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The people then came to Moses and said, "We have sinned by speaking against the Lord and against you. Intercede with the Lord so that He will take the snakes away from us." And Moses interceded for the people.

So Moses made a bronze snake and mounted it on a pole. Whenever someone was bitten, and he looked at the bronze snake, he recovered.

From there they went to Beer, the well the Lord told Moses about, "Gather the people so I may give them water."

So Israel lived in the Amorites' land.

So they struck him, his sons, and his whole army until no one was left, and they took possession of his land.

So the Moabites said to the elders of Midian, "This horde will devour everything around us like an ox eats up the green plants in the field." Since Balak son of Zippor was Moab's king at that time,

He said to them, "Spend the night here, and I will give you the answer the Lord tells me." So the officials of Moab stayed with Balaam.

So Balaam got up the next morning and said to Balak's officials, "Go back to your land, because the Lord has refused to let me go with you."

for I will greatly honor you and do whatever you ask me. So please come and put a curse on these people for me!'"

Please stay here overnight as the others did, so that I may find out what else the Lord has to tell me."

When the donkey saw the Angel of the Lord standing on the path with a drawn sword in His hand, she turned off the path and went into the field. So Balaam hit her to return her to the path.

The donkey saw the Angel of the Lord and pressed herself against the wall, squeezing Balaam's foot against it. So he hit her once again.

When the donkey saw the Angel of the Lord , she crouched down under Balaam. So he became furious and beat the donkey with his stick.

Then the Angel of the Lord said to Balaam, "Go with the men, but you are to say only what I tell you." So Balaam went with Balak's officials.

So Balaam went with Balak, and they came to Kiriath-huzoth.

So Balak did as Balaam directed, and they offered a bull and a ram on each altar.

Balaam said to Balak, "Stay here by your burnt offering while I am gone. Maybe the Lord will meet with me. I will tell you whatever He reveals to me." So he went to a barren hill.

So he returned to Balak, who was standing there by his burnt offering with all the officials of Moab.

So Balak took him to Lookout Field on top of Pisgah, built seven altars, and offered a bull and a ram on each altar.

So he returned to Balak, who was standing there by his burnt offering with the officials of Moab. Balak asked him, "What did the Lord say?"