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And the angel of the LORDsaid unto him, Wherefore hast thou smitten thine ass these threetimes? behold, I went out to withstand thee, because thy way is perverse before me:
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And the asssaw me, and turned from me these threetimes:unless she had turned from me, surely now also I had slain thee, and saved her alive .
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And Balaamsaid unto the angel of the LORD, I have sinned ; for I knew not that thou stoodest in the wayagainst me: now therefore, if it displease thee* , I will get me back again .
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And the angel of the LORDsaid unto Balaam,Go with the men: but only the word that I shall speak unto thee, that thou shalt speak . So Balaamwent with the princes of Balak.
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And when Balakheard 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 utmostcoast.
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And Balaksaid unto Balaam, Did I not earnestlysend unto thee to call thee? wherefore camest thou not unto me? am I not ableindeed to promote thee to honour ?
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And Balaamsaid unto Balak, Lo, I am come unto thee: have I now any power at all to say any thing? the word that Godputteth in my mouth, that shall I speak .
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And Balaamwent with Balak, and they came unto Kirjathhuzoth*.
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And Balakofferedoxen and sheep, and sent to Balaam, and to the princes that were with him.
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And it came to pass on the morrow, that BalaktookBalaam, and brought him up into the high places of Baal, that thence he might see the utmost part of the people.