¹⁰ Balaam said to God, “Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab, sent messengers to me, who said, ¹¹ ‘Look, the people that has come out of Egypt covers the surface of the land. Now, come, curse them for me. Perhaps I will be able to fight against them and drive them out.’”

¹² God said to Balaam, “You are not to go with them. You are not to curse the people, for they are blessed.”