⁹ God came to Balaam and said, ‘Who are these men with you?’ ¹⁰ Balaam said to God, ‘King Balak son of Zippor of Moab has sent me this message: ¹¹ “A people has come out of Egypt and has spread over the face of the earth; now come, curse them for me; perhaps I shall be able to fight against them and drive them out.”’