8
He said to them, "Spend the night here, and I will return, and I will return word to you, just as Yahweh speaks to me." So the princes of Moab stayed with Balaam.
9
And God came to Balaam and said, "Who [are] these men with you?"
10
And Balaam said to God, "Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab, sent [word] to me,
11
'Look! A people went out from Egypt. Look! They cover {the surface of the land}. Now, go, curse them for me. Perhaps I will be able to attack them and drive them out."
12
God said to Balaam, "You will not go with them; you will not curse the people, because they [are] blessed."
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