Bible in Basic English
"See, the people who have come out of Egypt are covering all the earth: now, put a curse on this people for me, so that I may be able to make war on them, driving them out of the land."
— Numbers 22:11, Bible in Basic English
“Behold, there is a people come out of Egypt, which covereth the face of the earth: come now, curse me them; peradventure I shall be able to overcome them, and drive them out.”
“Behold, the people that is come out of Egypt, it covereth the face of the earth: now, come curse me them; peradventure I shall be able to fight against them, and shall drive them out. ”
And he said to them, Take your rest here tonight, and I will give you an answer after hearing what the Lord says; so the chiefs of Moab kept there with Balaam that night.
And God came to Balaam and said, Who are these men with you?
And Balaam said to God, Balak, the son of Zippor, king of Moab, has sent them to me, saying,
See, the people who have come out of Egypt are covering all the earth: now, put a curse on this people for me, so that I may be able to make war on them, driving them out of the land.
And God said to Balaam, You are not to go with them, or put a curse on this people, for they have my blessing.
In the morning Balaam got up and said to the chiefs of Balak, Go back to your land, for the Lord will not let me go with you.
So the chiefs of Moab went back to Balak and said, Balaam will not come with us.