So the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian left with the fees for (A)divination in their hands; and they came to Balaam and [a]repeated Balak’s words to him.

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  1. Numbers 22:7 Lit spoke

The elders of Moab and Midian left, taking with them the fee for divination.(A) When they came to Balaam, they told him what Balak had said.

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The Prophecy from Peor

24 When Balaam saw that it [a]pleased the Lord to bless Israel, he did not go as at other times to [b]seek (A)omens, rather he turned his [c]attention toward the (B)wilderness.

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  1. Numbers 24:1 Lit was good in the eyes of
  2. Numbers 24:1 Lit encounter
  3. Numbers 24:1 Lit face

24 Now when Balaam saw that it pleased the Lord to bless Israel,(A) he did not resort to divination(B) as at other times, but turned his face toward the wilderness.(C)

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22 The sons of Israel also killed (A)Balaam the son of Beor, the diviner, with the sword among the rest of their dead.

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22 In addition to those slain in battle, the Israelites had put to the sword Balaam son of Beor,(A) who practiced divination.(B)

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