The people bit by fiery ferpents. NUMBERS. Sibon and Og flaine 2 And Israel vowed a vow unto the 18 The princes digged the well, the LORD, and faid, If thou wilt indeed deliver this people into my hand, then I will utterly destroy their cities. 3 And the LORD hearkened to the voice of Ifrael, and delivered up the Canaanites; and they utterly destroyed them and their cities: and he called the name of the place Hormah. 4 And they journeyed from mount Hor by the way of the Red fea, to compafs the land of Edom: and the foul of the people was much difcouraged because of the way. 5 And the people spake against God, and against Mofes, Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wisderness? for there is no bread, neither is there any water; and our foul lotheth this light bread. 6 And the LORD fent fiery ferpents among the people, and they bit the people; and much people of Ifrael died. 7 Therefore the people came to Mofes, and faid, We have finned, for we have spoken against the LORD, and against thee; pray unto the LORD, that he take away the ferpents from us. And Mofes prayed for the people. 8 And the Lord faid unto Mofes, Make thee a fiery ferpent, and fet it upon a pole: and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten, when he looketh upon it, shall live. 9 And Mofes made a ferpent of brass, and put it upon a pole, and it came to pass, that if a ferpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the ferpent of brass, he lived. 10 And the children of Ifrael fet forward, and pitched in Oboth. 11 And they journeyed from Oboth, and pitched at Ije-abarim, in the wilderness which is before Moab, toward the funrifing. 12 From thence they removed, and pitched in the valley of Zared. nobles of the people digged it, by the direction of the lawgiver, with their staves. And from the wilderness they went to Mattanah: 19 And from Mattanah to Nahaliel and from Nahaliel to Bamoth : 20 And from Bamoth in the valley, that is in the country of Moab, to the top of Pifgah, which looketh toward Jeshimon. 21 And Ifrael fent messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites, faying, 22 Let me pass through thy land: we will not turn into the fields, or into the vineyards; we will not drink of the wa. ters of the well: but we will go along by the king's high way, until we be paft thy borders. 23 And Sihon would not fuffer Ifrael to pass 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 smote him with the edge of the fword, and poffeffed his land from Arnon unto Jabbok, even unto the children of Ammon: for the border of the children of Ammon was strong. 25 And Ifrael took all these cities: and Ifrael dwelt in all the cities of the Amorites, in Heshbon, and in all the villages thereof. 26 For Heshbon was the city of Sihon the king of the Amorites, who had fought against the former king of Moab, and taken all his land out of his hand, even unto Arnon. 27 Wherefore they that speak in proverbs fay, Come into Heshbon, let the city of Sihon be built and prepared : 28 For there is a fire gone out of Hesh. bon, 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 un13 From thence they removed, and done, O people of Chemosh: he hath pitched on the other fide of Arnon, given his fons that escaped, and his which is in the wilderness that cometh daughters, into captivity unto Sihon king out of the coast 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 stream 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 Ifrael fang this fong, Spring up, O well; fing-ye unto it; of the Amorites. 30 We have shot at them; Heshbon is perifshed even unto Dibon, and we have laid them wafte even unto Nophah, which reacheth unto Medeba. 31 Thus Ifrael dwelt in the land of the Amorites 32 And Mofes sent to spy out Jaazer, and they took the villages thereof, and drove out the Amorites that quere there. 33 And they turned and went up by the way of Bashan: and Og the king of Bafhan went out against them, he, and all his people, to the battle at Edrei. 34 And Balak fendeth for Balaam : Chap. xxii. An angel would have flain him. shalt not go with them; thou shalt not curse the people: for they are blessed. 34 And the LORD said 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 didst unto Sihon king of the Amorites, which dwelt at Heshbon. 35 So they smote him, and his fons, and all his people, until there was none left him alive: and they poffeffed his land. CHAP. XXII. Balak's first message for Balaam is rejected. 15 His fecond obtaineth him. 22 An angel would have flain him, if his ass had not faved him. 36 Balak entertaineth him. 13 And Balaam rose up in the morning, and faid unto the princes of Balak, Get you into your land: for the Lord refuseth to give me leave to go with you. 14 And the princes of Moab rose up, and they went unto Balak, and faid, Balaam refufeth to come with us. 15 And Balak fent yet again princes, more, and more honourable than they. 16 And they came to Balaam, and faid to him, Thus faith Balak the fon of Zippor, Let nothing, I pray thee, hinder AND the children of Ifrael fet for- thee from coming unto me: ward, and pitched in the plains of Moab on this fide Jordan by Jericho. 17 For I will promote thee unto very great honour, and I will do whatsoever thou fayest unto me: come therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people. 2 And Balak the fon of Zippor faw all that Ifrael had done to the Amorites. 3 And Moab was fore afraid of the 18 And Balaam anfwered and faid unto people, because they were many: and the fervants of Balak, If Balak would Moab was distressed because of the chil-give me his house full of filver and gold, I dren of Ifrael. 4 And Moab faid unto the elders of Midian, Now shall this company lick up all that are round about us, as the ox licketh up the grass of the field. And Balak the fon of Zippor was king of the Moabites at that time. 5 He fent messengers therefore unto Balaam the fon of Beor to Pethor, which is by the river of the land of the children of his people, to call him, faying, 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, curse me this people; for they are too mighty for me: peradventure I shall prevail, that we may smite them, and that I may drive them out of the land: for I wot that he whom thou blessest is bleffed, and he whom thou curseft is cursed. 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 spake 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 shall speak unto me: and the princes of Moab abode with Balaam. 9 And God came unto Balaam, and faid, What men are these with thee? 10 And Balaam said unto God, Balak the fon of Zippor, king of Moab, hath fent unto me, faying, Behold, there is a people come out of Egypt, which covercth the face of the earth: come now, curse me them; peradventure I shall be able to overcome them, and drive them out... Ja And God faid unto Balaam, Thou cannot go beyond the word of the LORD my God, to do less or more. 19 Now therefore, I pray you, tairy ye alfo here this night, that I may know what the LORD will say unto me more. 20 And God came unto Balaam at night, and faid unto him, If the men come to call thee, rise up, and go with them; but yet the word which I shall say unto thee, that shalt thou do. 21 And Balaam rose up in the morning, and faddled his afs, and went with the princes of Moab. 22 And God's anger was kindled because he went: and the angel of the LORD stood in the way for an adversary against him. Now he was riding upon his ass, and his two servants were with him. 23 And the ass saw the angel of the LORD standing in the way, and his fword drawn in his hand and the ass turned afide out of the way, and went into the field: and Balaam smote the ass, to turn her into the way. 24 But the angel of the LORD stood in a path of the vineyards, a wall being on this fide, and a wall on that fide. 25 And when the afs faw the angel of the LORD, she thruft herself unto the wall, and crushed Balaam's foot against the wall and he smote her again. 26 And the angel of the LORD went further, and stood in a narrow place, where was no way to turn either to the right hand or to the left. 27 And when the afs faw the angel of the LORD, she fell down under Balaam: and Balaam's anger was kindled, and he fmote the afs with a staff. 28 And the LORD opened the mouth Balaam's afs speaketh. NUMBERS. Balaam's parables. of the afs, and the faid unto Balaam, AND Balaam faid unto Balak, Buid What have I done unto thee, that haft smitten me these three times? 29 And Balaam faid unto the afs, Because thou hast mocked me: I would there were a sword in mine hand, for now would I kill thee. me here seven altars, and prepare me here feven oxen and feven rams. 2 And Balak did as Balaam had spoken; and Balak and Balaam offered on every altar a bullock and a ram. 3 And Balaam faid unto Balak, Stand by thy burnt offering, and I will go: per 30 And the afs faid unto Balaam, Am not I thine afs, upon which thou hast adventure the LORD will come to meet ridden ever fince I avas thine unto this day? was I ever wont to do so unto thee? And he faid, Nay. 31 Then the LORD opened the eyes of Balaam, and he faw the angel of the LORD standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand: and he bowed down his head, and fell flat on his face. 32 And the angel of the LORD faid anto him, Wherefore haft thou smitten thine ass these three times? behold, I went out to withstand thee, because thy way is perverse before me : 33 And the ass saw me, and turned from me these three times: unless she had turned from me, furely now alfo I had flain thee, and faved her alive. 34 And Balaam faid unto the angel of the LORD, I have finned; for I knew not that thou stoodeft in the way against me: now therefore, if it difplease thee, I will get me back again. 35 And the angel of the LORD faid unto Balaam, Go with the men: but only the word that I shall fpeak unto thee, that thou shalt speak. So Balaam went with the princes of Balak. 36 And when Balak heard 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 utmoft coaft. me: and whatsoever he theweth me I will tell thee. And he went to an high place. 4 And God met Balaam: and he faid unto him, I have prepared seven altars, and I have offered upon every altar a bullock and a ram. 5 And the LORD put a word in Balaam's mouth, and faid, Return unto Balak, and thus thou shalt fpeak. 6. And he returned unto him, and, lo, he stood by his burnt facrifice, he, and all the princes of Moab. 77 And he took up his parable, and faid, Balak the king of Moab hath brought. me from Aram, out of the mountains of the east, faying, Come, curse me Jacob, and come, defy Ifrael. 8 How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? or how shall I defy, whom the LORD hath not defied? 9 For from the top of the rocks I fee him, and from the hills I behold him: lo, the people shall dwell alone, and thall not be reckoned among the nations. rổ Who can count the duft of Jacob, and the number of the fourth part of Ifrael? Let me die the death of the righteous, and let my last end be like his! 11 And Balak faid unto Balaam, What haft thou done unto me? I took thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou haft blefled them altogether. 12 And he anfwered and faid, Muft I not take heed to speak that which the LORD hath put in my mouth? 37 And Balak faid unto Balaam, Did I not earnestly fend unto thee to call thee? wherefore camest thou not unto me? am I not able indeed to promote 13 And Balak faid unto him, Come, thee to honour? I pray thee, with me unto another place, 38 And Balaam faid unto Balak, Lo, from whence thou mayeft fee them: I am come unto thee: have I now any power at all to say any thing? the word that God putteth in my mouth, that shall I fpeak. 39 And Balaam went with Balak, and they came unto Kirjath-huzoth. 40 And Balak offered oxen and sheep, and fent to Balaam, and to the princes that qwere with him. 41 And it came to pass on the morrow, that Balak took Balaam, and brought him up into the high places of Baal, that thence he might fee the utmost part of the people. CHAP. XXIII. thou shalt fee but the uttermost part of them, and shalt not fee them all: and curse me them from thence. 14 And he brought him into the field of Zophim, to the top of Pifgah, and built feven altars, and offered a bullock and a ram on every altar. 15 And he faid unto Balak, Stand here by thy burnt offering, while I meet the LORD yonder. 16 And the LORD met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and faid, Go again unto Balak, and fay thus. 17 And when he came to him, behold, he stood by his burnt offering, and the 1, 13, 28 Balak's facrifices. 7, 18 Ba- princes of Moab with him. And Balak laam's parables. faid Balaam prophefieth Chap. xxiv. Ifrael's happiness. Laid unto him, What hath the LORD Balaam the son of Beor hath faid, and Whoredom and idolatry of Ifracl. NUMBERS. Spoken? 18 And he took up his parable, and faid, Rise up, Balak, and hear; hearken unto me, thou fon of Zippor: 19 God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good? 20 Behold, I have received commandment to bless: and he hath blessed; and I cannot reverse it. 21 He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob, neither hath he seen perverseness in Ifrael: the LORD his God is with him, and the shout of a king is among them. 22 God brought them out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn. 23 Surely there is no enchantment against Jacob, neither is there any divination against Ifrael: according to this time it shall be faid of Jacob and of Ifrael, What hath God wrought! 24 Behold, the people shall rise up as a great lion, and lift up himself as a young lion: he shalt not lie down until he eat of the prey, and drink the blood of the flain. 25 And Balak faid unto Balaam, Neither curse them at all, nor bless them at all. 26 But Balaam answered and faid unto Balak, Told not I thee, faying, All that the LORD speaketh, that I must do ? 27 And Balak faid unto Balaam, Come, I pray thee, I will bring thee unto another place; peradventure it will please God that thou mayeft curse me them from thence. 28 And Balak brought Balaam unto the top of Peor, that looketh toward Jeshimon. 29 And Balaam faid unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here feven bullocks and seven rams. 30 And Balak did as Balaam had faid, and offered a bullock and a ram on every altar. the man whose eyes are open hath faid: 4 He hath faid, which heard the words of God, which saw the vifion 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! 6 As the valleys are they spread forth, as gardens by the river's fide, as the trees of lign aloes which the Lord hath planted, and as cedar trees beside the waters. 7 He shall pour the water out of his buckets, and his feed shall be in many waters, and his king shall be higher than Agag, and his kingdom shall be exalted. 8 God brought him forth out of Egypt; he hath as it were the ftrength of an unicorn: he shall eat up the nations his enemies, and shall 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 ftir him up? Bleffed is he that blesseth thee, and cursed is he that curseth thee. 10 And Balak's anger was kindled against Balaam, and he smote his hands together: and Balak faid unto Balaam, I called thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou haft altogether blessed them these three times. II Therefore now flee thou to thy place: I thought 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 alfo to thy messengers which thou fentest 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 speak? 14 And now, behold, I go unto my people come therefore, and I will advertise thee what this people shall do to thy people in the latter days. 15 And he took up his parable, and faid, Balaam the fon of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath faid : 16 He hath faid, which heard the words of God, and knew the knowledge of the most high, which faw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open: 17 I shall fee him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Scepter shall rise out of Ifrael, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth. 18 And Edom shall be a poffeffion, Seir К3 alfo also shall be a poffeffion for his enemies; and Israel shall do valiantly. 19 Out of Jacob shall come he that shall have dominion, and shall destroy him that remaineth of the city. 20 And when he looked on Amalek, he took up his parable, and faid, Amalek was the first of the nations; but his latter end shall be that he perish for ever. 21 And he looked on the Kenites, and took up his parable, and faid, Strong is thy dwelling place, and thou puttest thy pest in a rock. 22 Nevertheless the Kenite shall be wasted, until Asshur shall carry thee away captive. 23 And he took up his parable, and faid, Alas, who shall live when God doeth this! 24 And ships shall come from the coast of Chittim, and shall afflict Asshur, and shall afflict Eber, and he also shall perish for ever. 25 And Balaam rose up, and went and returned to his place and Balak alfo went his way. Ifrael numbered. 10 And the LORD spake unto Mofes, faying, II Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, hath turned my wrath away from the children of Ifrael, while he was zealous for my fake among them, that I confumed not the children of Ifrael in my jealoufy. 12 Wherefore say, Behold, I give unto him my covenant of peace: 13 And he shall have it, and his feed after him, even the covenant of an everlafting priesthood; because he was zealous for his God, and made an atonement for the children of Ifrael. 14 Now the name of the Ifraelite that was flain, even that was flain with the Midianitish woman, was Zimri, the fon of Salu, a prince of a chief house among the Simeonites. 15 And the name of the Midianitish woman that was flain was Cozbi, the daughter of Zur; he was head over a people, and of a chief house in Midian. 16 And the LORD spake unto Mofes, faying, 17 Vex the Midianites, and smite CHAP. XXV. 6 Zimri and Cozbi flain. AND Ifrael abode in Shittim, and the wherewith they have beguiled you in the people began commit whoredom with the daughters of Moab. 2 And they called the people unto the facrifices of their gods: and the people did eat, and bowed down to their gods. 3 And Ifrael joined himfelf unto Baalpeor: and the anger of the LORD was kindled against Ifrael. 1.1 4 And the LORD iaid unto Mofes, Take all the heads of the people, and hang them up before the LORD against the fun, that the fierce anger of the LORD may be turned away from Ifrael. 5 And Mofes faid unto the judges of Ifrael, Slay ye every one his men that were joined unto Baal-peor. 6 And, behold, one of the children of Ifrael came and brought unto his brethren a Midianitish woman in the fight of Mofes, and in the fight of all the congregation of the children of Ifrael, who avere weeping before the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. 7 And when Phinehas, the fon of Eleazar, the fon of Aaron the priest, saw it, he rose up from among the congregation, and took a javelin in his hand; 3 And he went after the man of Ifrael into the tent, and thruft both of them through, the man of Ifrael, and the woman through her belly. So the plague was staved from the children of Ifrael. 9 And those that died in the plague were twenty and four thousand. 18 For they vex you with their wiles, matter and matter of Cozbi, the daughter of a prince of Midian, their fifter, which was flain in the day of the plague for Peor's fake. CHAP. XXVI. Ifrael numbered, 52 The inheritance of the land divided. A ND it came to pass after the plague, that the LORD spake unto Mofes and unto Eleazar the fon of Aaron the priest, saying, 2 Take the fum of all the congregation of the children of Ifrael, from twenty years old and upward, throughout their father's house, all that are able to go to war in Ifrael. 3 And Mofes and Eleazar the priest fpake with them in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho, saying, 4 Take the fum of the people, from twenty years old and upward; as the LORD commanded Mofes and the children of Ifrael, which went forth out of the land of Egypt. 5 Reuben, the eldest fon of Ifrael: the children of Reuben; Hanoch, of whom cometh the family of the Hanochites: of Pallu, the family of the Palluites: 6 Of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites: of Carmi, the family of the Carmites. 7 These are the families of the Reus benites, and they that were numbered of |