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Or when the spirit of jealousy
cometh upon him, and he be
jealous over his wife, and shall set the woman before the LORD, and the priest shall
execute upon her all this law.
or when a feeling of jealousy comes over a husband and he suspects his wife. He is to have the woman stand before the LORD, and the priest is to apply to her this entire law.
All the days of his separation shall he eat nothing that is made of the vine tree, from the kernels even to the
husk.
All the days of his separation, he is not to eat anything that
comes from the
grapevine, not even the seeds or skins.
All the days of the
vow of his separation there shall no
razor come upon his head: until the days be fulfilled, in the which he separateth himself unto the LORD, he shall be holy, and shall let the locks of the hair of his head grow.
For the entire period of his
vow of separation, no
razor shall pass over his head. He must be holy until the time of his separation to the LORD is
complete; he must let the hair of his head grow long.
All the days that he separateth himself unto the LORD he shall come at no dead body.
Throughout the days of his separation to the LORD, he must not go near a dead body.
And this is the law of the
Nazarite, when the days of his separation are fulfilled: he shall be brought unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation:
Now this is the law of the
Nazirite when his time of separation is
complete: He must be brought to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting,
And Aaron did so; he lighted the lamps thereof over against the
candlestick, as the LORD
commanded Moses.
And Aaron did so; he set up the lamps facing toward the front of the lampstand, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
And after that shall the Levites go in to do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation: and thou shalt
cleanse them, and offer them for an offering.
After you have
cleansed them and presented them as a wave offering, they may
come to serve at the Tent of Meeting.
For they are wholly given unto me from among the children of Israel; instead of such as open every
womb, even instead of the
firstborn of all the children of Israel, have I taken them unto me.
For the Levites have been wholly given to Me from among the sons of Israel. I have taken them for Myself in place of all who
come first from the
womb, the
firstborn of all the sons of Israel.
And I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and to his sons from among the children of Israel, to do the service of the children of Israel in the tabernacle of the congregation, and to make an
atonement for the children of Israel: that there be no plague among the children of Israel, when the children of Israel
come nigh unto the sanctuary.
And I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and his sons from among the Israelites, to perform the service for the Israelites at the Tent of Meeting and to make
atonement on their behalf, so that no plague will
come against the Israelites when they approach the sanctuary.”
And Moses, and Aaron, and all the congregation of the children of Israel, did to the Levites according unto all that the LORD commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so did the children of Israel unto them.
So Moses, Aaron, and the whole congregation of Israel did with the Levites everything that the LORD had commanded Moses they should do.
And after that went the Levites in to do their service in the tabernacle of the congregation before Aaron, and before his sons: as the LORD had commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so did they unto them.
After that, the Levites came to perform their service at the Tent of Meeting in the presence of Aaron and his sons. Thus they did with the Levites just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
And the LORD spake unto Moses in the wilderness of
Sinai, in the first month of the second year after they were
come out of the land of Egypt, saying,
In the first month of the second year after Israel had
come out of the land of Egypt, the LORD spoke to Moses in the Wilderness of
Sinai:
And they kept the
passover on the
fourteenth day of the first month at even in the wilderness of
Sinai: according to all that the LORD
commanded Moses, so did the children of Israel.
and they did so in the Wilderness of
Sinai, at
twilight on the
fourteenth day of the first month. The Israelites did everything just as the LORD had
commanded Moses.
And Moses said unto them, Stand still, and I will hear what the LORD will command concerning you.
“Wait here until I find out what the LORD commands concerning you,” Moses replied.
At the commandment of the LORD the children of Israel journeyed, and at the commandment of the LORD they pitched: as long as the cloud abode upon the tabernacle they rested in their tents.
At the LORD’s
command the Israelites set out, and at the LORD’s
command they camped. As long as the cloud remained over the tabernacle, they remained
encamped.
And so it was, when the cloud was a few days upon the tabernacle; according to the commandment of the LORD they abode in their tents, and according to the commandment of the LORD they journeyed.
Sometimes the cloud remained over the tabernacle for only a few days, and they would camp at the LORD’s command and set out at the LORD’s command.
At the commandment of the LORD they rested in the tents, and at the commandment of the LORD they journeyed: they kept the charge of the LORD, at the commandment of the LORD by the hand of Moses.
They camped at the LORD’s command, and they set out at the LORD’s command; they carried out the LORD’s charge according to His command through Moses.
And the sons of Aaron, the priests, shall blow with the
trumpets; and they shall be to you for an
ordinance for ever throughout your generations.
The sons of Aaron, the priests, are to sound the
trumpets. This shall be a permanent statute for you and the generations to
come.
And they first took their journey according to the commandment of the LORD by the hand of Moses.
They set out this first time according to the LORD’s command through Moses.
In the first place went the standard of the camp of the children of Judah according to their armies: and over his host was Nahshon the son of
Amminadab.
First, the divisions of the camp of Judah set out under their standard, with Nahshon son of
Amminadab in
command.
And the standard of the camp of
Reuben set forward according to their armies: and over his host was Elizur the son of Shedeur.
Then the divisions of the camp of
Reuben set out under their standard, with Elizur son of Shedeur in
command.
And the standard of the camp of the children of Ephraim set forward according to their armies: and over his host was Elishama the son of Ammihud.
Next, the divisions of the camp of Ephraim set out under their standard, with Elishama son of Ammihud in command.
And the standard of the camp of the children of
Dan set forward, which was the rereward of all the camps throughout their hosts: and over his host was Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.
Finally, the divisions of the camp of
Dan set out under their standard, serving as the rear guard for all units, with Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai in
command.
And Moses said unto Hobab, the son of Raguel the Midianite, Moses’ father in law, We are journeying unto the place of which the LORD said, I will give it you: come thou with us, and we will do thee good: for the LORD hath spoken good concerning Israel.
Then Moses said to Hobab, the son of Moses’ father-in-law Reuel the Midianite, “We are setting out for the place of which the LORD said: ‘I will give it to you.’ Come with us, and we will treat you well, for the LORD has promised good things to Israel.”
And it shall be, if thou go with us,
yea, it shall be, that what goodness the LORD shall do unto us, the same will we do unto thee.
If you come with us, we will share with you whatever good things the LORD gives us.”
And when the people
complained, it displeased the LORD: and the LORD heard it; and his anger was
kindled; and the fire of the LORD burnt among them, and consumed them that were in the
uttermost parts of the camp.
Soon the people began to
complain about their
hardship in the hearing of the LORD, and when He heard them, His anger was
kindled, and fire from the LORD
blazed among them and consumed the outskirts of the camp.
And I will
come down and talk with thee there: and I will take of the spirit which is upon thee, and will put it upon them; and they shall bear the burden of the people with thee, that thou bear it not
thyself alone.
And I will
come down and speak with you there, and I will take some of the Spirit that is on you and put that Spirit on them. They will help you bear the burden of the people, so that you do not have to bear it by
yourself.
But even a whole month, until it
come out at your nostrils, and it be
loathsome unto you: because that ye have
despised the LORD which is among you, and have
wept before him, saying, Why came we forth out of Egypt?
but for a whole month—until it
comes out of your nostrils and makes you
nauseous—because you have rejected the LORD, who is among you, and have
cried out before Him, saying, ‘Why did we ever leave Egypt?’”
And the LORD said unto Moses, Is the LORD’S hand waxed short? thou shalt see now whether my word shall come to pass unto thee or not.
The LORD answered Moses, “Is the LORD’s arm too short? Now you will see whether or not My word will come to pass.”
And the LORD spake suddenly unto Moses, and unto Aaron, and unto
Miriam,
Come out ye three unto the tabernacle of the congregation. And they three came out.
And suddenly the LORD said to Moses, Aaron, and
Miriam, “You three,
come out to the Tent of Meeting.” So the three went out,
And Aaron said unto Moses,
Alas, my lord, I
beseech thee, lay not the sin upon us, wherein we have done
foolishly, and wherein we have
sinned.
and said to Moses, “My lord, please do not hold against us this sin we have so
foolishly committed.
Let her not be as one dead, of whom the flesh is half consumed when he
cometh out of his mother’s
womb.
Please do not let her be like a
stillborn infant whose flesh is half consumed when he
comes out of his mother’s
womb.”
And Moses by the
commandment of the LORD sent them from the wilderness of
Paran: all those men were heads of the children of Israel.
So at the consent of the LORD, Moses sent them out from the Wilderness of
Paran. All the men were leaders of the Israelites,
So they went up, and searched the land from the wilderness of Zin unto Rehob, as men
come to
Hamath.
So they went up and
spied out the land from the Wilderness of Zin as far as Rehob, toward Lebo-
hamath.
And there we saw the giants, the sons of
Anak, which
come of the giants: and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight.
We even saw the
Nephilim there—the descendants of
Anak that
come from the
Nephilim! We seemed like grasshoppers in our own sight, and we must have seemed the same to them!”
And they spake unto all the company of the children of Israel, saying, The land, which we passed through to search it, is an exceeding good land.
and said to the whole congregation of Israel, “The land we passed through and
explored is an exceedingly good land.
How long shall I bear with this evil congregation, which
murmur against me? I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel, which they
murmur against me.
“How long will this wicked congregation
grumble against Me? I have heard the
complaints that the Israelites are making against Me.
Doubtless ye shall not
come into the land, concerning which I
sware to make you dwell therein, save
Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of
Nun.
Surely none of you will enter the land in which I
swore to settle you, except
Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of
Nun.
And Moses said, Wherefore now do ye
transgress the
commandment of the LORD? but it shall not
prosper.
But Moses said, “Why are you
transgressing the
commandment of the LORD? This will not succeed!
Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye be come into the land of your habitations, which I give unto you,
“Speak to the Israelites and tell them: After you enter the land that I am giving you as a home
And if a stranger
sojourn with you, or
whosoever be among you in your generations, and will offer an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD; as ye do, so he shall do.
And for the generations to
come, if a foreigner residing with you or someone else among you wants to prepare an offering made by fire as a pleasing
aroma to the LORD, he is to do exactly as you do.
One
ordinance shall be both for you of the congregation, and also for the stranger that sojourneth with you, an
ordinance for ever in your generations: as ye are, so shall the stranger be before the LORD.
The assembly is to have the same statute both for you and for the foreign resident; it is a permanent statute for the generations to come. You and the foreigner shall be the same before the LORD.
Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye
come into the land
whither I bring you,
“Speak to the Israelites and tell them: When you enter the land to which I am bringing you
And if ye have
erred, and not observed all these
commandments, which the LORD hath spoken unto Moses,
Now if you
stray unintentionally and do not obey all these
commandments that the LORD has spoken to Moses—
Even all that the LORD hath
commanded you by the hand of Moses, from the day that the LORD
commanded Moses, and
henceforward among your generations;
all that the LORD has commanded you through Moses from the day the LORD gave them and continuing through the generations to come—
Then it shall be, if ought be
committed by ignorance without the knowledge of the congregation, that all the congregation shall offer one young
bullock for a burnt offering, for a sweet savour unto the LORD, with his meat offering, and his drink offering, according to the manner, and one
kid of the goats for a sin offering.
and if it was done
unintentionally without the knowledge of the congregation, then the whole congregation is to prepare one young bull as a burnt offering, a pleasing
aroma to the LORD, with its grain offering and drink offering according to the regulation, and one male goat as a sin offering.
Because he hath
despised the word of the LORD, and hath broken his
commandment, that soul shall utterly be cut off; his iniquity shall be upon him.
He shall certainly be cut off, because he has
despised the word of the LORD and broken His
commandment; his guilt remains on him.”
And all the congregation brought him without the camp, and stoned him with stones, and he died; as the LORD commanded Moses.
So the whole congregation took the man outside the camp and stoned him to death, as the LORD had commanded Moses.
Speak unto the children of Israel, and
bid them that they make them fringes in the borders of their garments throughout their generations, and that they put upon the
fringe of the borders a
ribband of blue:
“Speak to the Israelites and tell them that throughout the generations to
come they are to make for themselves tassels for the corners of their garments, with a blue cord on each
tassel.
And it shall be unto you for a
fringe, that ye may look upon it, and remember all the
commandments of the LORD, and do them; and that ye seek not after your own heart and your own eyes, after which ye use to go a
whoring:
These will serve as tassels for you to look at, so that you may remember all the
commandments of the LORD, that you may obey them and not
prostitute yourselves by following your own heart and your own eyes.
That ye may remember, and do all my commandments, and be holy unto your God.
Then you will remember and obey all My commandments, and you will be holy to your God.
And he spake unto
Korah and unto all his
company, saying, Even to
morrow the LORD will
shew who are his, and who is holy; and will cause him to
come near unto him: even him whom he hath chosen will he cause to
come near unto him.
Then he said to
Korah and all his followers, “
Tomorrow morning the LORD will
reveal who belongs to Him and who is holy, and He will bring that person near to Himself. The one He chooses, He will bring near to Himself.
This do; Take you censers,
Korah, and all his
company;
You,
Korah, and all your followers are to do as follows: Take censers,
For which cause both thou and all thy
company are gathered together against the LORD: and what is Aaron, that ye
murmur against him?
Therefore, it is you and all your followers who have
conspired against the LORD! As for Aaron, who is he that you should
grumble against him?”
And Moses sent to call Dathan and
Abiram, the sons of Eliab: which said, We will not
come up:
Then Moses summoned Dathan and
Abiram, the sons of Eliab, but they said, “We will not
come!
Moreover thou hast not brought us into a land that floweth with milk and honey, or given us inheritance of fields and vineyards:
wilt thou put out the eyes of these men? we will not
come up.
Moreover, you have not brought us into a land flowing with milk and honey or given us an inheritance of fields and vineyards. Will you
gouge out the eyes of these men? No, we will not
come!”
And Moses said unto
Korah, Be thou and all thy
company before the LORD, thou, and they, and Aaron, to
morrow:
And Moses said to
Korah, “You and all your followers are to appear before the LORD
tomorrow—you and they and Aaron.
So they
gat up from the tabernacle of
Korah, Dathan, and
Abiram, on every side: and Dathan and
Abiram came out, and stood in the door of their tents, and their wives, and their sons, and their little children.
So they moved away from the dwellings of
Korah, Dathan, and
Abiram. Meanwhile, Dathan and
Abiram had
come out and stood at the entrances to their tents with their wives and children and infants.
If these men die the
common death of all men, or if they be visited after the
visitation of all men; then the LORD hath not sent me.
If these men die a natural death, or if they suffer the fate of all men, then the LORD has not sent me.
To be a
memorial unto the children of Israel, that no stranger, which is not of the seed of Aaron,
come near to offer incense before the LORD; that he be not as
Korah, and as his
company: as the LORD said to him by the hand of Moses.
just as the LORD
commanded him through Moses. This was to be a reminder to the Israelites that no outsider who is not a
descendant of Aaron should approach to offer incense before the LORD, lest he become like
Korah and his followers.
And Moses said unto Aaron, Take a
censer, and put fire therein from off the altar, and put on incense, and go quickly unto the congregation, and make an
atonement for them: for there is wrath gone out from the LORD; the plague is begun.
Moses said to Aaron, “Take your
censer, place fire from the altar in it, and add incense. Go quickly to the congregation and make
atonement for them, because wrath has
come out from the LORD; the plague has begun.”
And Aaron took as Moses
commanded, and ran into the midst of the congregation; and, behold, the plague was begun among the people: and he put on incense, and made an
atonement for the people.
So Aaron took the
censer as Moses had ordered and ran into the midst of the assembly. And seeing that the plague had begun among the people, he offered the incense and made
atonement for the people.
And it shall
come to pass, that the man’s rod, whom I shall choose, shall
blossom: and I will make to cease from me the murmurings of the children of Israel, whereby they
murmur against you.
The staff belonging to the man I choose will
sprout, and I will rid Myself of the constant
grumbling of the Israelites against you.”
And Moses did so: as the LORD commanded him, so did he.
So Moses did as the LORD had commanded him.
Whosoever cometh any thing near unto the tabernacle of the LORD shall die: shall we be consumed with dying?
Anyone who
comes near the tabernacle of the LORD will die. Are we all going to perish?”
And they shall keep thy charge, and the charge of all the tabernacle: only they shall not
come nigh the vessels of the sanctuary and the altar, that neither they, nor ye also, die.
And they shall attend to your duties and to all the duties of the Tent; but they must not come near to the furnishings of the sanctuary or the altar, or both they and you will die.
And they shall be joined unto thee, and keep the charge of the tabernacle of the congregation, for all the service of the tabernacle: and a stranger shall not
come nigh unto you.
They are to join you and attend to the duties of the Tent of Meeting, doing all the work at the Tent; but no outsider may come near you.
Therefore thou and thy sons with thee shall keep your priest’s office for every thing of the altar, and within the
vail; and ye shall serve: I have given your priest’s office unto you as a service of gift: and the stranger that
cometh nigh shall be put to death.
But only you and your sons shall attend to your priesthood for everything concerning the altar and what is inside the
veil, and you are to perform that service. I am giving you the work of the priesthood as a gift, but any outsider who
comes near the sanctuary must be put to death.”
Neither must the children of Israel henceforth
come nigh the tabernacle of the congregation, lest they bear sin, and die.
No longer may the Israelites
come near to the Tent of Meeting, or they will
incur guilt and die.
But the Levites shall do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation, and they shall bear their iniquity: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations, that among the children of Israel they have no inheritance.
The Levites are to perform the work of the Tent of Meeting, and they must bear their iniquity. This is a permanent statute for the generations to come. The Levites will not receive an inheritance among the Israelites.
And ye shall eat it in every place, ye and your households: for it is your reward for your service in the tabernacle of the congregation.
And you and your households may eat the rest of it
anywhere; it is the
compensation for your work at the Tent of Meeting.
This is the
ordinance of the law which the LORD hath
commanded, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring thee a red
heifer without spot, wherein is no
blemish, and upon which never came yoke:
“This is the statute of the law that the LORD has
commanded:
Instruct the Israelites to bring you an
unblemished red
heifer that has no defect and has never been placed under a yoke.
Then the priest shall wash his clothes, and he shall
bathe his flesh in water, and afterward he shall
come into the camp, and the priest shall be unclean until the even.
Then the priest must wash his clothes and
bathe his body in water; after that he may enter the camp, but he will be
ceremonially unclean until evening.
This is the law, when a man dieth in a tent: all that come into the tent, and all that is in the tent, shall be unclean seven days.
This is the law when a person dies in a tent:
Everyone who enters the tent and
everyone already in the tent will be unclean for seven days,
And wherefore have ye made us to come up out of Egypt, to bring us in unto this evil place? it is no place of seed, or of figs, or of vines, or of pomegranates; neither is there any water to drink.
Why have you led us up out of Egypt to bring us to this
wretched place? It is not a place of grain, figs, vines, or pomegranates—and there is no water to drink!”
And Moses took the rod from before the LORD, as he commanded him.
So Moses took the staff from the LORD’s presence, just as he had been commanded.
And
Edom said unto him, Thou shalt not pass by me, lest I
come out against thee with the sword.
But
Edom answered, “You may not travel through our land, or we will
come out and
confront you with the sword.”
Aaron shall be gathered unto his people: for he shall not enter into the land which I have given unto the children of Israel, because ye rebelled against my word at the water of Meribah.
“Aaron will be gathered to his people; he will not enter the land that I have given the Israelites, because both of you rebelled against My command at the waters of Meribah.
And Moses did as the LORD
commanded: and they went up into mount
Hor in the sight of all the congregation.
So Moses did as the LORD had
commanded, and they
climbed Mount
Hor in the sight of the whole congregation.
And when king
Arad the
Canaanite, which dwelt in the south, heard tell that Israel came by the way of the
spies; then he fought against Israel, and took some of them prisoners.
When the
Canaanite king of
Arad, who lived in the Negev, heard that Israel was
coming along the road to Atharim, he attacked Israel and captured some prisoners.
And they journeyed from mount
Hor by the way of the Red sea, to
compass the land of
Edom: and the soul of the people was much discouraged because of the way.
Then they set out from Mount
Hor along the route to the Red Sea, in order to bypass the land of
Edom. But the people grew impatient on the journey
And the LORD said unto Moses, Make thee a
fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole: and it shall
come to pass, that every one that is
bitten, when he looketh upon it, shall live.
Then the LORD said to Moses, “Make a
fiery serpent and mount it on a pole. When
anyone who is
bitten looks at it, he will live.”
From thence they removed, and pitched on the other side of
Arnon, which is in the wilderness that
cometh out of the coasts of the
Amorites: for
Arnon is the border of Moab, between Moab and the
Amorites.
From there they moved on and camped on the other side of the
Arnon, in the wilderness that extends into the Amorite territory. Now the
Arnon is the border between the Moabites and the
Amorites.
Wherefore they that speak in
proverbs say,
Come into
Heshbon, let the city of Sihon be built and prepared:
That is why the poets say: “
Come to
Heshbon, let it be rebuilt; let the city of Sihon be restored.
And Moab said unto the elders of
Midian, Now shall this
company lick up all that are round about us, as the ox licketh up the grass of the field. And Balak the son of Zippor was king of the Moabites at that time.
So the Moabites said to the elders of
Midian, “This
horde will
devour everything around us, as an ox licks up the grass of the field.” Since Balak son of Zippor was king of Moab at that time,
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:
he sent messengers to
Balaam son of Beor at
Pethor, which is by the Euphrates in the land of his people. “Behold, a people has
come out of Egypt,” said Balak. “They cover the face of the land and have settled next to me.
Come now therefore, I pray thee,
curse me this people; for they are too mighty for me:
peradventure I shall prevail, that we may
smite them, and that I may drive them out of the land: for I
wot that he whom thou blessest is blessed, and he whom thou cursest is
cursed.
So please
come now and put a
curse on this people, because they are too mighty for me. Perhaps I may be able to defeat them and drive them out of the land; for I know that those you
bless are blessed, and those you
curse are
cursed.”
Behold, there is a people
come out of Egypt, which covereth the face of the earth:
come now,
curse me them;
peradventure I shall be able to overcome them, and drive them out.
‘Behold, a people has
come out of Egypt, and they cover the face of the land. Now
come and put a
curse on them for me. Perhaps I may be able to fight against them and drive them away.’”
And the princes of Moab rose up, and they went unto Balak, and said,
Balaam refuseth to
come with us.
And the princes of Moab arose, returned to Balak, and said, “
Balaam refused to
come with us.”
And they came to
Balaam, and said to him, Thus saith Balak the son of Zippor, Let nothing, I pray thee, hinder thee from
coming unto me:
They came to
Balaam and said, “This is what Balak son of Zippor says: ‘Please let nothing hinder you from
coming to me,
For I will promote thee unto very great honour, and I will do
whatsoever thou sayest unto me:
come therefore, I pray thee,
curse me this people.
for I will honor you richly and do whatever you say. So please
come and put a
curse on this people for me!’”
And
Balaam answered and said unto the servants of Balak, If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the word of the LORD my God, to do less or more.
But
Balaam replied to the servants of Balak, “If Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not do anything small or great to go beyond the
command of the LORD my God.
And God came unto
Balaam at night, and said unto him, If the men
come to call thee, rise up, and go with them; but yet the word which I shall say unto thee, that shalt thou do.
That night God came to
Balaam and said, “Since these men have
come to
summon you, get up and go with them, but you must only do what I tell you.”
And the angel of the LORD said unto him, Wherefore hast thou
smitten thine
ass these three times? behold, I went out to
withstand thee, because thy way is
perverse before me:
The angel of the LORD asked him, “Why have you beaten your
donkey these three times? Behold, I have
come out to
oppose you, because your way is
perverse before me.
And when Balak heard that
Balaam was
come, he went out to meet him unto a city of Moab, which is in the border of
Arnon, which is in the utmost coast.
When Balak heard that
Balaam was
coming, he went out to meet him at the
Moabite city on the
Arnon border, at the edge of his territory.
And Balak said unto
Balaam, Did I not earnestly send unto thee to call thee? wherefore camest thou not unto me? am I not able indeed to promote thee to honour?
And he said to
Balaam, “Did I not send you an
urgent summons? Why did you not
come to me? Am I really not able to richly reward you?”
And
Balaam said unto Balak, Lo, I am
come unto thee: have I now any power at all to say any thing? the word that God putteth in my mouth, that shall I speak.
“See, I have
come to you,”
Balaam replied, “but can I say just anything? I must speak only the word that God puts in my mouth.”
And
Balaam said unto Balak, Stand by thy burnt offering, and I will go:
peradventure the LORD will
come to meet me: and
whatsoever he sheweth me I will tell thee. And he went to an high place.
“Stay here by your burnt offering while I am gone,”
Balaam said to Balak. “Perhaps the LORD will meet with me. And whatever He reveals to me, I will tell you.” So
Balaam went off to a barren height,
And he took up his parable, and said, Balak the king of Moab hath brought me from
Aram, out of the mountains of the east, saying,
Come,
curse me Jacob, and
come,
defy Israel.
And
Balaam lifted up an
oracle, saying: “Balak brought me from
Aram, the king of Moab from the mountains of the east. ‘
Come,’ he said, ‘put a
curse on Jacob for me;
come and
denounce Israel!’
And Balak said unto him,
Come, I pray thee, with me unto another place, from whence thou mayest see them: thou shalt see but the utmost part of them, and shalt not see them all: and
curse me them from thence.
Then Balak said to him, “Please
come with me to another place where you can see them. You will only see the outskirts of their camp—not all of them. And from there,
curse them for me.”