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Numbers 31:8

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Among the people who they killed were Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba—the five kings of Midian. They also killed Balaam son of Beor with a sword.

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And the name of the Midianite woman who was killed was Cozbi. She was the daughter of Zur. Zur was the head of a family and leader of a Midianite tribe.

“But I have a few things against you. You have people there who follow the teaching of Balaam. Balaam taught Balak how to make the people of Israel sin. They sinned by eating food offered to idols and by committing sexual sins.

It will be bad for them. They have followed the way that Cain went. To make money, they have given themselves to following the wrong way that Balaam went. They have fought against God like Korah did. And like Korah, they will be destroyed.

But the beast was captured, and the false prophet was also captured. He was the one who did the miracles for the beast. He had used these miracles to trick those who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its idol. The false prophet and the beast were thrown alive into the lake of fire that burns with sulfur.

These false teachers left the right way and went the wrong way. They followed the same way that the prophet Balaam went. He was the son of Beor, who loved being paid for doing wrong.

The wicked are proud and make evil plans to hurt the poor, who are caught in their traps and made to suffer.

The Lord showed that he judges fairly. The wicked were caught by what they did to hurt others. Higgayon Selah

They have already made you their enemies. They tricked you at Peor. And they tricked you with the woman named Cozbi. She was the daughter of a Midianite leader, but she was killed when the sickness came to the Israelites. That sickness was caused because the people were tricked into worshiping the false god Baal of Peor.”

Then Balaam got up and went back home, and Balak went his own way.

Balaam said to God, “The king of Moab, Balak son of Zippor, sent them to give me a message.

The king of Moab said to the leaders of Midian, “This large group of people will destroy everything around us, the way an ox eats all the grass in a field.” Balak son of Zippor was the king of Moab at this time.

Now I am going back to my own people. But I will give you this warning. I will tell you what these Israelites will do to you and your people in the future.”

The Israelites took the Midianite women and children as prisoners. They also took all their sheep, cattle, and other things.

These are the women who listened to Balaam and caused the men of Israel to turn away from the Lord that time at Peor. The disease will come to the Lord’s people again.

I saw that the cities of Cushan were in trouble and that the houses of Midian trembled with fear.

He sent some men to Balaam son of Beor. Balaam was at Pethor, near the Euphrates River. This was where Balaam’s people lived. This was Balak’s message: “A new nation of people has come out of Egypt. There are so many people that they cover all the land. They have camped next to me.

Who can count Jacob’s people? They are as many as the grains of dust. No one can count even a fourth of the Israelites. Let me die like a good man. Let my life end as happy as theirs!”

Good people are guided by their honesty, but crooks who lie and cheat will ruin themselves.

Disaster will catch up to the wicked messenger, but a runner who can be trusted will bring peace.




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