²⁵ Then Balak said to Balaam, “Don’t put a curse on them at all! And don’t give them a blessing at all!”

²⁶ Balaam answered, “Didn’t I tell you that I must do only what the Lord says?”

Balaam’s Third Message From God

²⁷ Then Balak said to Balaam, “Come. Let me take you to another place. Perhaps God will be pleased to let you put a curse on the Israelites for me from there.”