And he took H5375 up his parable, H4912 and said, H559 Balak H1111 the king H4428 of Moab H4124 has brought H5148 me from Aram, H758 out of the mountains H2042 of the east, H6924 saying, Come, H3212 curse H779 me Jacob, H3290 and come, H3212 defy H2194 Israel. H3478

How H4100 shall I curse, H5344 whom God H410 has not cursed? H6895 or how H4100 shall I defy, H2194 whom the LORD H3068 has not defied? H2194

He couched, H3766 he lay H7901 down H7901 as a lion, H738 and as a great H3833 lion: H3833 who H4310 shall stir H6965 him up? Blessed H1288 is he that blesses H1288 you, and cursed H779 is he that curses H779 you.

And I will bless H1288 them that bless H1288 you, and curse H779 him that curses H7043 you: and in you shall all H3605 families H4940 of the earth H127 be blessed. H1288

Let people H5971 serve H5647 you, and nations H3816 bow H7812 down H7812 to you: be lord H1376 over your brothers, H251 and let your mother's H517 sons H1121 bow H7812 down H7812 to you: cursed H779 be every one that curses H779 you, and blessed H1288 be he that blesses H1288 you.

Because H5921 they met H6923 you not with bread H3899 and with water H4325 in the way, H1870 when you came H3318 forth H3318 out of Egypt; H4714 and because H834 they hired H7936 against H5921 you Balaam H1109 the son H1121 of Beor H1160 of Pethor H6604 of Mesopotamia, H763 to curse H7043 you.

Then Balak H1111 the son H1121 of Zippor, H6834 king H4428 of Moab, H4124 arose H6965 and warred H3898 against Israel, H3478 and sent H7971 and called H7121 Balaam H1109 the son H1121 of Beor H1160 to curse H7043 you:

And the Philistine H6430 said H559 to David, H1732 Am I a dog, H3611 that you come H935 to me with staves? H4731 And the Philistine H6430 cursed H7043 David H1732 by his gods. H430

Because H3588 they met H6923 not the children H1121 of Israel H3478 with bread H3899 and with water, H4325 but hired H7936 Balaam H1109 against H5921 them, that he should curse H7043 them: however, our God H430 turned H2015 the curse H7045 into a blessing. H1293

As he loved H157 cursing, H7045 so let it come H935 to him: as he delighted H2654 not in blessing, H1293 so let it be far H7368 from him.

As he clothed H3847 himself with cursing H7045 like as with his garment, H4055 so let it come H935 into his bowels H7130 like water, H4325 and like oil H8081 into his bones. H6106

Then the king H4428 of Israel H3478 gathered H6908 the prophets H5030 together, about four H702 hundred H3967 men, H376 and said H559 to them, Shall I go H3212 against H5921 Ramothgilead H7433 to battle, H4421 or shall I forbear? H2308 And they said, H559 Go H5927 up; for the LORD H136 shall deliver H5414 it into the hand H3027 of the king. H4428

And the king H4428 of Israel H3478 said H559 to Jehoshaphat, H3092 There is yet H3588 one H259 man, H376 Micaiah H4321 the son H1121 of Imlah, H3229 by whom we may inquire H1875 of the LORD: H3068 but I hate H8130 him; for he does not prophesy H5012 good H2896 concerning H5921 me, but evil. H7451 And Jehoshaphat H3092 said, H559 Let not the king H4428 say H559 so. H3651

And the messenger H4397 that was gone H1980 to call H7121 Micaiah H4321 spoke H1696 to him, saying, H559 Behold H2009 now, H4994 the words H1697 of the prophets H5030 declare good H2896 to the king H4428 with one H259 mouth: H6310 let your word, H1697 I pray H4994 you, be like the word H1697 of one H259 of them, and speak H1696 that which is good. H2896

Let them curse, H7043 but bless H1288 you: when they arise, H6965 let them be ashamed; H954 but let your servant H5650 rejoice. H8055

As the bird H6833 by wandering, H5110 as the swallow H1866 by flying, H5774 so H3651 the curse H7045 causeless shall not come. H935

Stand H5975 now H4994 with your enchantments, H2267 and with the multitude H7230 of your sorceries, H3785 wherein H834 you have labored H3021 from your youth; H5271 if H194 so be you shall be able H3201 to profit, H3276 if H194 so be you may prevail. H6206

You are wearied H3811 in the multitude H7230 of your counsels. H6098 Let now H4994 the astrologers, H1895 H8064 the stargazers, H2374 3556 the monthly H2320 prognosticators, H3045 stand H5975 up, and save H3467 you from these things that shall come H935 on you.

They have seen H2372 vanity H7723 and lying H3577 divination, H7081 saying, H559 The LORD H3068 said: H5002 and the LORD H3068 has not sent H7971 them: and they have made others to hope H3176 that they would confirm H6965 the word. H1697

But there was a certain G5100 man, G435 called G3686 Simon, G4613 which beforetime G4391 in the same city G4172 used G3096 sorcery, G3096 and bewitched G1839 the people G1484 of Samaria, G4540 giving G3004 out that himself G1438 was some G5100 great G3173 one:

To whom G3739 they all G3956 gave G4337 heed, G4337 from the least G3398 to the greatest, G3173 saying, G3004 This G3778 man is the great G3173 power G1411 of God. G2316

And it came G1096 to pass, as we went G4198 to prayer, G4335 a certain G5100 damsel G3814 possessed G2192 with a spirit G4151 of divination G4436 met G528 us, which G3748 brought G3930 her masters G2962 much G4183 gain G2039 by soothsaying: G3132