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He said to them, "Spend the night here and I'll bring back to you a word exactly as the LORD speaks to me." So the officials of Moab stayed with Balaam.
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God came to Balaam and said, "Who are these men with you?"
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Balaam said to God, "Moab's King Balak, Zippor's son, sent them to me with the message,
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‘A people has come out of Egypt and covered the land. Now come and curse them for me. Perhaps I'll be able to fight against them and drive them out.'"
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God said to Balaam, "Don't go with them. Don't curse the people, because they are blessed."