Moses smiteth NUMBERS the Rock. and on the seventh day: and on the bring forth to them water out of the seventh day he shall purify himself, rock: so thou shalt give the congrega and wash bis clothes, and bathe him- tion and their beasts drink. self'in water, and shall be clean at even. 20 But the man that shall be unclean, and shall not purify himself, that soul shall be cut off from among the congregation, because he hath defiled the sanctuary of the LORD: the water of separation hath not been sprinkled upon him; he is unclean. 21 And it shall be a perpetual statute unto them, that he that sprinkleth the water of separation shall wash his clothes; and he that toucheth the water of separation shall be unclean until even. 9And Moses took the rod from before the LORD, as he commanded him. 10 And Moses and Aaron gathered the congregation together before the rock, and he said unto them, Hear now, ye rebels; must we fetch you water out of this rock ? 11 And Moses listed up his hand, and with his rod he emote the rock twice : and the water came out abundantly, and the congregation drank, and their beasts also. 12 T And the LORD spake unto Mo ses and Aaron,Because ye believed me 22 And whatsoever the unclean pernot, to sanctify me in the eyes of the son toucheth shall be unclean; and the soul that toucheth it shall be unclean until even. children of Israel, therefore ye shall not bring this congregation into the land which I have given them. 13 This is the water of Meribah; beHEN came the children of Israel, cause the children of Israel strove with LORD, he was sanctified in CHAP. XX. the desert of Zin in the first month: and the people abode in Kadesh; and Miriam died there, and was buried there. 2 And there was no water for the congregation: and they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron. 3 And the people chode with Moses, and spake, saying, Would God that we had died when our brethren died before the Lord! them. 14¶And Moses sent messengers from Kadesh unto the king of Edom, Thus saith thy brother Israel, Thou knowest all the travail that hath befallen us: 16 How our fathers went down into Egypt, and we have dwelt in Egypt a long tiine; and the Egyptians vexed us, and our fathers: 16 And when we cried unto the Lond, he heard our voice, and sent an angel, and bath brought us forth out of 4 And why have ye brought up the Egypt: and, behold, we are in Kadesh, congregation of the LORD into this wil-a city in the uttermost of thy border. derness, that we and our catile should die there ? 5 And wherefore have ye made us to come up out of Egypt, to bring us in unto this evil place? It is no place of seed, or of figs, or of vines, or of pomegranates; neither is there any water to drink. 6 And Moses and Aaron went from the presence of the assembly unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and they fell upon their faces, and the glory of the LORD appeared unto them. 7 ¶ And the Lond spake unto Moses, saying, 1 17 Let us pass, I pray thee, through thy country: we will not pass through the fields, or through the vineyards, neither will we drink of the water of the wells: we will go by the king's high-way, we will not turn to the right band nor to the left, until we have passed thy borders. 18 And Edom said unto him, Thou shalt not pass by me, lest I come out against thee with a sword. 19 And the children of Israel said unto him, We will go by the highway and if I and my cattle drink of thy water, then I will pay for it: I will only, without doing any thing else, go through on my feet. 8 Take the rod, and gather thou the assembly together, thou, and Aaron 20 And he said, Thou shalt not go thy brother, and speak ye unto the through. And Edom came out ngajusi rock before their eyes and it shall him with much people and with a give forth his water, and thou shalt strong band. CHAP. XXL The brusen serpent appoiixed. 21 Thus Edom refused to give Israel neither is there any water; and our Passage through his border: where- soul loatheth this light bread. fore Israel turned away from him. 6 And the LORD sent fiery serpents 22 T And the children of Israel, even among the people, and they bit the peothe whole congregation, journeyed pl; and much people of Israel died. from Kadesh, and came unto mount 7 T Therefore the people came to Moses, and said, We have sinued, for we have spoken against the LORD, and Hor. 23 And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron in mount Hor, by the coast against thee; pray unto the LORD, of the land of Edom, saying, that he take away the serpents from 24 Aaron shall be gathered unto his us. And Moses prayed for the people. 8 And the Lono said unto Moses, people: for he shall not enter into the land which I have given unto the chil-Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it dren of Israel, because ye rebelled upon a pole; and it shall come to pass, against my word at the water of Me-that every one that is bitten, when he looketh upon it, shall live. ribal. 9 And Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a pole, and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent of 25 Take Aaron and Eleazar his son, and bring them up into mount Hor; 26 And strip Aaron of his garments, and put them upon Eleazar his son: and Aaron shall be gathered unto his brass, he lived. people, and shall die there. 10 And the children of Israel set 27 And Moses did as the LORD com-forward, and pitched in Oboth. manded: and they went up into mount 11 And they journeyed from Oboth, Hor in the sight of all the congregation. and pitched at Ijc-abarim, in the wil28 And Moses stripped Aaron of his derness which is before Moab, toward garments, and put them upon Eleazar the sun-rising. his son; and Aaron died there in the 12T From thence they removed, and top of the mount: and Moses and Elea-pitched in the valley of Zared. zar came down from the mount. 13 From thence they removed, and 29 And when all the congregation|pitched on the other side of Ammon, saw that Aaron was dead, they mourn-[which is in the wilderness that cometh ed for Aaron thirty days, even all the fout of the coasts of the Amorites: for house of Israel. Arnon is the border of Moab, between Moab and the Amorites. A CHAP. XXI. ND when king Arad, the Canaanite, which dwelt in the south, heard tell that Israel came by the way of the spies; then he fought againt Is. rael, and took some of them prisoners. 2 And Israel vowed a vow unto the Lond, and said, If thou wilt indeed| deliver this people into my hand, then I will utterly destroy their cities. 14 Wherefore it is said in the book of the wars of the Lond, What he did in the Red Sea, and in the brooks of Arnon, 15 And at the stream of the brooks that goe!h down to the dwelling of Ar, and fieth upon the border of Moab. 16 And from thence they went to Beer: that is, the well whereof the LORD spake unto Moses, Gather the people 3 And the LORD hearkened to the together, and I will give them water, voice of Israel, and delivered up the 17 T Then Israel sang this song, Canaanites; and they utterly destroy-Spring up, O well: sing ye unto it: ed them and their cities: and he called The name of the place Horinah. T And they journeyed from mount Hor by the way of the Red Sea, to compass the land of Edom; and the soul of the people was much discouraged because of the way. 18 The princes digged the well, the nobles of the people digged it, by the direction of the lawgiver, with their staves. And from the wilderness they wou to Mattanah: 19 And from Mattanah to Nahaliel: and from Nabaliel to Bamoth: 5 And the people spake against God,| 20 And from Bamoth in the valley and against Moses, Wherefore have ye that is in the country of Moab, to the brought us up out of Egypt to die in top of Pisgah, which looketh toward the wilderness? for there is no bread, Jeshimon." Sthon and Og overcome NUMBERS. Balak and Balaam. 21 ¶ And Israel sent messengers unto (and his land; and thou shalt do to him Sihon king of the Amorites, saying, as thou didst uuto Sihon, king of the 22 Let me pass through thy land: we Amorites, which dwelt at Heshbon. will not turn into the fields, or into the 35 So they smote him, and his sons, vineyards; we will not drink of the and all his people, until there was waters of the well: but we will go none left him alive: and they pos along by the king's high-way, until we sessed bis land. be past thy borders. CHAP. XXII. 23 And Sibon would not suffer Israel AND the children of Israel set for to pass through his border: but Sihonward, and pitched in the plains of gathered all his people together, and Moab, on this side Jordan, by Jericho. went out against Israel into the wil- 2 T And Balak the son of Zippor saw derness: and he came to Junaz, and all thatIsrael had done to the Amorites. fought against Israel. 3 And Moab was sore afraid of the people, because they were many; and Moab was distressed because of the children of Israel. 24 And Israel smote him with the edge of the sword, and possessed lus land from Arnon untoJabbok,even unto the children of Ammon: for the border of the children of Ammon was strong. 25 And Israel took all these cities: and Israel dwelt in all the cities of the Amorites, in Heshbon, and in all the villages thereof. 4 And Moab said 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 son of Zippor was king of the Moabites at that time. 26 For Heshbon was the city of Si- 5 He sent messengers therefore unto hon the king of the Amorites, who had Balaam, the son of Beor, to Pethor, fought against the former king of Mo-which is by the river of the land of the ab, and taken all his land out of his children of his people, to call him, say hand, even unto Arnon. ing, Behold, there is a people come 27 Wherefore they that speak in out from Eygpt: behold, they cover proverbs say, Come into Heslibon, let the face of the earth, and they abide the city of Sibon be built and pre-over against me. pared: 6 Come now therefore, I pray thee, 28 For there is a fire gone out of curse me this people; for they are Heshbon, a flame from the city of Si- too mighty for me; peradventure I hon: it hath consumed Ar of Moab, shall prevail, that we may smite them, and the lords of the high places of and that 1 may drive them out of the Amon. land: for I wot that he whom thou 29 Woe to thee, Moab! thou art un-blessest is blessed, and he whom thou done, O people of Chemosh! he hath cursest is cursed. given his sons that escaped, and his 7 And the elders of Moab and the daughters, into captivity unto Sihon, elders of Midian departed with the reking of the Amorites. wards of divination in their hand; and they came unto Balaam, and spake unto him the words of Balak. 30 We have shot at them: Heshhon is perished even unto Dibon, and we have laid them waste even unto Nophah, which reacheth unto Medeba. 31 Thus Israel dwelt in the land of the Amorites. 32 And Moses sent to spy out Jaazer, and they took the villages thereof, and drove out the Amorites that were there. 33 T And they turned, and went up oy the way of Bashan and Og the king of Bashan went out against them, be, and all his people, to the battle at Edrei. 8. And he said unto them, Lodge here this night, and I will bring you word jagain, as the LORD shall speak unto me. And the princes of Moab abode with Balaam. 9 And God came unto Balaam, and said, What men are these with thee? 10 And Balaam said unto God, Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, hath sent unto me, saying, 11 Behold, there is a people come out of Egypt, which covereth the face of 34 And the LORD said unto Moscs, the earth: come now, curse me them ; Fear him not: for I have delivered peradventure I shall be able to overaim into thy hand, and all his people, come them, and drive them out. Bolaam's journey CHAP. XXII. to Balak. 12. And God said unto Balaam, Thou where was no way to turn either to shalt not go with them; thou shalt not the right hand or to the left. curse the people: for they are blessed. 27 And when the ass saw the angel of 13 And Balaam rose up in the morn-the LORD, she fell down und. Baing,and said unto the princes of Balak, laam: and Balaam's anger was kinGet you into your land; for the LonDdled, and he smote the ass with a staff. refuseth to give me leave to go with you. 28 And the LORD opened the mouth. of the ass, and she said unto Balaam, What have I done unto thee, that thou hast smitten me these three times ? 29 And Balaam said unto the ass,Because thou hast mocked me: I would there were a sword in my hand, for now would I kill thee. 30 And the ass said unto Balaam, Am not I thine ass, upon which thou hast ridden ever since I was thine unto this day? was I ever wont to do so unto thee? And he said, Nay. 14 And the princes of Moab rose up, and they went unto Balak, and said, Balaam refuseth to come with us. 15 ¶And Balak sent yet again princes, more, and more honourable than they. 16 And they came to Balaam, and said to him, Thus saith Balak the son of Zippor, Let nothing, I pray thee, hinder thee from coming unto me : 17 For I will promote thee unto very great honour, and I will do whatsoever thou sayest unto me: come therefore, 31 Then the LORD opened the eyes I pray thee, curse me this people. of Balaam, and be saw the angel of the Is And Balaam answered and said LORD standing in the way, and his unto the servants of Balak, If Balak sword drawn in his hand and he would give me his house full of silver bowed down his head, and fell flat on and gold, I cannot go beyond the word his face. of the LORD my God,to do less or more. 32 And the angel of the LORD said 19 Now therefore, I pray you, tarry unto him, Wherefore hast thou smitye also here this night, that I may ten thine ass these three times ? beknow what the Lonp will say unto me more. hold, 1 went out to withstand thee,because thy way is perverse before me. 20 And God came unto Balaam at 33 And the ass saw me, and turned night, and said unto him, If the men from me these three times: unless she come to call thee, rise up, and go with had turned from me, surely now also I them; but yet the word which I shall had slain thee, and saved her alive. say unto thee, that shalt thou do. 34 And Balaam said unto the angel 21 And Balaam rose up in the morn-of the LORD, I have sinned; for I ing, and saddled his ass, and went with knew not that thou stoodest in the way the princes of Moab. against me: now therefore, if it dis22 ¶ And God's anger was kindled please thee, I will get me back again. because he went; and the angel of the 35 And the angel of the LORD said LORD stood in the way for an adver-unto Balaam, Go with the men: but sary against him. Now he was riding only the word that I shall speak unto upon his ass,and his two servants were thee, that thou shalt speak. with him. 23 And the ass saw the angel of the| LORD standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand; and the ass turned aside 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 sile, and a wall on that side. 25 And when the ass saw the angel of the LORD, she thrust herself unto the wall,and crushed Balaum's foot against the wall; and he smote her again. 26 And the angel of the LORD went further, end stood in a narrow place So Balaam went with the princes of Balak. 36 T 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 utmost coast, 37 And Balak said unto Balaam, Did I not earnestly send unto thee to call thee? wherefore camest thou not unto me? am I not able indeed to promote thee to honour ? I 38 And Balaam said unto Balak, Lo, 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 speak. 40 And Balak offered oxen and sheep, and sent to Balaam, and to the princes that were with him. Balaam's Parabit. 39 And Balaam went with Balak, and pray thee, with me unto another place, hey came unto Kirjath-huzoth. from whence thou mayest see them. thou shalt see but the utmost part of them, and shalt not see them all: and curse me them from thence. 14 T And he brought him into the field of Zophim, to the top of Pisgah, and built seven altars, and offered a bullock and a ram on every altar. 15 And he said unto Balæk, Stand here by thy hurnt-offering, while I 41 And it came to pass on the mor row, that Balak took Balaam, and brought him up into the high places of Baal, that thence he might see the utmost part of the people. CHAP. XXIII. AND Balaam said unto Balak, Build meet the LORD yonder. me here seven altars, and prepare 16 And the Lord met Balaam, and me here seven oxen and seven rams.put a word in his mouth, and said, Go 2 And Balak did as Balaam had spo-again unto Balak, and say thus. ken; and Balak and Balaam offered 17 And when he came to him, behold on every altar a bullock and a ram. he stood by his burnt-offering, and the 3 And Balaam said unto Balak,Stand princes of Moab with him. And Baby thy burnt-offering, and I will go:lak said unto him, What hath the peradventure the LORD will come to Lord spoken? meet me; and whatsoever he showeth 18 And he took up his parable, and me I will tell thee. And he went to a said, Rise up. Balak, and hear; hearkhigh place. en unto nie, thou sou of Zippor: 4 And God met Balaam: and he said 19 God is not a man, that he should 5 And the LORD put a word in Ba-shall he not make it good? 6 And he returned unto him, and, lo, he stood by his burnt-sacrifices,be,and all the princes of Moab. 20 Behold, I nave 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 7 ¶ And he took up his parable, and] in Israel: the LORD his God is with said, Balak the king of Moab hath him, and the shout of a king is among brought me from Aram, out of the them. mountains of the east, saying, Come, 22 God brought them out of Egypt; curse me Jacob; and come, defy Israel. he hath as it were the strength of a 8 How shall I curse, whom God hath|umcorn. not cursed ? or how shall I defy,whom] 23 Surely there is no enchantment the Lono hath not defed? against Jacob, neither is there any di 9 For from the top of the rocks Ivination against Israel: according to see him, and from the hills I behold this time it shall be said of Jacob and him: lo, the people shall dwell alone, of Israel, What hath God wrought! and shall not be reckoned among the 24 Behold, the people shall rise up as a great lion, and lift up himself as a young lion; he shall not lie down until he eat of the prey, and drink the blood of the slain. nations. 10 Who can count the dust of Jacob, and the number of the fourth part of Israel? let me die the death of the righteous, and let my last end be like his ! 11 And Balak said unto Balaam, What hast thou done unto me? I took thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast blessed them altogether. 25 And Balak said unto Balaam, Neither curse them at all, nor bless them at all. 26 But Balaam answered and said unto Balak, Told I not thee, saying, All that the LORD speaketh, that I must do ? 12 And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which the 27 T And Balak said unto Balaam, LORD hath put in my mouth ? Come, I pray thee, I will bring thee 13 And Balak said unto him, Come, Il unto another place; peradventure it |