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the lande of the Amorites. 32 And Moses sent to and to driue them out. 12 And God said vnto
searche out Iaazer, and they tooke the townes Balaam, Go not thou with them, neither curse
belonging thereto, and rooted out the Amorites the people, for they are blessed. 13 And Balaam
that were there. 33 And they turned and went vp rose vp in the morning, and sayde vnto ye princes
toward Bashan: and Og the King of Bashan came of Balak, Returne vnto your land: for the Lord
out against them, hee, and all his people, to fight hath refused to giue me leaue to go with you.
at Edrei. 34 Then the Lord said vnto Moses, Feare 14 So the princes of Moab rose vp, and went vnto
him not: for I haue deliuered him into thine hand Balak, and sayd, Balaam hath refused to come
and all his people, and his land: and thou shalt do with vs. 15 Balak yet sent againe moe princes,
to him as thou diddest vnto Sihon the king of the and more honourable then they. 16 Who came
Amorites, which dwelt at Heshbon. 35 They smote to Balaam, and sayde to him, Thus saith Balak
him therefore, and his sonnes, and all his people, the sonne of Zippor, Bee not thou staied, I pray
vntill there was none left him: so they conquered thee, from comming vnto me. 17 For I wil promote
his land. thee vnto great honour, and wil do whatsoeuer
22 thou sayest vnto me: come therefore, I pray thee,
curse me this people.
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And Balaam answered,
1 After, the children of Israel departed and and sayde vnto the seruants of Balak, If Balak
pitched in the plaine of Moab on the other side woulde giue me his house full of siluer and golde,
of Iorden from Iericho. 2 Now Balak the sonne I can not goe beyonde the worde of the Lord my
of Zippor sawe all that Israel had done to the God, to doe lesse or more. 19 But nowe, I pray
Amorites. 3 And the Moabites were sore afraide you, tary here this night, that I may wit, what
of the people, because they were many, and Moab 20
fretted against the children of Israel. 4 Therfore the Lord will say vnto mee more. And God
Moab said vnto the Elders of Midian, Nowe shall came vnto Balaam by night, and sayd vnto him,
this multitude licke vp all that are round about If the men come to call thee, rise vp, and goe
vs, as an oxe licketh vp ye grasse of the fielde: with them: but onely what thing I say vnto thee,
and Balak the sonne of Zippor was King of the that shalt thou doe. 21 So Balaam rose vp early,
Moabites at that time. 5 Hee sent messengers and sadled his asse, and went with the princes
therefore vnto Balaam the sonne of Beor to of Moab. 22 And ye wrath of God was kindled,
Pethor (which is by the riuer of the lande of the because he went: and the Angel of the Lord stood
children of his folke) to call him, saying, Beholde, in the way to be against him, as he rode vpon his
there is a people come out of Egypt, which couer asse, and his two seruants were with him. 23 And
the face of the earth, and lye ouer against me. when the asse saw the Angel of the Lord stand
6 Come now therefore, I pray thee, and curse me in the way, and his sworde drawen in his hand,
this people (for they are stronger then I) so it the asse turned out of the way and went into the
may be that I shall be able to smite them, and to field, but Balaam smote the asse, to turne her
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driue them out of the land: for I knowe that hee, into the way. Againe the Angel of the Lord
whome thou blessest, is blessed, and he whom stood in a path of the vineyardes, hauing a wall
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thou cursest, shall be cursed. And the Elders of on the one side, and a wall on the other. 25 And
Moab, and the Elders of Midian departed, hauing when the asse sawe the Angel of the Lord, she
the reward of the soothsaying in their hande, thrust her selfe vnto the wall, and dasht Balaams
and they came vnto Balaam, and tolde him the foote against the wall: wherefore hee smote her
wordes of Balak. 8 Who answered them, Tary againe. 26 Then the Angel of the Lord went
here this night, and I will giue you an answere, further, and stoode in a narowe place, where was
as the Lord shall say vnto mee. So the princes no way to turne, either to the right hand, or to
of Moab abode with Balaam. 9 Then God came the left. 27 And when the asse sawe the Angell of
vnto Balaam, and sayde, What men are these the Lord, she lay downe vnder Balaam: therefore
with thee? 10 And Baalam said vnto God, Balak Balaam was very wroth, and smote the asse with
ye sonne of Zippor, king of Moab hath set vnto a staffe. 28 Then the Lord opened the mouth of
me, saying, 11 Beholde, there is a people come the asse, and she saide vnto Balaam, What haue I
out of Egypt and couereth the face of the earth: done vnto thee, that thou hast smitten me nowe
come nowe, curse them for my sake: so it may three times? 29 And Balaam saide vnto the asse,
Because thou hast mocked me: I woulde there
be that I shalbe able to ouercome them in battell,