Numbers 22
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Then a the children of Israel moved, and camped in the plains of Moab on the side of the Jordan across from Jericho.
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Now b Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.
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And c Moab was exceedingly afraid of the people because they were many, and Moab was sick with dread because of the children of Israel.
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So Moab said to d the elders of Midian, "Now this company will 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.
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Then e he sent messengers to Balaam the son of Beor at f Pethor, which is near the River in the land of 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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g "Therefore please come at once, h 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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So the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with i the diviner's fee in their hand, and they came to Balaam and spoke to him the words of Balak.
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And he said to them, j "Lodge here tonight, and I will bring back word to you, as the LORD speaks to me." So the princes of Moab stayed with Balaam.
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k Then God came to Balaam and said, "Who are these men with you?"
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So Balaam said to God, "Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, has sent to me, saying,
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'Look, a people has come out of Egypt, and they cover the face of the earth. Come now, curse them for me; perhaps I shall be able to overpower them and drive them out.' "
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And God said to Balaam, "You shall not go with them; you shall not curse the people, for l they are blessed."
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So Balaam rose in the morning and said to the princes of Balak, "Go back to your land, for the LORD has refused to give me permission to go with you."
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And the princes of Moab rose and went to Balak, and said, "Balaam refuses to come with us."
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Then Balak again sent princes, more numerous and more honorable than they.
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And they came to Balaam and said to him, "Thus says Balak the son of Zippor: 'Please let nothing hinder you from coming to me;
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'for I will certainly m honor you greatly, and I will do whatever you say to me. n Therefore please come, curse this people for me.' "
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Then Balaam answered and said to the servants of Balak, o "Though Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, p I could not go beyond the word of the LORD my God, to do less or more.
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"Now therefore, please, you also q stay here tonight, that I may know what more the LORD will say to me."
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r And God came to Balaam at night and said to him, "If the men come to call you, rise and go with them; but s only the word which I speak to you - that you shall do."
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So Balaam rose in the morning, saddled his donkey, and went with the princes of Moab.
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Then God's anger was aroused because he went, t and the Angel of the LORD took His stand in the way as an adversary against him. And he was riding on his donkey, and his two servants were with him.
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Now u the donkey saw the Angel of the LORD standing in the way with His drawn sword in His hand, and the donkey turned aside out of the way and went into the field. So Balaam struck the donkey to turn her back onto the road.
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Then the Angel of the LORD stood in a narrow path between the vineyards, with a wall on this side and a wall on that side.
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And when the donkey saw the Angel of the LORD, she pushed herself against the wall and crushed Balaam's foot against the wall; so he struck her again.
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Then the Angel of the LORD went further, and stood in a narrow place where there was no way to turn either to the right hand or to the left.
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And when the donkey saw the Angel of the LORD, she lay down under Balaam; so Balaam's anger was aroused, and he struck the donkey with his staff.
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Then the LORD v opened the mouth of the donkey, and she said to Balaam, "What have I done to you, that you have struck me these three times?"
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And Balaam said to the donkey, "Because you have abused me. I wish there were a sword in my hand, w for now I would kill you!"
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x So the donkey said to Balaam, "Am I not your donkey on which you have ridden, ever since I became yours, to this day? Was I ever disposed to do this to you?" And he said, "No."
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Then the LORD y opened Balaam's eyes, and he saw the Angel of the LORD standing in the way with His drawn sword in His hand; and he bowed his head and fell flat on his face.
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And the Angel of the LORD said to him, "Why have you struck your donkey these three times? Behold, I have come out to stand against you, because your way is z perverse before Me.
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"The donkey saw Me and turned aside from Me these three times. If she had not turned aside from Me, surely I would also have killed you by now, and let her live."
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And Balaam said to the Angel of the LORD, a "I have sinned, for I did not know You stood in the way against me. Now therefore, if it displeases You, I will turn back."
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Then the Angel of the LORD said to Balaam, "Go with the men, b but only the word that I speak to you, that you shall speak." So Balaam went with the princes of Balak.
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Now when Balak heard that Balaam was coming, c he went out to meet him at the city of Moab, d which is on the border at the Arnon, the boundary of the territory.
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Then Balak said to Balaam, "Did I not earnestly send to you, calling for you? Why did you not come to me? Am I not able e to honor you?"
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And Balaam said to Balak, "Look, I have come to you! Now, have I any power at all to say anything? f The word that God puts in my mouth, that I must speak."
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So Balaam went with Balak, and they came to Kirjath Huzoth.
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Then Balak offered oxen and sheep, and he sent some to Balaam and to the princes who were with him.
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So it was, the next day, that Balak took Balaam and brought him up to the g high places of Baal, that from there he might observe the extent of the people.
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Cross References
Numbers 33:48
They departed from the mountains of Abarim and camped in the plains of Moab by the Jordan, across from Jericho.
Numbers 33:49
They camped by the Jordan, from Beth Jesimoth as far as the Abel Acacia Grove in the plains of Moab.
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Joshua 24:9
Then Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, arose to make war against Israel, and sent and called Balaam the son of Beor to curse you.
Judges 11:25
And now, are you any better than Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab? Did he ever strive against Israel? Did he ever fight against them?
Micah 6:5
O My people, remember now What Balak king of Moab counseled, And what Balaam the son of Beor answered him, From Acacia Grove to Gilgal, That you may know the righteousness of the LORD.
Revelation 2:14
But I have a few things against you, because you have there those who hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balak to put a stumbling block before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed to idols, and to commit sexual immorality.
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Exodus 15:15
Then the chiefs of Edom will be dismayed; The mighty men of Moab, Trembling will take hold of them; All the inhabitants of Canaan will melt away.
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Numbers 25:15 - 18
And the name of the Midianite woman who was killed was Cozbi the daughter of Zur; he was head of the people of a father's house in Midian.
Numbers 31:1 - 3
And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying:
Joshua 13:21
All the cities of the plain and all the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon, whom Moses had struck with the princes of Midian: Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba, who were princes of Sihon dwelling in the country.
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Numbers 31:8
They killed the kings of Midian with the rest o...
Numbers 31:16
Look, these women caused the children of Israel...
Deuteronomy 23:4
Because they did not meet you with bread and wa...
Joshua 13:22
The children of Israel also killed with the swo...
Joshua 24:9
Then Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, aro...
Nehemiah 13:1
On that day they read from the Book of Moses in...
Nehemiah 13:2
Because they had not met the children of Israel...
Micah 6:5
O My people, remember now What Balak king of Mo...
2 Peter 2:15
They have forsaken the right way and gone astra...
Revelation 2:14
But I have a few things against you, because yo...
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Cross References
Deuteronomy 23:4
Because they did not meet you with bread and water on the road when you came out of Egypt, and because they hired against you Balaam the son of Beor from Pethor of Mesopotamia, to curse you.
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Numbers 22:17
'for I will certainly honor you greatly, and I will do whatever you say to me. Therefore please come, curse this people for me.'"
Numbers 23:7
And he took up his oracle and said: "Balak the king of Moab has brought me from Aram, From the mountains of the east. 'Come, curse Jacob for me, And come, denounce Israel!
Numbers 23:8
How shall I curse whom God has not cursed? And how shall I denounce whom the LORD has not denounced?
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Numbers 22:12
And God said to Balaam, "You shall not go with them; you shall not curse the people, for they are blessed.
Numbers 24:9
'He bows down, he lies down as a lion; And as a lion, who shall rouse him?' "Blessed is he who blesses you, And cursed is he who curses you."
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1 Samuel 9:7
Then Saul said to his servant, "But look, if we go, what shall we bring the man? For the bread in our vessels is all gone, and there is no present to bring to the man of God. What do we have?
1 Samuel 9:8
And the servant answered Saul again and said, "Look, I have here at hand one-fourth of a shekel of silver. I will give that to the man of God, to tell us our way.
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Numbers 22:19
"Now therefore, please, you also stay here tonight, that I may know what more the LORD will say to me."
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Genesis 20:3
But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, "Indeed you are a dead man because of the woman whom you have taken, for she is a man's wife.
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Numbers 23:20
Behold, I have received a command to bless; He has blessed, and I cannot reverse it.
Romans 11:28
Concerning the gospel they are enemies for your sake, but concerning the election they are beloved for the sake of the fathers.
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Numbers 24:11
"Now therefore, flee to your place. I said I would greatly honor you, but in fact, the LORD has kept you back from honor."
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Numbers 22:6
"Therefore please come at once, 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 22:38
And Balaam said to Balak, "Look, I have come to you! Now, have I any power at all to say anything? The word that God puts in my mouth, that I must speak.
Numbers 24:13
If Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not go beyond the word of the LORD, to do good or bad of my own will. What the LORD says, that I must speak'?
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1 Kings 22:14
And Micaiah said, " As the LORD lives, whatever the LORD says to me, that I will speak.
2 Chronicles 18:13
And Micaiah said, " As the LORD lives, whatever my God says, that I will speak.
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Numbers 22:8
And he said to them, "Lodge here tonight, and I will bring back word to you, as the LORD speaks to me." So the princes of Moab stayed with Balaam.
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Numbers 22:9
Then God came to Balaam and said, "Who are these men with you?
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Numbers 22:35
Then the Angel of the LORD said to Balaam, "Go ...
Numbers 23:5
Then the LORD put a word in Balaam's mouth, and...
Numbers 23:12
So he answered and said, "Must I not take heed ...
Numbers 23:16
Then the LORD met Balaam, and put a word in his...
Numbers 23:26
So Balaam answered and said to Balak, "Did I no...
Numbers 24:13
If Balak were to give me his house full of silv...
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Exodus 4:24
And it came to pass on the way, at the encampment, that the LORD met him and sought to kill him.
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Joshua 5:13
And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted his eyes and looked, and behold, a Man stood opposite him with His sword drawn in His hand. And Joshua went to Him and said to Him, " Are You for us or for our adversaries?
2 Kings 6:17
And Elisha prayed, and said, "LORD, I pray, open his eyes that he may see." Then the LORD opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw. And behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.
Daniel 10:7
And I, Daniel, alone saw the vision, for the men who were with me did not see the vision; but a great terror fell upon them, so that they fled to hide themselves.
Acts 22:9
And those who were with me indeed saw the light and were afraid, but they did not hear the voice of Him who spoke to me.
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2 Peter 2:16
But he was rebuked for his iniquity: a dumb donkey speaking with a man's voice restrained the madness of the prophet.
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Proverbs 12:10
A righteous man regards the life of his animal, But the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.
Matthew 15:19
For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies.
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2 Peter 2:16
But he was rebuked for his iniquity: a dumb donkey speaking with a man's voice restrained the madness of the prophet.
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Genesis 21:19
Then God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water. And she went and filled the skin with water, and gave the lad a drink.
2 Kings 6:17
And Elisha prayed, and said, "LORD, I pray, open his eyes that he may see." Then the LORD opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw. And behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.
Luke 24:16
But their eyes were restrained, so that they did not know Him.
Luke 24:31
Then their eyes were opened and they knew Him; and He vanished from their sight.
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2 Peter 2:14
Having eyes full of adultery and that cannot cease from sin, enticing unstable souls. They have a heart trained in covetous practices, and are accursed children.
2 Peter 2:15
They have forsaken the right way and gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Beor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness.
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1 Samuel 15:24
Then Saul said to Samuel, "I have sinned, for I have transgressed the commandment of the LORD and your words, because I feared the people and obeyed their voice.
1 Samuel 15:30
Then he said, "I have sinned; yet honor me now, please, before the elders of my people and before Israel, and return with me, that I may worship the LORD your God.
1 Samuel 26:21
Then Saul said, "I have sinned. Return, my son David. For I will harm you no more, because my life was precious in your eyes this day. Indeed I have played the fool and erred exceedingly.
2 Samuel 12:13
So David said to Nathan, "I have sinned against the LORD." And Nathan said to David, "The LORD also has put away your sin; you shall not die.
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Numbers 22:20
And God came to Balaam at night and said to him, "If the men come to call you, rise and go with them; but only the word which I speak to you - that you shall do.
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Genesis 14:17
And the king of Sodom went out to meet him at the Valley of Shaveh (that is, the King's Valley), after his return from the defeat of Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him.
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Numbers 21:13
From there they moved and camped on the other side of the Arnon, which is in the wilderness that extends from the border of the Amorites; for the Arnon is the border of Moab, between Moab and the Amorites.
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Cross References
Numbers 22:17
'for I will certainly honor you greatly, and I will do whatever you say to me. Therefore please come, curse this people for me.'"
Numbers 24:11
"Now therefore, flee to your place. I said I would greatly honor you, but in fact, the LORD has kept you back from honor."
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Numbers 23:26
So Balaam answered and said to Balak, "Did I not tell you, saying, 'All that the LORD speaks, that I must do'?
Numbers 24:13
If Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not go beyond the word of the LORD, to do good or bad of my own will. What the LORD says, that I must speak'?
1 Kings 22:14
And Micaiah said, " As the LORD lives, whatever the LORD says to me, that I will speak.
2 Chronicles 18:13
And Micaiah said, " As the LORD lives, whatever my God says, that I will speak.
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Numbers 21:28
For fire went out from Heshbon, A flame from the city of Sihon; It consumed Ar of Moab, The lords of the heights of the Arnon.
Deuteronomy 12:2
You shall utterly destroy all the places where the nations which you shall dispossess served their gods, on the high mountains and on the hills and under every green tree.
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