"Behold,¹ [there is] a peopleª come outª° of Egypt,ª¹ which coverethª°¹ the faceª of the earth:ª come²°¹ now,¹ curseª° me them; peradventure¹ I shall be ableª° to overcomeª° them, and drive them out.ª° ... And Godª saidª° unto¹ Balaam,ª Thou shalt not¹ go²°¹ with¹ them; thou shalt not¹ curseª°¹ the people:ª for¹ they¹ [are] blessed.ª°" {Num 22:11-12} + "And Balaamª answeredª° and saidª° unto¹ the servantsª of Balak,ª If¹ Balakª would giveª° me his houseª fullª of silverª and gold,ª I cannotª°¹ go beyondª°¹ the wordª of the LORDª my God,ª to doª° lessª or¹ more.ª ... And Godª cameª° unto¹ Balaamª at night,ª and saidª° unto him, If¹ the men²¹ comeª° to callª° thee, rise up,ª° [and] go²°¹ with¹ them; but yetª¹ the wordª which¹ I shall sayª° unto¹ thee, that shalt thou do.ª°" {Num 22:18-20} + "And the angelª of the LORDª saidª° unto¹ Balaam,ª Go²°¹ with¹ the men:²¹ but onlyª¹ the wordª that¹ I shall speakª° unto¹ thee, that thou shalt speak.ª° So Balaamª went²°¹ with¹ the princesª of Balak.ª" {Num 22:35} + "And Balaamª saidª° unto Balak,ª Standª° by¹ thy burnt offering,ª and I will go:²°¹ peradventure¹ the LORDª will comeª° to meetª° me: and whatsoeverª¹ he shewethª° me I will tellª° thee. And he went²°¹ to an high place.ª ... And he answeredª° and said,ª° Must I not¹ take heedª° to speakª° that¹ which¹ the LORDª hath putª° in my mouth?ª" {Num 23:3-12} + "And he saidª° unto¹ Balak,ª Standª° hereª by¹ thy burnt offering,ª while I¹ meetª° [the LORD] yonder.ª ... But Balaamª answeredª° and saidª° unto¹ Balak,ª Toldª°¹ not¹ I thee, saying,ª° All¹ that¹ the LORDª speaketh,ª° that I must do?ª°" {Num 23:15-26} + "How¹ goodlyª° are thy tents,ª O Jacob,ª [and] thy tabernacles,ª O Israel!ª ... And Balak'sª angerª was kindledª° against¹ Balaam,ª and he smote²° his hands² together:ª°¹¹ and Balakª saidª° unto¹ Balaam,ª I calledª° thee to curseª° mine enemies,ª° and, behold,¹ thou hast altogether²° blessedª° [them] these¹ threeª times.ª" {Num 24:5-10} + "No¹¹ weaponª that is formedª° against¹ thee shall prosper;ª° and every¹ tongueª [that] shall riseª° against¹ thee in judgmentª thou shalt condemn.ª° This¹ [is] the heritageª of the servantsª of the LORD,ª and their righteousnessª [is] of¹¹ me, saithª° the LORD.ª" {Isa 54:17} |
