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Numbers 22:40

New American Bible - revised edition

Here Balak sacrificed oxen and sheep, and sent portions to Balaam and to the princes who were with him. The First Oracle.

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He then offered a sacrifice on the mountain and invited his kinsmen to share in the meal. When they had eaten, they passed the night on the mountain.

[For their feet run to evil, they hasten to shed blood.]

Then Balaam went with Balak, and they came to Kiriath-huzoth.

The next morning Balak took Balaam up on Bamoth-baal, and from there he could see some of the people.

So he brought him to a lookout post on the top of Pisgah, where he built seven altars and offered a bull and a ram on each of them.

So Balak did as Balaam had ordered, and Balak and Balaam offered a bull and a ram on each altar.

And Balak did as Balaam had ordered, offering a bull and a ram on each altar.