¶ Now Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.

And the Moabites were sore afraid of the people, because they were many, and Moab [a]fretted against the children of Israel.

Therefore Moab said unto the [b]Elders of Midian, Now shall this multitude lick up all that are round about us, as an ox licketh up the grass of the field: and Balak the son of Zippor was King of the Moabites at that time.

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 22:3 Or, was vexed.
  2. Numbers 22:4 Which were the heads and governors.

Now Balak son of Zippor(A) saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites, and Moab was terrified because there were so many people. Indeed, Moab was filled with dread(B) because of the Israelites.

The Moabites(C) said to the elders of Midian,(D) “This horde is going to lick up everything(E) around us, as an ox licks up the grass of the field.(F)

So Balak son of Zippor, who was king of Moab at that time,

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