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+1 Lad they journeyed from mount Hor, the way of the Red fea, to compafs the of Edma: and the foul of the people mach ducouraged becaufe of the way. And the people fpake against God, and Mefes, Wherefore have ye brought us of Egypt to die in the wildernefs? for no bread, neither is there any water; foul luatheth this light bread. And the LORD fent fiery ferpents among people, and they bit the people; and pape of lirael died.

Terefore the people came to Mofes, Faid, We have finned; for we have fpoin the LORD, and against thee: uite the LORD, that he take away the a fren us. And Mofes prayed for the

And the Loan faid unto Mofes, Make a fiery ferpent, and fet it upon a poie it fall com: to pafs, that every one atten, when he looketh upon it, thall

:

9 And Mofes made a ferpent of brafs, and it apuna pole; and it came to pass, that

if a ferpent had bitten any man, when he be held the ferpent of brafs he lived.

10 And the children of Ifracl fet fore ward, and pitched in Oboth.

11 And they journeyed from Oboth, and pitched at lje-abarim, in the wilderness which is before Moab, toward the fun-rifing.

12 From thence they removed, and pitched in the valley of Zared.

13 From thence they removed, and pitched on the other fide of Arnon, which is in the wildernefs that cometh out of the coatts of the Amorites: for Arnon is the border of Moab, between Moab and the Amorites.

14 Wherefore it is faid in the book of the wars of the LORD, What he did in the Red fea, and in the brooks of Arnon,

15 And at the ftream of the brooks that goeth down to the dwelling of Ar, and lieth upon the border of Moab.

16 And from thence they went to Beer; that is the well whereof the LORD fpake unto Mofes, Gather the people together, and I will give them water.

17 Then Ifracl fang this fong, Spring up, O well; fing ye unto it:

18 The princes digged the well, the nobles of the people digged it, by the direction of the lawgiver with their taves. And from the wiklernefs they went to Mattanah:

19 And from Mattanah to Nahaliel and from Nahalel to Bamoth:

20 And from Bamoth in the valley, that is

in the country of Moab, to the top of Pisgah, which looketh toward Jefhimon.

21 And Ifrael fent meffengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites, faying,

22 Let me pafs through thy land: we will not turn into the fields, or into the vineyards; we will not drink of the waters of the well; but we will go along by the kings high-way, until we be past thy borders.

23 And Sihon would not fuffer Ifrael to pafs through his border; but Sihon gathered all his people together, and went out against Ifrael into the wildernefs: and he came to Jahaz, and fought against Ifrael.

24 And Ifrael fmote him with the edge of the word, and poffeffed his land from Arnon unto Jabbok, even unto the children of Ammon for the border of the children of Ammonas trong.

25 And Ifrael took all thefe cities: and Ifrael dwelt in all the cities of the Amorites, in Hefhbon, and in all the villages thereof.

26 For Hefhbon was the city of Silion the king of the Amorites, who had fought againft the former king of Moab, and taken all his land out of his hand, even unto Arnon.

27 Wherefore they that fpeak in proverbs fay, Come into Hethbon, let the city of Sihon be built and prepared:

28 For there is a fire gone out of Hethbon, a flame from the city of Sihon: it hath confumed Ar of Moab, and the lords of the high places of Arnon.

29 Woe to thee, Moab! thou art undone, O people of Chemoth! he hath given his fons that cfcaped, and his daughters, into captivity unto Sihon king of the Amorites.

30 We have thot at them; Hefhbon is perished even unto Dibon, and we have laid

them wafte, even unto Nopkah, which reacheth unto Medeba.

Thus Ifrael dwelt in the land of the

31 Amorites.

32 And Mofes fent to fpv out Jaazer, and they took the villages thereof, and drove out the Amorites that were there.

33 And they turned, and went up by the way of Bafhan and Og the king of Bathan went out against them, he and all his people, to the battle at Edrei.

34 And the LORD faid unto Mofes, Fear him not: for I have delivered him into thy hand, and all his people, and his land; and thou shalt do to him as thou didit unto Sihon king of the Amorites, which dwelt at Hefbbon.

35 So they fmote him, and his fons, and all his people, until there was none left him alive: and they poffeffed his land.

CHAP. XXII.

a Balaks first message for Balaam is rejected: 15 his fecond obtaineth him: 22 an angel would have flain him, if kis afs had not faved him: 36 Balak entertaineth him.

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Nd the children of Ifrael fet forward, and pitched in the plains of Moab, on this fide Jordan by Jericho."

2 And Balak, the fon of Zippor, faw all that Ifrael had done to the Amorites.

3 And Moab was fore afraid of the people, because they were many and Moab was diftreffed because of the children of Ifrael.

4 And Moab faid unto the elders of Midian, Now thall this company lick up all that are round about us, as the ox licketh up the grafs of the field. And Balak, the fon of Zippor, was king of the Moabites at that time.

5 He fent mesengers, therefore, unta Balaam, the fon of Beor, to Pethor, which is by the river of the land of the children of his people, to call him, laying, Behold, there is a people come out from Egypt: behold, they cover the face of the earth, and they abide over against me.

6 Come now, therefore, I pray thee, curfe me this people, for they are too mighty for me: peradventure I shall prevail, that we may fmite them, and that I may drive them out of the land: for I wot that he whom thou bleffeft is bleffed, and he whom thou curfett is curfed.

7 And the elders of Moab, and the elders of Midian, departed with the rewards of divination in their hand; and they came unto Balaam, and fpake unto him the words of Balak. 8 And he faid unto them, Lodge here this night, and I will bring you word again, as the LORD fhall fpeak unto me. princes of Moab abode with Balaam. 9 And God came unto Balaam, and faid, What men are these with thee?

And the

10 And Balaam faid unto God, Balak, the fon of Zipper, king of Moab, hath fent unto me, faying,

II Behold, there is a people come out of Egypt, which covereth the face of the earth: come now, curfe me thein; peradventure I thall be able to overcome them, and drive them out.

12 And God faid unto Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them; thou shalt not carfe the people: for they are bleded.

13 And Balaam rose up in the morning and faid unto the princes of Balak, Get into your land; for the LORD refufeth to g me leave to go with you.

14 And the princes of Moab rose up, they went unto Balak, and fald, Balaan n fufeth to come with us.

15 And Balak fent yet again prince more, and more honourable than they.

16 And they came to Balaam, and faid him, Thus faith Balak, the fon of 2ippre Let nothing, I pray thee, hinder thee fres coming unto me;

17 For I will promote thee unto very great honour, and I will do whatfoever thou lay unto me: come, therefore, I pray thee, care me this people.

18 And Balaam answered and faid unt the servants of Balak, If Balak would giv me his houfe full of filver and gold, 1 tat not go beyond the word of the LORD God, to do lefsor more.

19 Now, therefore, I pray you, tarry all here this night, that I may know what the LORD will fay unto me more.

20 And God came unto Balaam at night, and faid unto him, If the men come to thee, rife up, and go with them; but the word which I fhall fay unto thee,

thalt thou do.

21 And Balaam rofe up in the mornin and faddled his afs, and went with the princi of Moab.

22 And Gods anger was kindled becaule he went: and the angel of the LORD tool the way for an adveriary against him. No he was riding upon his afs, and his two fer vants were with him.

23 And the afs faw the angel of the Lo ftanding in the way, and his Tword drawn in his hand; and the ass turned atide out of the way, and went into the field; and Balaam fmote the afs to turn her into the way.

24 But the angel of the LORD stood in pathi of the vineyards, a wall being on fide, and a wall on that fide.

25 And when the ass faw the angel of the LORD, the thrust herself unto the wall, and cruthed Balaams foot against the wall; and he fmote her again.

26 And the angel of the LORD went fur ther, and flood in a narrow place, where tem no way to turn, either to the right hand or to the left.

27 And when the afs faw the angel of the LORD, the fell down under Balaan: and Balaams anger was kindled, and he frost the afs with a ftaff.

28 And the LORD opened the mouth of the afs, and the faid unto Balaam, What have i done unto thee, that thou hast finittoa më thefe three times?

29 And Balaam faid unto the afs, Becanfe thou haft mocked me: I would there were a fword in mine hand, for now would I thee.

30 And the afs faid unto Balaam, Ama 18] thine afs, upon which thou haft ridden eve fince I was thine unto this day was I eve wont to do so unto thee? And he faid, Nay

31 Then the LORD opened the eyes Balaam, and he faw the angel of the Las ftanding in the way, and his word drawi

30 And Balak did as Balaam had faid, and offered a bullock and aram on every altar. CHAP. XXIV.

Balaam prophefieth Ifraels happiness. And when Balaam faw that it pleafed the LORD to blefs Ifracl, he went not, as at other times to feek for inchantments, but he fet his face toward the wilderness.

2 And Balaam lifted up hiseyes, and he faw Ifrael abiding in his tents, according to their tribes; and the Spirit of God came upon him. 3 And he took up his parable, and faid, Balaam, the fon of Beor, hath faid, and the man whofe eyes are open hath faid;

4 He hath faid, which heard the words of God, which faw the vition of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open: 5 How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob! and thy tabernacles, O Ifrael!

As the valleys are they spread forth, as gardens by the rivers fide, as the trees of Tign-aloes, which the LORD hath planted, and as cedar-trees befide the waters."

7 He fhall pour the water out of his buckets, and his feed fhall be in many waters, and

19 Out of Jacob fhall come le that the have dominion, and thall dettroy him that maineth of the city.

20 And when he looked on Amalek, he too

up his parable, and faid, Amalek was the th of the nations, but his latter end shall be the he perith for ever.

21 And he looked on the Kenites; took up his parable, and faid, Strong is dwelling-place, and thou putteft thy nest is rock :

22 Nevertheless, the Kenite (hall be wait until Afhur fhall carry thee away captive 23 And he took up his parable, and Alas! who shall live when God doeth this? 24 And thips Jhall come from the coat Chittim, and thall afflict Athur, and shall flict Eber, and he also fhall perish for ever 25 And Balaam rofe up, and went and turned to his place: and Balak alio wents way. CHAP. XXV.

1 The Ifraelites whoredom and idolatry Moab. 6 Zimri and Cozbi flain.

Nd Ifrael abode in Shittim, and the

kingdom thall be exalted.

8 God brought him forth out of Egypt; he bath as it were the frength of an unicorn: he thall eat up the nations his enemies, and fhall break their bones,and pierce them through with his arrows.

9 He couched, he lay down as a lion, and as a great lion: who shall ftirhim up? Bleffed is he that bleffeth thee, and curfed is he that curfeth thee.

101 And Balaksanger was kindled against Balaam, and he fmote his hands together: and Balak faid unto Balaam, I called thee to curfe mine enemies, and, behold, thou haft altogether bleffed them there three times.

11 Therefore now flee thou to thy place: Ithought to promote thee unto great honour, but, lo, the LORD hath kept thee back from honour.

12 And Balaam faid unto Balak, Spake I not also to thy messengers, which thou fentelt unto me, faying,

13 If Balak would give me his house full of filver and gold, I cannot go beyond the commandment of the LORD, to do either good or bad of mine own mind; but what the LORD faith, that will I (peak?

14 And now, behold, I go unto my people: come therefore, and I willadvertise thce what this people thall do to thy people in the latter days.

15 And he took up his parable, and faid, Balaam, the fon of Beor, hath faid, and the man whofe eyes are open hath faid;

16 He hath faid, which heard the words of God, and knew the knowledge of the moft High, which faw the vifion of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having hiseyes open: 17 I fhall fee him, but not now; I fhall behold him, but not nigh: there thall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre fhall rife out of Ifrael, and thall fmite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth,

19 And Edom fhall be a possession, Seir allo fhall be a poffeffion for his enemies; and If rael fhall do valiantly.

the daughters of Moab.

2 And they called the people unto the crifices of their gods: and the people did us and bowed down to their gods.

3 And Ifrael joined himself unto Baal-ge and the anger of the LORD was kindled agat Israel.

4 And the LORD faid unto Mofes, Takti the heads of the people, and bang them a before the LORD against the fun, that fierce anger of the LORD may be turnedawi from Ifrael.

5 And Mofes faid unto the judges of Kirst Slay ye every one his men that were join unto Baal-peor.

6 And, behold, one of the children of I rael came, and brought unto his brethren Midtanitifh woman, in the fight of Mofes, in the fight of all the congregation of the ci dren of Ifrael, who were weeping before door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

7 And when Phinchas, the for of Eleasa the fon of Aaron the pricft, saw it, he rose g from among the congregation, and tooki javelin in his hand;

8 And he went after the man of Ifraeliet the tent, and thruft both of them through the man of Ifrael, and the woman throm her belly. So the plague was stayed fram á children of Ifrael.

9 And thofe that died in the plague wen twenty and four thousand.

10 And the LORD fpake unto Mofes, fay ing,

1 Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the fin of Aaron the pricft, hath turned my wrath away from the children of Ifracl, while t was zealous for my fake among them, th I consumed not the children of Ifrael in jealousy.

12 Wherefore fay, Behold, I give anto lás my covenant of peace.

13 And he thall have it, and his feed am him, even the covenant of an everlattı) pretthood; because he was zealous for %. God, and made an atonement for the ch dren of Israel.

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