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

Behold, H2009 there is a people H5971 come H3318 out of Egypt, H4714 which covers H3680 the face H5869 of the earth: H776 come H3212 now, H6258 curse H6895 me them; peradventure H194 I shall be able H3201 to overcome H3898 them, and drive H1644 them out.

For I will promote H3513 you to very H3966 great honor, H3513 and I will do H6213 whatever H3605 H834 you say H559 to me: come H3212 therefore, I pray H4994 you, curse H6895 me this H2088 people. H5971

And Balak's H1111 anger H639 was kindled H2734 against H413 Balaam, H1109 and he smote H5606 his hands H3709 together: and Balak H1111 said H559 to Balaam, H1109 I called H7121 you to curse H6895 my enemies, H341 and, behold, H2009 you have altogether blessed H1288 them these H2088 three H7969 times.

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.

Let it be to him as the garment H899 which covers H5844 him, and for a girdle H4206 with which he is girded H2296 continually. H8548