Verse 5

And he sent{H7971} messengers{H4397} unto Balaam{H1109} the son{H1121} of Beor,{H1160} to Pethor,{H6604} which is by the River,{H5104} to the land{H776} of the children{H1121} of his people,{H5971} to call{H7121} him, saying,{H559} Behold, there is a people{H5971} come out{H3318} from Egypt:{H4714} behold, they cover{H3680} the face{H5869} of the earth,{H776} and they abide{H3427} over against{H4136} me.

Referenced Verses

  • Deut 23:4 : 4 because{H1697} they met{H6923} you not with bread{H3899} and with water{H4325} in the way,{H1870} when ye came forth{H3318} out of Egypt,{H4714} and because they hired{H7936} against thee Balaam{H1109} the son{H1121} of Beor{H1160} from Pethor{H6604} of Mesopotamia,{H763} to curse{H7043} thee.
  • Josh 24:9 : 9 Then Balak{H1111} the son{H1121} of Zippor,{H6834} king{H4428} of Moab,{H4124} arose{H6965} and fought{H3898} against Israel:{H3478} and he sent{H7971} and called{H7121} Balaam{H1109} the son{H1121} of Beor{H1160} to curse{H7043} you;
  • Mic 6:5 : 5 O my people,{H5971} remember{H2142} now what Balak{H1111} king{H4428} of Moab{H4124} devised,{H3289} and what Balaam{H1109} the son{H1121} of Beor{H1160} answered{H6030} him; [remember] from Shittim{H7851} unto Gilgal,{H1537} that ye may know{H3045} the righteous{H6666} acts of Jehovah.{H3068}
  • Jude 1:11 : 11 Woe{G3759} unto them!{G846} For{G3754} they went{G4198} in the way{G3598} of Cain,{G2535} and{G2532} ran riotously{G1632} in the error{G4106} of Balaam{G903} for hire,{G3408} and{G2532} perished{G622} in the gainsaying{G485} of Korah.{G2879}
  • Rev 2:14 : 14 But{G235} I have{G2192} a few things{G3641} against{G2596} thee,{G4675} because{G3754} thou hast{G2192} there{G1563} some that hold{G2902} the teaching{G1322} of Balaam,{G903} who{G3739} taught{G1321} Balak{G904} to cast{G906} a stumblingblock{G4625} before{G1799} the children{G5207} of Israel,{G2474} to eat{G5315} things sacrificed to idols,{G1494} and{G2532} to commit fornication.{G4203}
  • Num 23:7 : 7 And he took up{H5375} his parable,{H4912} and said,{H559} From Aram{H758} hath Balak{H1111} brought{H5148} me, The king{H4428} of Moab{H4124} from the mountains{H2042} of the East:{H6924} Come,{H3212} curse{H779} me Jacob,{H3290} And come,{H3212} defy{H2194} Israel.{H3478}
  • Josh 13:22 : 22 Balaam{H1109} also the son{H1121} of Beor,{H1160} the soothsayer,{H7080} did the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478} slay{H2026} with the sword{H2719} among the rest{H413} of their slain.{H2491}
  • Gen 13:16 : 16 And I will make{H7760} thy seed{H2233} as the dust{H6083} of the earth:{H776} so that{H834} if a man{H376} can{H3201} number{H4487} the dust{H6083} of the earth,{H776} then may thy seed{H2233} also be numbered.{H4487}
  • Exod 1:7-9 : 7 And the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478} were fruitful,{H6509} and increased abundantly,{H8317} and multiplied,{H7235} and waxed exceeding{H3966} mighty;{H6105} and the land{H776} was filled{H4390} with them. 8 Now there arose{H6965} a new{H2319} king{H4428} over Egypt,{H4714} who knew{H3045} not Joseph.{H3130} 9 And he said{H559} unto his people,{H5971} Behold, the people{H5971} of the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478} are more{H7227} and mightier{H6099} than we: 10 come,{H3051} let us deal wisely{H2449} with them, lest they multiply,{H7235} and it come to pass, that, when there falleth out{H7122} any war,{H4421} they{H1931} also join{H3254} themselves unto our enemies,{H8130} and fight{H3898} against us, and get them up{H5927} out of the land.{H776}
  • 2 Pet 2:15-16 : 15 forsaking{G2641} the right{G2117} way,{G3598} they went astray,{G4105} having followed{G1811} the way{G3598} of Balaam{G903} the [son] of Beor,{G1007} who{G3739} loved{G25} the hire{G3408} of wrong-doing;{G93} 16 but{G1161} he was{G2192} rebuked{G1649} for{G3892} his{G2398} own transgression:{G3892} a dumb{G880} ass{G5268} spake{G5350} with{G1722} man's{G444} voice{G5456} and stayed{G2967} the madness{G3913} of the prophet.{G4396}
  • Neh 13:1-2 : 1 On that day{H3117} they read{H7121} in the book{H5612} of Moses{H4872} in the audience{H241} of the people;{H5971} and therein was found{H4672} written,{H3789} that an Ammonite{H5984} and a Moabite{H4125} should not enter{H935} into the assembly{H6951} of God{H430} for{H5704} ever,{H5769} 2 because they met{H6923} not the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478} with bread{H3899} and with water,{H4325} but hired{H7936} Balaam{H1109} against them, to curse{H7043} them: howbeit our God{H430} turned{H2015} the curse{H7043} into a blessing.{H1293}
  • Ps 105:24 : 24 And he increased{H6509} his people{H5971} greatly,{H3966} And made them stronger{H6105} than their adversaries.{H6862}