"He sentª° messengersª therefore unto¹ Balaamª the sonª of Beorª to Pethor,ª which¹ [is] by¹ the riverª of the landª of the childrenª of his people,ª to callª° him, saying,ª° Behold,¹ there is a peopleª come outª° from Egypt:ª¹ behold,¹ they coverª°¹ the faceª of the earth,ª and they¹ abideª° over againstª¹ me:" {Num 22:5} + "Come²°¹ now¹ therefore, I pray thee,¹ curseª° me¹ this¹ people;ª for¹ they¹ [are] too mighty² for¹¹ me: peradventure¹ I shall prevail,ª° [that] we may smiteª° them, and [that] I may drive them outª° of¹ the land:ª for¹ I wotª°¹ that he whom¹ thou blessestª° [is] blessed,ª° and he whom¹ thou cursestª° is cursed.ª° ... And Balaamª rose upª° in the morning,ª and saddledª°¹ his ass,ª and went²°¹ with¹ the princesª of Moab.ª" {Num 22:6-21} + "Becauseª¹ they¹ metª° you not¹ with breadª and with waterª in the way,ª when ye came forthª° out of Egypt;ª¹ and because¹ they hiredª° against¹ thee¹ Balaamª the sonª of Beorª of Pethorª¹ of Mesopotamia,ª to curseª° thee. ... Nevertheless the LORDª thy Godª wouldª° not¹ hearkenª° unto¹ Balaam;ª but the LORDª thy Godª turnedª°¹ the curseª into a blessingª unto thee, because¹ the LORDª thy Godª lovedª° thee." {Deu 23:4-5} + "And now¹ [art] thou¹ any thing betterª than Balakª¹ the sonª of Zippor,ª kingª of Moab?ª did he ever²° striveª° against¹ Israel,ª or¹ did he ever²° fightª° against them," {Jdg 11:25} + "O my people,ª rememberª° now¹ what¹ Balakª kingª of Moabª consulted,ª° and what¹ Balaamª the sonª of Beorª answeredª° him from¹ Shittimª unto¹ Gilgal;ª that¹ ye may knowª° the righteousnessª of the LORD.ª" {Mic 6:5} |
