So he sentmessengersto Balaamthe sonof Beor,at Pethor,whichis nearthe River,[in] the landof the sonsof his people,to callhim, saying,"Behold,a peoplecameout of Egypt;behold,they coverthe surfaceof the land,and they are livingoppositeme.
"I will makeyour descendantsas the dustof the earth,sothat ifanyonecannumberthe dustof the earth,then your descendantscan alsobe numbered.
And He caused His peopleto be veryfruitful,And madethem strongerthantheir adversaries.
For they coveredthe surfaceof the wholeland,so that the landwas darkened;and they ateeveryplantof the landand allthe fruitof the treesthat the hailhad left.Thus nothinggreenwas lefton treeor plantof the fieldthrough allthe landof Egypt.
"My people,remembernowWhatBalakkingof MoabcounseledAnd whatBalaamsonof Beoransweredhim, [And] from Shittimto Gilgal,Sothat you might knowthe righteousactsof the LORD."
He tookup his discourseand said,"From AramBalakhas broughtme, Moab'skingfrom the mountainsof the East,ComecurseJacobfor me, And come,denounceIsrael!'
They killedthe kingsof Midianalongwith the [rest of] their slain:Eviand Rekemand Zurand Hurand Reba,the fivekingsof Midian;they also killedBalaamthe sonof Beorwith the sword.
becausethey did not meetyou with foodand wateron the waywhen you cameout of Egypt,and becausethey hiredagainstyou Balaamthe sonof Beorfrom Pethorof Mesopotamia,to curseyou.
"Nevertheless, the LORDyour Godwas not willingto listento Balaam,but the LORDyour Godturnedthe curseinto a blessingfor you becausethe LORDyour Godlovesyou.
The sonsof Israelalso killedBalaamthe sonof Beor,the diviner,with the swordamong[the rest of] their slain.
Then Balakthe sonof Zippor,kingof Moab,aroseand foughtagainst Israel,and he sentand summonedBalaamthe sonof Beorto curseyou.
Woeto them! For they have gonethe wayof Cain,and for paythey have rushed headlonginto the errorof Balaam,and perishedin the rebellionof Korah.
But I havea few thingsagainstyou, becauseyou havetheresome who holdthe teachingof Balaam,whokept teachingBalakto puta stumbling blockbeforethe sonsof Israel,to eatthings sacrificed to idolsand to commit [acts of] immorality.
