Verse 16
Numbers 22:16
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
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Who, when they were come to Balaam, said: Thus saith Balac the son of Sephor, Delay not to come to me:
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יָּבֹ֖אוּ אֶל בִּלְעָ֑ם וַ/יֹּ֣אמְרוּ ל֗/וֹ כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ בָּלָ֣ק בֶּן צִפּ֔וֹר אַל נָ֥א תִמָּנַ֖ע מֵ/הֲלֹ֥ךְ אֵלָֽ/י
English Translation
And they came to Balaam and said to him, "Thus says Balak son of Zippor: Do not let anything prevent you from going to me."
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Chapter 22 Context
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And they went forward and encamped in the plains of Moab, over against where Jericho is situate beyo...
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And Balac the son of Sephor, seeing all that Israel had done to the Amorrhite,
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And that the Moabites were in great fear of him, and were not able to sustain his assault,
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He said to the elders of Madian: So will this people destroy all that dwell in our borders, as the o...
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He sent therefore messengers to Balaam the son of Beer, a soothsayer, who dwelt by the river of the...
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Come therefore, and curse this people, because it is mightier than I: if by any means I may beat the...
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And the ancients of Moab, and the elders of Madian, went with the price of divination in their hands...
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He answered: Tarry here this night, and I will answer whatsoever the Lord shall say to me. And while...
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What mean these men that are with thee?
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He answered: Balac the son of Sephor king of the Moabites hath sent to me,
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Saying: Behold a people that is come out of Egypt, hath covered the face of the land: come and curse...
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And God (Elohim) said to Balaam : Thou shalt not go with them, nor shalt thou curse the people: beca...
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And he rose in the morning and said to the princes: Go into your country, because the Lord hath forb...
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The princes returning, said to Balac: Balaam would not come with us.
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Then he sent many more and more noble than he had sent before:
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Who, when they were come to Balaam, said: Thus saith Balac the son of Sephor, Delay not to come to m...
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For I am ready to honour thee, and will give thee whatsoever thou wilt: come and curse this people.
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Balaam answered: If Balac would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot alter the word o...
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I pray you to stay here this night also, that I may know what the Lord will answer me once more.
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God (Elohim) therefore came to Balaam in the night, and said to him: It these men be come to call th...
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Balaam arose in the morning, and saddling his ass went with them.
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And God (Elohim) was angry. And an angel of the Lord stood in the way against Balaam, who sat on the...
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The ass seeing the angel standing in the way, with a drawn sword, turned herself out of the way, and...
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The angel stood in a narrow place between two walls, wherewith the vineyards were enclosed.
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And the ass seeing him, thrust herself close to the wall, and bruised the foot of the rider. But he...
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And nevertheless the angel going on to a narrow place, where there was no way to turn aside either t...
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And when the ass saw the angel standing, she fell under the feet of the rider: who being angry beat...
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And the Lord opened the mouth of the ass, and she said: What have I done to thee? Why strikest thou...
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Balaam answered: Because thou hast deserved it, and hast served me ill: I would I had a sword that I...
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The ass said: Am not I thy beast, on which thou hast been always accustomed to ride until this prese...
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Forthwith the Lord opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel standing in the way with a drawn...
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And the angel said to him: Why beatest thou thy ass these three times? I am come to withstand thee,...
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And unless the ass had turned out of the way, giving place to me who stood against thee, I had slain...
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Balaam said: I have sinned, not knowing that thou didst stand against me: and now if it displease th...
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The angel said: Go with these men, and see thou speak no other thing than what I shall command thee....
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And when Balac heard it he came forth to meet him in a town of the Moabites, that is situate in the...
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And he said to Balaam: I sent messengers to call thee, why didst thou not come immediately to me? wa...
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He answered him: Lo, here I am: shall I have power to speak any other thing but that which God (Eloh...
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So they went on together, and came into a city, that was in the uttermost borders of his kingdom.
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And when Balac had killed oxen and sheep, he sent presents to Balaam, and to the princes that were w...
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And when morning was come, he brought him to the high places of Baal, and he beheld the uttermost pa...
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