Han sendte budbringere til Bileam, sønn av Beor, i Petor, ved elven i hans folks land, for å kalle ham. Han sa: "Se, et folk er kommet ut fra Egypt, de dekker jordens overflate og bor her rett overfor meg.
He sent messengers to Balaam the son of Beor, to Pethor, which is by the River, to the land of the children of his people, to call him, saying, Behold, there is a people come out from Egypt: behold, they cover the surface of the earth, and they abide over against me.