Numbers 22 KJV

¹And the children of Israel set forward, and pitched in the plains of Moab on this side Jordan [by] Jericho. Jacob Moab Jericho Jordan Moab Moab Moab Plains

²¶ And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites. Amorites Jacob Balak Zippor

³And Moab was sore afraid of the people, because they [were] many: and Moab was distressed because of the children of Israel. Jacob Moab Moab

⁴And Moab said unto the elders of Midian, Now shall this company lick up all [that are] round about us, as the ox licketh up the grass of the field. And Balak the son of Zippor [was] king of the Moabites at that time. Moab Balak Zippor Midian Moab Midian

⁵He sent messengers therefore unto Balaam the son of Beor to Pethor, which [is] by the river of the land of the children of his people, to call him, saying, Behold, there is a people come out from Egypt: behold, they cover the face of the earth, and they abide over against me: Balaam Beor Amaw Egypt Euphrates Pethor River

⁶Come now therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people; for they [are] too mighty for me: peradventure I shall prevail, [that] we may smite them, and [that] I may drive them out of the land: for I wot that he whom thou blessest [is] blessed, and he whom thou cursest is cursed.

⁷And the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with the rewards of divination in their hand; and they came unto Balaam, and spake unto him the words of Balak. Moab Balak Midian Balaam Moab Midian

⁸And he said unto them, Lodge here this night, and I will bring you word again, as the LORD shall speak unto me: and the princes of Moab abode with Balaam. Moab Balaam God Moab

⁹And God came unto Balaam, and said, What men [are] these with thee? Balaam God

¹⁰And Balaam said unto God, Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, hath sent unto me, [saying], Moab Balak Zippor Balaam God Moab

¹¹Behold, [there is] a people come out of Egypt, which covereth the face of the earth: come now, curse me them; peradventure I shall be able to overcome them, and drive them out. Egypt

¹²And God said unto Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them; thou shalt not curse the people: for they [are] blessed. Balaam God

¹³And Balaam rose up in the morning, and said unto the princes of Balak, Get you into your land: for the LORD refuseth to give me leave to go with you. Balak Balaam God

¹⁴And the princes of Moab rose up, and they went unto Balak, and said, Balaam refuseth to come with us. Moab Balak Balaam Moab

¹⁵¶ And Balak sent yet again princes, more, and more honourable than they. Balak

¹⁶And 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: Balak Zippor Balaam

¹⁷For I will promote thee unto very great honour, and I will do whatsoever thou sayest unto me: come therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people.

¹⁸And Balaam answered and said unto the servants of Balak, If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the word of the LORD my God, to do less or more. Balak Balaam God

¹⁹Now therefore, I pray you, tarry ye also here this night, that I may know what the LORD will say unto me more. God

²⁰And God came unto Balaam at night, and said unto him, If the men come to call thee, rise up, [and] go with them; but yet the word which I shall say unto thee, that shalt thou do. Balaam God

²¹And Balaam rose up in the morning, and saddled his ass, and went with the princes of Moab. Moab Balaam Moab

²²¶ And God’s anger was kindled because he went: and the angel of the LORD stood in the way for an adversary against him. Now he was riding upon his ass, and his two servants [were] with him. God the angel of the LORD

²³And the ass saw the angel of the LORD standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand: and the ass turned aside out of the way, and went into the field: and Balaam smote the ass, to turn her into the way. Balaam God the angel of the LORD

²⁴But the angel of the LORD stood in a path of the vineyards, a wall [being] on this side, and a wall on that side. God the angel of the LORD

²⁵And when the ass saw the angel of the LORD, she thrust herself unto the wall, and crushed Balaam’s foot against the wall: and he smote her again. Balaam God the angel of the LORD

²⁶And the angel of the LORD went further, and stood in a narrow place, where [was] no way to turn either to the right hand or to the left. God the angel of the LORD

²⁷And when the ass saw the angel of the LORD, she fell down under Balaam: and Balaam’s anger was kindled, and he smote the ass with a staff. Balaam God the angel of the LORD

²⁸And the LORD opened the mouth of the ass, and she said unto Balaam, What have I done unto thee, that thou hast smitten me these three times? Balaam God

²⁹And Balaam said unto the ass, Because thou hast mocked me: I would there were a sword in mine hand, for now would I kill thee. Balaam

³⁰And the ass said unto Balaam, [Am] not I thine ass, upon which thou hast ridden ever since [I was] thine unto this day? was I ever wont to do so unto thee? And he said, Nay. Balaam

³¹Then the LORD opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel of the LORD standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand: and he bowed down his head, and fell flat on his face. Balaam God the angel of the LORD

³²And the angel of the LORD said unto him, Wherefore hast thou smitten thine ass these three times? behold, I went out to withstand thee, because [thy] way is perverse before me: God the angel of the LORD

³³And the ass saw me, and turned from me these three times: unless she had turned from me, surely now also I had slain thee, and saved her alive.

³⁴And Balaam said unto the angel of the LORD, I have sinned; for I knew not that thou stoodest in the way against me: now therefore, if it displease thee, I will get me back again. Balaam God the angel of the LORD

³⁵And the angel of the LORD said unto Balaam, Go with the men: but only the word that I shall speak unto thee, that thou shalt speak. So Balaam went with the princes of Balak. Balak Balaam God the angel of the LORD

³⁶¶ And when Balak heard that Balaam was come, he went out to meet him unto a city of Moab, which [is] in the border of Arnon, which [is] in the utmost coast. Moab Balak Balaam Moab Arnon Ir-moab

³⁷And Balak said unto Balaam, Did I not earnestly send unto thee to call thee? wherefore camest thou not unto me? am I not able indeed to promote thee to honour? Balak Balaam

³⁸And Balaam said unto Balak, Lo, I am come unto thee: have I now any power at all to say any thing? the word that God putteth in my mouth, that shall I speak. Balak Balaam God

³⁹And Balaam went with Balak, and they came unto Kirjath-huzoth. Balak Balaam Kiriath-huzoth

⁴⁰And Balak offered oxen and sheep, and sent to Balaam, and to the princes that [were] with him. Balak Balaam

⁴¹And it came to pass on the morrow, that Balak took Balaam, and brought him up into the high places of Baal, that thence he might see the utmost [part] of the people. Balak Balaam Baal Bamoth-baal