight is clear.
16 This is the message of the one who hears the words of El,
receives knowledge from Elyon,
has a vision from Shadday,
and falls into a trance with his eyes open:
17 I see someone who is not here now.
I look at someone who is not nearby.
A star will come from Jacob.
A scepter will rise from Israel.
He will crush the heads of the Moabites
and destroy all the people of Sheth.[d]
18 Edom will be conquered,
and Seir, his enemy, will be conquered.
So Israel will become wealthy.
19 He will rule from Jacob
and destroy whoever is left in their cities.”
20 Then Balaam saw the Amalekites and delivered this message:
“Amalek was first among the nations,
but in the end it will be destroyed.”
21 Then he saw the Kenites and delivered this message:
“You have a permanent place to live.
Your nest is built in a rock.
22 But it is destined to be burned, you descendants of Cain,
when Assyria takes you as prisoners of war.”[e]
23 He delivered this message:
“Oh no! Who will live when El decides to do this?
24 Ships will come from the shores of Cyprus.
They will conquer Assyria and Eber.
But they, too, will be totally destroyed.”
25 Then Balaam got up and went back home, and Balak also went on his way.
Israel Commits Idolatry
25 While Israel was staying at Shittim, the men began to have sex with Moabite women 2 who invited the people to the sacrifices offered to their gods. The people ate the meat from the sacrifices and worshiped these gods. 3 Since the Israelites joined in worshiping the god Baal of Peor, Yahweh became angry with Israel.
4 Yahweh said to Moses, “Take all the leaders of the people, and execute them in broad daylight in Yahweh’s presence. This will turn Yahweh’s anger away from Israel.”
5 So Moses said to the judges of Israel, “Each of you must kill the men who have joined in worshiping the god Baal of Peor.”
6 One of the Israelite men brought a Midianite woman to his brothers. He did this right in front of Moses and the whole community of Israel while they were crying at the entrance to the tent of meeting. 7 Phinehas, son of Eleazar and grandson of the priest Aaron, saw this. So he left the assembly, took a spear in his hand, 8 and went into the tent after the Israelite man. He drove the spear through the man and into the woman’s body. Because of this, the plague that the Israelites were experiencing stopped. 9 However, 24,000 people died from that plague.
Footnotes
- Numbers 22:32 Greek; Hebrew meaning of “because . . . evil” uncertain.
- Numbers 23:14 Or “to a lookout point.”
- Numbers 24:3 Greek, Targum; Hebrew meaning uncertain.
- Numbers 24:17 Or “all the descendants of Seth.”
- Numbers 24:22 There is a play on words here among Hebrew qeyniy (Kenite), qinneka (your nest), and qayin (Cain).
Numbers 22:2-25:9
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Numbers 22:2-25:9
New International Version
2 Now Balak son of Zippor(A) saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites, 3 and Moab was terrified because there were so many people. Indeed, Moab was filled with dread(B) because of the Israelites.
4 The Moabites(C) said to the elders of Midian,(D) “This horde is going to lick up everything(E) around us, as an ox licks up the grass of the field.(F)”
So Balak son of Zippor, who was king of Moab at that time, 5 sent messengers to summon Balaam son of Beor,(G) who was at Pethor, near the Euphrates River,(H) in his native land. Balak said:
“A people has come out of Egypt;(I) they cover the face of the land and have settled next to me. 6 Now come and put a curse(J) 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.(K) For I know that whoever you bless is blessed, and whoever you curse is cursed.”
7 The elders of Moab and Midian left, taking with them the fee for divination.(L) 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.(M)” So the Moabite officials stayed with him.
9 God came to Balaam(N) and asked,(O) “Who are these men with you?”
10 Balaam said to God, “Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab, sent me this message: 11 ‘A people that has come out of Egypt covers the face of the land. Now come and put a curse on them for me. Perhaps then I will be able to fight them and drive them away.’”
12 But God said to Balaam, “Do not go with them. You must not put a curse on those people, because they are blessed.(P)”
13 The next morning Balaam got up and said to Balak’s officials, “Go back to your own country, for the Lord has refused to let me go with you.”
14 So the Moabite officials returned to Balak and said, “Balaam refused to come with us.”
15 Then Balak sent other officials, more numerous and more distinguished than the first. 16 They came to Balaam and said:
“This is what Balak son of Zippor says: Do not let anything keep you from coming to me, 17 because I will reward you handsomely(Q) and do whatever you say. Come and put a curse(R) on these people for me.”
18 But Balaam answered them, “Even if Balak gave me all the silver and gold in his palace, I could not do anything great or small to go beyond the command of the Lord my God.(S) 19 Now spend the night here so that I can find out what else the Lord will tell me.(T)”
20 That night God came to Balaam(U) and said, “Since these men have come to summon you, go with them, but do only what I tell you.”(V)
Balaam’s Donkey
21 Balaam got up in the morning, saddled his donkey and went with the Moabite officials. 22 But God was very angry(W) when he went, and the angel of the Lord(X) stood in the road to oppose him. Balaam was riding on his donkey, and his two servants were with him. 23 When the donkey saw the angel of the Lord standing in the road with a drawn sword(Y) in his hand, it turned off the road into a field. Balaam beat it(Z) to get it back on the road.
24 Then the angel of the Lord stood in a narrow path through the vineyards, with walls on both sides. 25 When the donkey saw the angel of the Lord, it pressed close to the wall, crushing Balaam’s foot against it. So he beat the donkey again.
26 Then the angel of the Lord moved on ahead and stood in a narrow place where there was no room to turn, either to the right or to the left. 27 When the donkey saw the angel of the Lord, it lay down under Balaam, and he was angry(AA) and beat it with his staff. 28 Then the Lord opened the donkey’s mouth,(AB) and it said to Balaam, “What have I done to you to make you beat me these three times?(AC)”
29 Balaam answered the donkey, “You have made a fool of me! If only I had a sword in my hand, I would kill you right now.(AD)”
30 The donkey said to Balaam, “Am I not your own donkey, which you have always ridden, to this day? Have I been in the habit of doing this to you?”
“No,” he said.
31 Then the Lord opened Balaam’s eyes,(AE) and he saw the angel of the Lord standing in the road with his sword drawn. So he bowed low and fell facedown.
32 The angel of the Lord asked him, “Why have you beaten your donkey these three times? I have come here to oppose you because your path is a reckless one before me.[a] 33 The donkey saw me and turned away from me these three times. If it had not turned away, I would certainly have killed you by now,(AF) but I would have spared it.”
34 Balaam said to the angel of the Lord, “I have sinned.(AG) I did not realize you were standing in the road to oppose me. Now if you are displeased, I will go back.”
35 The angel of the Lord said to Balaam, “Go with the men, but speak only what I tell you.” So Balaam went with Balak’s officials.
36 When Balak(AH) heard that Balaam was coming, he went out to meet him at the Moabite town on the Arnon(AI) border, at the edge of his territory. 37 Balak said to Balaam, “Did I not send you an urgent summons? Why didn’t you come to me? Am I really not able to reward you?”
38 “Well, I have come to you now,” Balaam replied. “But I can’t say whatever I please. I must speak only what God puts in my mouth.”(AJ)
39 Then Balaam went with Balak to Kiriath Huzoth. 40 Balak sacrificed cattle and sheep,(AK) and gave some to Balaam and the officials who were with him. 41 The next morning Balak took Balaam up to Bamoth Baal,(AL) and from there he could see the outskirts of the Israelite camp.(AM)
Balaam’s First Message
23 Balaam said, “Build me seven altars here, and prepare seven bulls and seven rams(AN) for me.” 2 Balak did as Balaam said, and the two of them offered a bull and a ram on each altar.(AO)
3 Then Balaam said to Balak, “Stay here beside your offering while I go aside. Perhaps the Lord will come to meet with me.(AP) Whatever he reveals to me I will tell you.” Then he went off to a barren height.
4 God met with him,(AQ) and Balaam said, “I have prepared seven altars, and on each altar I have offered a bull and a ram.”
5 The Lord put a word in Balaam’s mouth(AR) and said, “Go back to Balak and give him this word.”(AS)
6 So he went back to him and found him standing beside his offering, with all the Moabite officials.(AT) 7 Then Balaam(AU) spoke his message:(AV)
“Balak brought me from Aram,(AW)
the king of Moab from the eastern mountains.(AX)
‘Come,’ he said, ‘curse Jacob for me;
come, denounce Israel.’(AY)
8 How can I curse
those whom God has not cursed?(AZ)
How can I denounce
those whom the Lord has not denounced?(BA)
9 From the rocky peaks I see them,
from the heights I view them.(BB)
I see a people who live apart
and do not consider themselves one of the nations.(BC)
10 Who can count the dust of Jacob(BD)
or number even a fourth of Israel?
Let me die the death of the righteous,(BE)
and may my final end be like theirs!(BF)”
11 Balak said to Balaam, “What have you done to me? I brought you to curse my enemies,(BG) but you have done nothing but bless them!”(BH)
12 He answered, “Must I not speak what the Lord puts in my mouth?”(BI)
Balaam’s Second Message
13 Then Balak said to him, “Come with me to another place(BJ) where you can see them; you will not see them all but only the outskirts of their camp.(BK) And from there, curse them for me.(BL)” 14 So he took him to the field of Zophim on the top of Pisgah,(BM) and there he built seven altars and offered a bull and a ram on each altar.(BN)
15 Balaam said to Balak, “Stay here beside your offering while I meet with him over there.”
16 The Lord met with Balaam and put a word in his mouth(BO) and said, “Go back to Balak and give him this word.”
17 So he went to him and found him standing beside his offering, with the Moabite officials.(BP) Balak asked him, “What did the Lord say?”
18 Then he spoke his message:(BQ)
“Arise, Balak, and listen;
hear me, son of Zippor.(BR)
19 God is not human,(BS) that he should lie,(BT)
not a human being, that he should change his mind.(BU)
Does he speak and then not act?
Does he promise(BV) and not fulfill?
20 I have received a command to bless;(BW)
he has blessed,(BX) and I cannot change it.(BY)
21 “No misfortune is seen in Jacob,(BZ)
no misery observed[b] in Israel.(CA)
The Lord their God is with them;(CB)
the shout of the King(CC) is among them.
22 God brought them out of Egypt;(CD)
they have the strength of a wild ox.(CE)
23 There is no divination against[c] Jacob,
no evil omens(CF) against[d] Israel.
It will now be said of Jacob
and of Israel, ‘See what God has done!’
24 The people rise like a lioness;(CG)
they rouse themselves like a lion(CH)
that does not rest till it devours its prey
and drinks the blood(CI) of its victims.”
25 Then Balak said to Balaam, “Neither curse them at all nor bless them at all!”
26 Balaam answered, “Did I not tell you I must do whatever the Lord says?”(CJ)
Balaam’s Third Message
27 Then Balak said to Balaam, “Come, let me take you to another place.(CK) Perhaps it will please God to let you curse them for me(CL) from there.” 28 And Balak took Balaam to the top of Peor,(CM) overlooking the wasteland.
29 Balaam said, “Build me seven altars here, and prepare seven bulls and seven rams for me.” 30 Balak did as Balaam had said, and offered a bull and a ram on each altar.(CN)
24 Now when Balaam saw that it pleased the Lord to bless Israel,(CO) he did not resort to divination(CP) as at other times, but turned his face toward the wilderness.(CQ) 2 When Balaam looked out and saw Israel encamped tribe by tribe, the Spirit of God came on him(CR) 3 and he spoke his message:
“The prophecy of Balaam son of Beor,
the prophecy of one whose eye sees clearly,(CS)
4 the prophecy of one who hears the words of God,(CT)
who sees a vision from the Almighty,[e](CU)
who falls prostrate, and whose eyes are opened:
5 “How beautiful are your tents,(CV) Jacob,
your dwelling places, Israel!
6 “Like valleys they spread out,
like gardens beside a river,(CW)
like aloes(CX) planted by the Lord,
like cedars beside the waters.(CY)
7 Water will flow from their buckets;
their seed will have abundant water.
8 “God brought them out of Egypt;
they have the strength of a wild ox.
They devour hostile nations
and break their bones in pieces;(DB)
with their arrows they pierce them.(DC)
9 Like a lion they crouch and lie down,
like a lioness(DD)—who dares to rouse them?
10 Then Balak’s anger burned(DG) against Balaam. He struck his hands together(DH) and said to him, “I summoned you to curse my enemies,(DI) but you have blessed them(DJ) these three times.(DK) 11 Now leave at once and go home!(DL) I said I would reward you handsomely,(DM) but the Lord has kept you from being rewarded.”
12 Balaam answered Balak, “Did I not tell the messengers you sent me,(DN) 13 ‘Even if Balak gave me all the silver and gold in his palace, I could not do anything of my own accord, good or bad, to go beyond the command of the Lord(DO)—and I must say only what the Lord says’?(DP) 14 Now I am going back to my people, but come, let me warn you of what this people will do to your people in days to come.”(DQ)
Balaam’s Fourth Message
15 Then he spoke his message:
“The prophecy of Balaam son of Beor,
the prophecy of one whose eye sees clearly,
16 the prophecy of one who hears the words(DR) of God,
who has knowledge from the Most High,(DS)
who sees a vision from the Almighty,
who falls prostrate, and whose eyes are opened:
17 “I see him, but not now;
I behold him, but not near.(DT)
A star will come out of Jacob;(DU)
a scepter will rise out of Israel.(DV)
He will crush the foreheads of Moab,(DW)
the skulls[f](DX) of[g] all the people of Sheth.[h]
18 Edom(DY) will be conquered;
Seir,(DZ) his enemy, will be conquered,(EA)
but Israel(EB) will grow strong.
19 A ruler will come out of Jacob(EC)
and destroy the survivors of the city.”
Balaam’s Fifth Message
20 Then Balaam saw Amalek(ED) and spoke his message:
“Amalek was first among the nations,
but their end will be utter destruction.”(EE)
Balaam’s Sixth Message
21 Then he saw the Kenites(EF) and spoke his message:
“Your dwelling place is secure,(EG)
your nest is set in a rock;
22 yet you Kenites will be destroyed
when Ashur(EH) takes you captive.”
Balaam’s Seventh Message
23 Then he spoke his message:
“Alas! Who can live when God does this?[i]
24 Ships will come from the shores of Cyprus;(EI)
they will subdue Ashur(EJ) and Eber,(EK)
but they too will come to ruin.(EL)”
25 Then Balaam(EM) got up and returned home, and Balak went his own way.
Moab Seduces Israel
25 While Israel was staying in Shittim,(EN) the men began to indulge in sexual immorality(EO) with Moabite(EP) women,(EQ) 2 who invited them to the sacrifices(ER) to their gods.(ES) The people ate the sacrificial meal and bowed down before these gods. 3 So Israel yoked themselves to(ET) the Baal of Peor.(EU) And the Lord’s anger burned against them.
4 The Lord said to Moses, “Take all the leaders(EV) of these people, kill them and expose(EW) them in broad daylight before the Lord,(EX) so that the Lord’s fierce anger(EY) may turn away from Israel.”
5 So Moses said to Israel’s judges, “Each of you must put to death(EZ) those of your people who have yoked themselves to the Baal of Peor.”(FA)
6 Then an Israelite man brought into the camp a Midianite(FB) woman right before the eyes of Moses and the whole assembly of Israel while they were weeping(FC) at the entrance to the tent of meeting. 7 When Phinehas(FD) son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, the priest, saw this, he left the assembly, took a spear(FE) in his hand 8 and followed the Israelite into the tent. He drove the spear into both of them, right through the Israelite man and into the woman’s stomach. Then the plague against the Israelites was stopped;(FF) 9 but those who died in the plague(FG) numbered 24,000.(FH)
Footnotes
- Numbers 22:32 The meaning of the Hebrew for this clause is uncertain.
- Numbers 23:21 Or He has not looked on Jacob’s offenses / or on the wrongs found
- Numbers 23:23 Or in
- Numbers 23:23 Or in
- Numbers 24:4 Hebrew Shaddai; also in verse 16
- Numbers 24:17 Samaritan Pentateuch (see also Jer. 48:45); the meaning of the word in the Masoretic Text is uncertain.
- Numbers 24:17 Or possibly Moab, / batter
- Numbers 24:17 Or all the noisy boasters
- Numbers 24:23 Masoretic Text; with a different word division of the Hebrew The people from the islands will gather from the north.
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