Verse 16
Numbers 22:16
King James Version
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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:
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
1
And the children of Israel set forward, and pitched in the plains of Moab on this side Jordan
by Jer...
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2
And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.
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3
And Moab was sore afraid of the people, because they
were
many: and Moab was distressed because of...
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4
And Moab said unto the elders of Midian, Now shall this company lick up all
that are round about us,...
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5
He sent messengers therefore unto Balaam the son of Beor to Pethor, which
is by the river of the lan...
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6
Come now therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people; for they
are too mighty for me: peradventure...
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7
And the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with the rewards of divination in their han...
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8
And he said unto them, Lodge here this night, and I will bring you word again, as the LORD shall spe...
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9
And God (Elohim) came unto Balaam, and said, What men
are these with thee?
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10
And Balaam said unto God (Elohim), Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, hath sent unto me,
saying,
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11
Behold,
there is a people come out of Egypt, which covereth the face of the earth: come now, curse m...
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12
And God (Elohim) said unto Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them; thou shalt not curse the people: for...
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13
And Balaam rose up in the morning, and said unto the princes of Balak, Get you into your land: for t...
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14
And the princes of Moab rose up, and they went unto Balak, and said, Balaam refuseth to come with us...
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15
And Balak sent yet again princes, more, and more honourable than they.
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16
And they came to Balaam, and said to him, Thus saith Balak the son of Zippor, Let nothing, I pray th...
17
For I will promote thee unto very great honour, and I will do whatsoever thou sayest unto me: come t...
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18
And Balaam answered and said unto the servants of Balak, If Balak would give me his house full of si...
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19
Now therefore, I pray you, tarry ye also here this night, that I may know what the LORD will say unt...
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20
And God (Elohim) came unto Balaam at night, and said unto him, If the men come to call thee, rise up...
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21
And Balaam rose up in the morning, and saddled his ass, and went with the princes of Moab.
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22
And God (Elohim)’s anger was kindled because he went: and the angel of the LORD stood in the way for...
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23
And the ass saw the angel of the LORD standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand: and the...
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24
But the angel of the LORD stood in a path of the vineyards, a wall
being on this side, and a wall on...
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25
And when the ass saw the angel of the LORD, she thrust herself unto the wall, and crushed Balaam’s f...
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26
And the angel of the LORD went further, and stood in a narrow place, where
was no way to turn either...
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27
And when the ass saw the angel of the LORD, she fell down under Balaam: and Balaam’s anger was kindl...
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28
And the LORD opened the mouth of the ass, and she said unto Balaam, What have I done unto thee, that...
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29
And Balaam said unto the ass, Because thou hast mocked me: I would there were a sword in mine hand,...
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30
And the ass said unto Balaam,
Am not I thine ass, upon which thou hast ridden ever since
I was thine...
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31
Then the LORD opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel of the LORD standing in the way, and h...
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32
And the angel of the LORD said unto him, Wherefore hast thou smitten thine ass these three times? be...
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33
And the ass saw me, and turned from me these three times: unless she had turned from me, surely now...
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34
And Balaam said unto the angel of the LORD, I have sinned; for I knew not that thou stoodest in the...
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35
And the angel of the LORD said unto Balaam, Go with the men: but only the word that I shall speak un...
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36
And when Balak heard that Balaam was come, he went out to meet him unto a city of Moab, which
is in...
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37
And Balak said unto Balaam, Did I not earnestly send unto thee to call thee? wherefore camest thou n...
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38
And Balaam said unto Balak, Lo, I am come unto thee: have I now any power at all to say any thing? t...
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39
And Balaam went with Balak, and they came unto Kirjath-huzoth.
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40
And Balak offered oxen and sheep, and sent to Balaam, and to the princes that
were with him.
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41
And it came to pass on the morrow, that Balak took Balaam, and brought him up into the high places o...
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