Balaam is sent for by Balak. NUMBERS.

His ass speaks to him. 26 For Heshbon was the city of Sihon that he whom thou blessest is blessed and the king of the Amorites, who had fought he whom thou cursest is cursed. against the former king of Moab, and taken 7 And the elders of Moab and the elders all his land out of his hand, even unto of Midian departed with the rewards of Arnon. divination in their hand; and they came 27 Wherefore they that speak in pro- unto Balaam, and spake unto him the verbs say, Come into Heshbon, let the city words of Balak. of Sihon be built and prepared:

8 And he said unto them, Lodge here 28 For there is a fire gone out of Hesh- this night, and I will bring you word bon, a flame from the city of Sihon it hath again, as the LORD shall speak unto me: consumed Ar of Moab, and the lords of and the princes of Moab abode with Bathe high places of Arnon. laam.

29 Wo to thee, Moab! Thou art undone, 9 And God came unto Balaam, and said, O people of Chemosh: he hath given his What men are these with thee?

sons that escaped, and his daughters, into 10 And Balaam said unto God, Balak captivity unto Sihon king of the Amo-the son of Zippor, king of Moab, hath sent rites. unto me, saying,

30 We have shot at them; Heshbon is perished even unto Dibon, and we have laid them waste even unto Nophah, which reacheth unto Medeba.

11 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,

31 Thus Israel dwelt in the land of the and drive them out. Amorites.

32 And Moses sent to spy out Jaazer, and they took the villages thereof, and drove out the Amorites that were there.

33 And they turned and went up by the way of Bashan: and Og the king of Bashan went out against them, he, and all his people, to the battle at Edrei.

12 And God said unto Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them; thou shalt not curse the people: for they are blessed.

13 And Balaam rose up in the morning, and said unto the princes of Balak, Get you into your land: for the LORD refuseth to give me leave to go with you.

14 And the princes of Moab rose up, 34 And the LORD said unto Moses, Fear and they went unto Balak, and said, Bahim not: for I have delivered him into thy laam refuseth to come with us. hand, and all his people, and his land; and 15 ¶ And Balak sent yet again princes, thou shalt do to him as thou didst unto Si-more, and more honourable than they. hon king of the Amorites, which dwelt at Heshbon.

35 So they smote him, and his sons, and all his people, until there was none left him alive and they possessed his land.

CHAP. XXII.

AND the children of Israel set forward, and pitched in the plains of Moab on this side Jordan by Jericho.

2 ¶ And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.

3 And Moab was sore afraid of the people, because they were many and Moab was distressed because of the children of Israel.

16 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:

17 For I will promote thee unto very great honour, and I will do whatsoever

thou savest unto me; come therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people.

18 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.

19 Now therefore, I pray you, tarry ye also here this night, that I may know what the LORD will say unto me more.

4 And Moab said unto the elders of Midian, Now shall this company lick up all 20 And God came unto Balaam at night, that are round about us, as the ox licketh and said unto him, If the men come to call up the grass of the field. And Balak the thee, rise up, and go with them: but yet son of Zippor was king of the Moabites at the word which I shall say unto thee, that that time. shalt thou do.

5 He sent messengers therefore unto 21 And Balaam rose up in the 17orning, Balaam the son of Beor to Pethor, which is and saddled his ass, and went with the by the river of the land of the children of princes of Moab. his people, to call him, saying, Behold, 22 ¶ And God's anger was kindled bethere is a people come out from Egypt: cause he went and the angel of the LORD behold, they cover the face of the earth, stood in the way for an adversary against and they abide over against me: him. Now he was riding upon his ass, and

6 Come now therefore, I pray thee, his two servants were with him. Curse me this people; for they are too 23 And the ass saw the angel of the mighty for me: peradventure I shall pre- LORD standing in the way, and his sword vail, that we may smite them, and that I drawn in his hand: and the ass turned may drive them out of the land: for I wot aside out of the way, and went into the

Balak entertains Balaam. CHAP. XXIII. Geld: and Balaam smote the ass, to turn her into the way.

24 But the angel of the LORD stood in a path of the vineyards, a wall being on this side, and a wall on that side.

25 And when the ass saw the angel of the LORD, she thrust herself unto the wall, and crushed Balaam's foot against the wall and he smote her again.

26 And the angel of the LORD went further, and stood in a narrow place, where was

Balak's sacrifices.

39 And Balaam went with Balak, and they came unto Kirjath-huzoth.

40 And Balak offered oxen and sheep, and sent to Balaam, and to the princes that were with him.

41 And it came to pass on the morrow, that Balak took Balaam, and brought him up into the high places of Baal, that thence he might see the utmost part of the people. CHAP. XXIII.

no way to turn either to the right hand AND Balaam said unto Balak, Build

or to the left.

27 And when the ass saw the angel of the LORD, she fell down under Balaam: and Balaam's anger was kindled, and he smote the ass with a staff.

28 And the LORD opened the mouth of the ass, and she said unto Balaam, What have I done unto thee, that thou hast smittin me these three times?

29 And Balaam said unto the ass, Because thou hast mocked me: I would there were a sword in mine hand, for now would I kill thee.

me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven oxen and seven rams.

2 And Balak did as Balaam had spoken; and Balak and Balaam offered on every altar a bullock and a ram.

3 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.

4 And God met Balaam: and he said unto him, I have prepared seven altars, and I have offered upon every altar a bullock and a ram.

30 And the ass said unto Balaam, Am 5 And the LORD put a word in Balaam's Lot I thine ass, upon which thou hast rid-mouth, and said, Return unto Balak, and den ever since I was thine unto this day? thus thou shalt speak.

was I ever wont to do so unto thee? And 6 And he returned unto him, and lo, he he said, Nay. stood by his burnt-sacrifice, he, and all the princes of Moab.

31 Then the LORD opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel of the LORD 7 And he took up his parable, and standing in the way, and his sword drawn said, Balak the king of Moab hath brought in his hand: and he bowed down his head, me from Aram, out of the mountains of the and fell flat on his face. east, saying, Come, curse me Jacob, and conie, defy Israel.

32 And the angel of the LORD said unto him, Wherefore hast thou smitten thine 8 How shall I curse, whom God hath ass these three times behold, I went out not cursed? or how shall I defy, whom the to withstand thee, because thy way is per- LORD hath not defied? verse before me:

9 For from the top of the rocks I see 33 And the ass saw me, and turned him, and from the hills I behold him: lọ, from me these three times: unless she had the people shall dwell alone, and shall not turned from me, surely now also I had slain be reckoned among the nations. thee, and saved her alive.

10 Who can count the dust of Jacob,

34 And Balaam said unto the angel of and the number of the fourth part of Isthe LORD, I have sinned; for I knew not rael? Let me did the death of the righteous, that thou stoodest in the way against me: and let my last end be like his! now therefore, if it displease thee, I will 11 And Balak said unto Balaam, What get me back again. hast thou done unto me? I took thee to curse mine enemies, and behold, thou hast blessed them altogether.

35 And the angel of the LORD said unto Balaam, Go with the men: but only the word that I shall speak unto thee, that thou shalt speak: so Balaam went with the princes of Balak.

12 And he answered and said, Must 1 not take heed to speak that which the LORD hath put in my mouth?

36 And when Balak heard that Ba- 13 And Balak said unto him, Come, I laam was come, he went out to meet him pray thee, with me unto another place, unto a city of Moab, which is in the bor- from whence thou mayest see them: thou der of Arnon, which is in the utmost coast. shalt see but the utmost part of them, and 37 And Balak said unto Balaam, Did I shalt not see them all: and curse me them not earnestly send unto thee to call thee? from thence.

wherefore camest thou not unto me? am 14 And he brought him into the field I not able indeed to promote thee to ho- of Zophim, to the top of Pisgah, and built nour? seven altars, and offered a bullock and a 38 And Balaam said unto Balak, Lo, I ram on every altar.

am come unto thee: have I now any power 15 And he said unto Balak, Stand here at all to say any thing? the word that God by thy burnt-offering, while I meet the putteth in my mouth, that shall I speak.

LORD yonder.

16 And the LORD met Balaam, and put mighty, falling into a trance, but having his a word in his mouth, and said, Go again eyes open :

unio Balak, and say thus.

5 How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob,

17 And when he came to him, behold, and thy tabernacles, O Israel! he stood by his burnt-offering, and the 6 As the valleys are they spread forth, as princes of Moab with him. And Balak gardens by the river's side, as the trees of said unto him, What hath the LORD spo-lign-aloes which the LORD hath planted, and ken? as cedar-trees beside the waters.

18 ¶ And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor:

19 God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?

20 Behold, I have received commandment to bless and he hath blessed, and I cannot reverse it.

21 He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob, neither hath he seen perverseness in Israel the LORD his God is with him, and the shout of a king is among them.

7 He shall pour the water out of his buckets, and his seed shall be in many waters, and his king shall be higher than Agag, and his kingdom shall be exalted.

8 God brought him forth out of Egypt: he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn: he shall eat up the nations his enemies, and shall break their bones, and pierce them through with his arrows.

9 He couched, he lay down as a lion, and as a great lion: who shall stir him up? Blessed is he that blesseth thee, and cursed is he that curseth thee.

10 And Balak's anger was kindled against Balaam, and he smote his hands to22 God brought them out of Egypt; he gether: and Balak said unto Balaam, I callhath as it were the strength of an unicorn. ed thee to curse mine enemies, and behold, 23 Surely there is no enchantment against thou hast altogether blessed them these Jacob, neither is there any divination against three times. Israel: according to this time it shall be said of Jacob and of Israel, What hath God wrought!

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11 Therefore now flee thou to thy place: thought to promote thee unto great honour; but lo, the LORD hath kept thee back from honour.

12 And Balaam said unto Balak, Spake I not also to thy messengers which thou sentest unto me, saying,

24 Behold, the people shall rise up as a great lion, and lift up himself as a young lion: he shall not lie down until he eat of the prey, and drink the blood of the slain. 25 ¶ And Balak said unto Balaam, Nei- 13 If Balak would give me his house full ther curse them at all, nor bless them at all. of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the 26 But Balaam answered and said unto commandment of the LORD, to do either Balak, Told not I thee, saying, All that the good or bad of mine own mind; but what LORD speaketh, that I must do ? the LORD saith, that will I speak! 27 And Balak said unto Balaam, Come,| 14 And now, behold, I go unto my peoI pray thee, I will bring thee unto another ple: come therefore, and I will advertise place; peradventure it will please God thee what this people shall do to thy people that thou mayest curse me them from in the latter days.

thence. 15 And he took up his parable, and 28 And Balak brought Balaam unto the said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, top of Peor, that looketh toward Jeshimon. and the man whose eyes are open hath said: 29 And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven bullocks and seven rams.

16 He hath said, which heard the words of God, and knew the knowledge of the Most High, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his

30 And Balak did as Balaam had said, and offered a bullock and a ram on every eyes open: altar.

CHAP. XXIV.

17 I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come

AND when Balaam saw that it pleased a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise the LORD to bless Israel, he went not, out of Israel, and shall smite the corners as at other times, to seek for enchantments, of Moab, and destroy all the children of but he set his face toward the wilder-Sheth.

ness.

18 And Edom shall be a possession, Seir 2 And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he also shall be a possession for his enemies; saw Israel abiding in his tents according and Israel shall do valiantly. to their tribes, and the Spirit of God came upon him.

3 And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said:

19 Out of Jacob shall come he that shall have dominion, and shall destroy him that remaineth of the city.

20 And when he looked on Amalek, he took up his parable, and said, Amalek was 4 He hath said, which heard the words the first of the nations but his latter end of God, which saw the vision of the Al-shall be that he perish for ever.

Zimri and Cozbi slain.

CHAP. XXV, XXVI. The Israelites numbcred. 21 And he looked on the Kenites, and 14 Now the name of the Israelite that took up his parable, and said, Strong is thy was slain, even that was slain with the Mididwelling-place, and thou puttest thy nest anitish woman, was Zimri, the son of Salu, in a rock. a prince of a chief house among the Simeonites.

22 Nevertheless, the Kenite shall be wasted, until Ashur shall carry thee away captive.

23 And he took up his parable, and said, Alas, who shall live when God doeth this! 24 And ships shall come from the coast of Chittim, and shall afflict Ashur, and shall afflict Eber, and he also shall perish for ever.

15 And the name of the Midianitish woman that was slain was Cozbi the daughter of Zur; he was head over a people, and of a chief house in Midian.

16 ¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

17 Vex the Midianites and smite them: 18 For they vex you with their wiles, 25 And Balaam rose up, and went and wherewith they have beguiled you in the returned to his place: and Balak also went matter of Peor, and in the matter of Cozbi, the daughter of a prince of Midian their sister, which was slain in the day of the

his way.

CHAP. XXV.

CHAP. XXVI.

AND Israel abode in Shittim, and the plague for Peor's sake.
Israel
with the daughters of Moab.

2 And they called the people unto the sacrifices of their gods: and the people did eat, and bowed down to their gods.

3 And Israel joined himself unto Baalpeor: and the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel.

A that the Loro pake unto Moses, and unto Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, saying,

ND it came to pass after the plague,

2 Take the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel, from twenty years old and upward, throughout their fathers' 4 And the LORD said unto Moses, Take house, all that are able to go to war in Isall the heads of the people, and hang them up before the LORD against the sun, that the fierce anger of the LORD may be turned away from Israel.

5 And Moses said unto the judges of Israel, Slay ye every one his men that were joined unto Baal-peor.

rael.

3 And Moses and Eleazar the priest spake with them in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho, saying,

4 Take the sum of the people, from twenty years old and upward; as the LORD commanded Moses and the children of Is rael, which went forth out of the land of

6 And, behold, one of the children of Israel came and brought unto his brethren Egypt.

a Midianitish woman in the sight of Moses, 5 Reuben the eldest son of Israel: the and in the sight of all the congregation of children of Reuben; Hanoch, of whom the children of Israel, who were weeping cometh the family of the Hanochites: of before the door of the tabernacle of the Pallu, the family of the Palluites: 6 Of Hezron, the family of the Hezron

congregation.

7 And when Phinehas, the son of Elea-ites: of Carmi, the family of the Carmites. zar, the son of Aaron the priest, saw it, he 7 These are the families of the Reubenrose up from among the congregation, and ites: and they that were numbered of them took a javelin in his hand; were forty and three thousand and seven hundred and thirty.

8 And he went after the man of Israel into the tent, and thrust both of them through, the man of Israel, and the woman through her belly: So the plague was stayed from the children of Israel.

9 And those that died in the plague were twenty and four thousand.

10 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

8 And the sons of Pallu; Eliab.

9 And the sons of Eliab; Nemuel, and Dathan, and Abiram. This is that Dathan and Abiram, which were famous in the congregation, who strove against Moses and against Aaron in the company of Korah, when they strove against the LORD:

10 And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up together with Korah, when that company died, what time the fire devoured two hundred and fifty men: and

11 Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, hath turned my wrath away from the children of Israel, (while he was zealous for my sake among them,) that they became a sign. I consumed not the children of Israel in my jealousy.

12 Wherefore say, Behold, I give unto him my covenant of peace:

13 And he shall have it, and his seed after him, even the covenant of an everlasting priesthood; because he was zealous for his God, and made an atonement for the children of Israel.

11 Notwithstanding the children of Korah died not.

12 The sons of Simeon after their families: of Nemuel, the family of the Nemuelites: of Jamin, the family of the Ja minites: of Jachin, the family of the Jachinites:

13 Of Zerah, the family of the Zarhites: of Shaul, the family of the Shaulites.

The Israelites numbered.

NUMBERS.

The land divided. 14 These are the families of the Simeon- 34 These are the families of Manassch, ites, twenty and two thousand and two hun- and those that were numbered of them, dred. fifty and two thousand and seven hun15 ¶ The children of Gad after their fami- dred.

lies: of Zephon, the family of the Zephon- 35 ¶ These are the sons of Ephraim afites: of Haggai, the family of the Hag- ter their families: of Shuthelah, the family gites: of Shuni, the family of the Shunites: of the Shuthalhites: of Becher, the family 16 Of Ozni, the family of the Oznites: of the Bachrites: of Tahan, the family of of Eri, the family of the Erites: the Tahanites.

17 Of Arod, the family of the Arodites: of Areli, the family of the Arelites.

18 These are the families of the children of Gad, according to those that were numbered of them, forty thousand and five hundred.

36 And these are the sons of Shuthelali: of Eran, the family of the Eranites.

37 These are the families of the sons of Ephraim according to those that were numbered of them, thirty and two thousand and five hundred. These are the sons of Jo

19 The sons of Judah were Er and seph after their families. Onan and Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.

38 The sons of Benjamin after their families of Bela, the family of the Belaites: of Ashbel, the family of the Ashbelites: of Ahiram, the family of the Ahiramites:

20 And the sons of Judah after their families were; of Shelah, the family of the Shelanites: of Pharez, the family of the Pharzites of Zerah, the family of the Zarhites. 21 And the sons of Pharez were; of 40 And the sons of Bela were Ard and Hezron, the family of the Hezronites: of Naaman: of Ard, the family of the Ardites: Hamul, the family of the Hamulites. and of Naaman, the family of the Naamites.

39 Of Shupham, the family of the Shuphamites: of Hupham, the family of the Huphamites.

22 These are the families of Judah according to those that were numbered of them, threescore and sixteen thousand and five hundred.

23 ¶ Of the sons of Issachar after their families: of Tola, the family of the Tolaites of Pua, the family of the Punites:

24 Of Jashub, the family of the Jashubites: of Shimron, the family of the Shimronites.

25 These are the families of Issachar according to those that were numbered of them, threescore and four thousand and three hundred.

41 These are the sons of Benjamin after their families: and they that were numbered of them were forty and five thousand and six hundred.

42 These are the sons of Dan after their families of Shuham, the family of the Shuhamites. These are the families of Dan after their families.

43 All the families of the Shuhamites according to those that were numbered of them, were threescore and four thousand and four hundred.

44 Of the children of Asher after their families: of Jimna, the family of the Jimnites: of Jesui, the family of the Jesuites: of Beriah, the family of the Beriites.

26 Of the sons of Zebulon after their families of Sered, the family of the Sardites: of Elon, the family of the Elonites: 45 Of the sons of Beriah: of Heber, the of Jahleel, the family of the Jahleclites. family of the Heberites: of Malchiel, the family of the Malchielites.

27 These are the families of the Zebulunites according to those that were numbered of them, threescore thousand and five hundred.

28 ¶ The sons of Joseph after their families were Manasseh and Ephraim.

46 And the name of the daughter of Asher was Sarah.

47 These are the families of the sons of Asher according to those that were numbered of them; who were fifty and three thousand and four hundred.

29 Of the sons of Manasseh: of Machir, the family of the Machirites: and Machir 48 ¶ Of the sons of Naphtali after their begat Gilead: of Gilead come the family of families: of Jahzcel, the family of the the Gileadites. Jahzeelites of Guni, the family of the

30 These are the sons of Gilead: of Gunites: Jeezer, the family of the Jeezerites: of Helek, the family of the Helekites:

31 And of Asriel, the family of the Asrielites and of Shechem, the family of the Shechemites:

32 And of Shemida, the family of the Shemidaites: and of Hepher, the family of the Hepherites.

49 Of Jezer, the family of the Jezerites: of Shillem, the family of the Shillemites.

50 These are the families of Naphtali according to their families: and they that were numbered of them, were forty and five thousand and four hundred.

51 These were the numbered of the children of Israel, six hundred thousand and 33 And Zelophehad the son of Hepher a thousand seven hundred and thirty. had no sons, but daughters: and the names 52 And the LORD spake unto Moses, of the daughters of Zelophehad were Mah- saying,

lah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. 53 Unto these the land shall be divided