Numbers 22:5 - Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition

⁵ sent a message to Balaam son of Beor who lived among his relatives in the town of Pethor near the Euphrates River. It said: I need your help. A large group of people has come here from Egypt and settled near my territory.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁵ 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:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁵ Sent messengers to Balaam [a foreteller of events] son of Beor at Pethor, which is by the [Euphrates] River, even to the land of the children of his people, to say to him, There is a people come out from Egypt; behold, they cover the face of the earth and they have settled down and dwell opposite me.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁵ And he sent messengers unto Balaam the son of Beor, to Pethor, which is by the River, to 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.

Common English Bible

⁵ He sent messengers to Balaam, Beor’s son, at Pethor, which is by the river in the land of his people, to summon him: “A people has come out of Egypt, and they have now covered the land. They have settled next to me.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁵ Therefore, he sent messengers to Balaam, the son of Beor, a seer who lived above the river of the land of the sons of Ammon, to call him, and to say: "Behold, a people has gone forth from Egypt, which has covered the face of the earth. They are encamped opposite me.

Numbers 22:5 Tagairtí Cros

Genesis 13:16

I will give you more descendants than there are specks of dust on the earth, and someday it will be easier to count those specks of dust than to count your descendants.

Psalm 105:24

They were the Lord's people, so he let them grow stronger than their enemies.

Exodus 10:15

The ground was black with locusts, and they ate everything left on the trees and in the fields. Nothing green remained in Egypt—not a tree or a plant.

Micah 6:5

Don't forget the evil plans of King Balak of Moab or what Balaam son of Beor said to him. Remember how I, the Lord, saved you many times on your way from Acacia to Gilgal.

Numbers 23:7

Balaam said: “King Balak of Moab brought me from the hills of Syria to curse Israel and announce its doom.

Numbers 31:8

including Balaam son of Beor and the five Midianite kings, Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba.

Deuteronomy 23:4

This is because when you came out of Egypt, they refused to provide you with food and water. And besides, they hired Balaam to put a curse on you.

Deuteronomy 23:5

But the Lord your God loves you, so he refused to listen to Balaam and turned Balaam's curse into a blessing.

Joshua 13:22

The Israelites also killed Balaam the son of Beor, who had been a fortuneteller.

Joshua 24:9

King Balak decided that his nation Moab would go to war against you, so he asked Balaam to come and put a curse on you.

Jude 1:11

Now they are in for real trouble. They have followed Cain's example and have made the same mistake that Balaam did by caring only for money. They have also rebelled against God, just as Korah did. Because of all this, they will be destroyed.

Revelation 2:14

I do have a few things against you. Some of you are following the teaching of Balaam. Long ago he told Balak to teach the people of Israel to eat food that had been offered to idols and to be immoral.