Numbers 22:7-14

Modern English Version

⁷ The elders of Moab and the elders of Midian went with the divination payments in their hand, and they came to Balaam and spoke to him the words of Balak.

⁸ He said to them, “Lodge here tonight, and I will bring you word again, as the Lord will speak to me.” And the leaders of Moab dwelt with Balaam.

⁹ God came to Balaam and said, “Who are these men with you?”

¹⁰ And Balaam said to God, “Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, has sent word to me, saying, ¹¹ ‘A people went out of Egypt who covers the face of the earth. Now come, curse them for me. Perhaps I will be able to battle them and drive them out.’ ”

¹² God said to Balaam, “You will not go with them. You will not curse the people because they are blessed.”

¹³ So Balaam rose up in the morning and said to the princes of Balak, “Go to your land because the Lord refuses to let me to go with you.”

¹⁴ The princes of Moab rose up, and they went to Balak and said, “Balaam refuses to come with us.”