Han sendte budbringere til Bileam, sønn av Beor, i Petor ved elven, der hans folk bodde, for å kalle ham og si: «Se, et folk har kommet ut av Egypt. De dekker hele landet og har slått seg ned overfor meg.
He sent messengers therefore unto Balaam the son of Beor to Pethor, which is by the river of 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 face of the earth, and they abide over against me: