Numbers 22:4-6
New King James Version
4 So Moab said to (A)the elders of Midian, “Now this company will [a]lick up everything around us, as an ox licks up the grass of the field.” And Balak the son of Zippor was king of the Moabites at that time. 5 Then (B)he sent messengers to Balaam the son of Beor at (C)Pethor, which is near [b]the River in the land of [c]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! 6 (D)Therefore please come at once, (E)curse this people for me, for they are too mighty for me. Perhaps I shall be able to defeat them and drive them out of the land, for I know that he whom you bless is blessed, and he whom you curse is cursed.”
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- Numbers 22:4 consume
- Numbers 22:5 The Euphrates
- Numbers 22:5 Or the people of Amau
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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