Numbers 23:16-18

New International Version

¹⁶ The Lord met with Balaam and put a word in his mouth^(A) and said, “Go back to Balak and give him this word.”

¹⁷ So he went to him and found him standing beside his offering, with the Moabite officials.^(B) Balak asked him, “What did the Lord say?”

¹⁸ Then he spoke his message:^(C)