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There was no water for the people, so they came together against Moses and Aaron.

how our ancestors went down into Egypt and we lived there for many years. The people of Egypt were cruel to us and our ancestors,

The Israelites answered: "We will go along the main road, and if we or our animals drink any of your water, we will pay for it. We only want to walk through. That's all."

and when all the people learned that Aaron was dead, everyone in Israel cried for him for thirty days.

The people came to Moses and said, "We sinned when we grumbled at you and the Lord . Pray that the Lord will take away these snakes." So Moses prayed for the people.

How terrible for you, Moab! The people of Chemosh are ruined. His sons ran away and his daughters were captured by Sihon, king of the Amorites.

and they are too powerful for me. So come and put a curse on them. Maybe then I can defeat them and make them leave the area. I know that if you bless someone, the blessings happen, and if you put a curse on someone, it happens."

Balaam said to them, "Stay here for the night, and I will tell you what the Lord tells me." So the Moabite leaders stayed with him.

I will pay you very well, and I will do what you say. Come and put a curse on these people for me."

But the donkey said to Balaam, "I am your very own donkey, which you have ridden for years. Have I ever done this to you before?" "No," Balaam said.

Balaam said to Balak, "Build me seven altars here, and prepare seven bulls and seven male sheep for me."

when Balaam gave them this message: "Balak brought me here from Aram; the king of Moab brought me from the eastern mountains. Balak said, ‘Come, put a curse on the people of Jacob for me. Come, call down evil on the people of Israel.'

Then Balak said to him, "Come with me to another place, where you can also see the people. But you can only see part of them, not all of them. Curse them for me from there."

No tricks will work on the people of Jacob, and no magic will work against Israel. People now say about them, ‘Look what God has done for Israel!'

Balaam told Balak, "Build me seven altars here and prepare for me seven bulls and seven male sheep."

He and his descendants will always be priests, because he had great concern for the honor of his God. He removed the sins of the Israelites so they would belong to God."

Divide the land by drawing lots, and the land each tribe gets will be named for that tribe.

"The Lord is the God of the spirits of all people. May he choose a leader for these people,

"Give this command to the Israelites. Tell them: ‘Bring me food offerings made by fire, for a smell that is pleasing to me, and be sure to bring them at the right time.'

This is the burnt offering for every Sabbath, in addition to the daily burnt offering and drink offering.