Numbers 22:33   (Read all of Numbers 22)

The donkey saw me and turned away from me these three times. If it had not turned away, I would certainly have killed you by now, but I would have spared it."

Numbers 22:34   (Read all of Numbers 22)

Balaam said to the angel of the Lord, "I have sinned. I did not realize you were standing in the road to oppose me. Now if you are displeased, I will go back."

Numbers 22:35   (Read all of Numbers 22)

The angel of the Lord said to Balaam, "Go with the men, but speak only what I tell you." So Balaam went with Balak's officials.

Numbers 22:37   (Read all of Numbers 22)

Balak said to Balaam, "Did I not send you an urgent summons? Why didn't you come to me? Am I really not able to reward you?"

Numbers 22:38   (Read all of Numbers 22)

"Well, I have come to you now," Balaam replied. "But I can't say whatever I please. I must speak only what God puts in my mouth."

Numbers 23:3   (Read all of Numbers 23)

Then Balaam said to Balak, "Stay here beside your offering while I go aside. Perhaps the Lord will come to meet with me. Whatever he reveals to me I will tell you." Then he went off to a barren height.

Numbers 23:11   (Read all of Numbers 23)

Balak said to Balaam, "What have you done to me? I brought you to curse my enemies, but you have done nothing but bless them!"

Numbers 23:13   (Read all of Numbers 23)

Then Balak said to him, "Come with me to another place where you can see them; you will not see them all but only the outskirts of their camp. And from there, curse them for me."

Numbers 23:15   (Read all of Numbers 23)

Balaam said to Balak, "Stay here beside your offering while I meet with him over there."

Numbers 23:26   (Read all of Numbers 23)

Balaam answered, "Did I not tell you I must do whatever the Lord says?"

Numbers 23:27   (Read all of Numbers 23)

Then Balak said to Balaam, "Come, let me take you to another place. Perhaps it will please God to let you curse them for me from there."

Numbers 24:5   (Read all of Numbers 24)

"How beautiful are your tents, Jacob, your dwelling places, Israel!

Numbers 24:9   (Read all of Numbers 24)

Like a lion they crouch and lie down, like a lioness-who dares to rouse them? "May those who bless you be blessed and those who curse you be cursed!"

Numbers 24:10   (Read all of Numbers 24)

Then Balak's anger burned against Balaam. He struck his hands together and said to him, "I summoned you to curse my enemies, but you have blessed them these three times.

Numbers 24:11   (Read all of Numbers 24)

Now leave at once and go home! I said I would reward you handsomely, but the Lord has kept you from being rewarded."

Numbers 24:12   (Read all of Numbers 24)

Balaam answered Balak, "Did I not tell the messengers you sent me,

Numbers 24:14   (Read all of Numbers 24)

Now I am going back to my people, but come, let me warn you of what this people will do to your people in days to come."

Numbers 24:21   (Read all of Numbers 24)

Then he saw the Kenites and spoke his message: "Your dwelling place is secure, your nest is set in a rock;

Numbers 24:22   (Read all of Numbers 24)

yet you Kenites will be destroyed when Ashur takes you captive."

Numbers 25:5   (Read all of Numbers 25)

So Moses said to Israel's judges, "Each of you must put to death those of your people who have yoked themselves to the Baal of Peor."

Numbers 25:18   (Read all of Numbers 25)

They treated you as enemies when they deceived you in the Peor incident involving their sister Kozbi, the daughter of a Midianite leader, the woman who was killed when the plague came as a result of that incident."

Numbers 27:7   (Read all of Numbers 27)

"What Zelophehad's daughters are saying is right. You must certainly give them property as an inheritance among their father's relatives and give their father's inheritance to them.

Numbers 27:13   (Read all of Numbers 27)

After you have seen it, you too will be gathered to your people, as your brother Aaron was,

Numbers 27:14   (Read all of Numbers 27)

for when the community rebelled at the waters in the Desert of Zin, both of you disobeyed my command to honor me as holy before their eyes." (These were the waters of Meribah Kadesh, in the Desert of Zin.)