Num 22:5-6 | ESV | STEP | sent messengers to Balaam the son of Beor at Pethor , which is near the River in the land of the people of Amaw , to call him, saying , Behold , a people has come out of Egypt . They cover the face of the earth , and they are dwelling opposite me .

a Deut. 23:4; Josh. 24:9; Neh. 13:2; Mic. 6:5; 2 Pet. 2:15; Jude 11; Rev. 2:14

‏ Numbers 22:5-6

5 ^asent messengers to Balaam the son of Beor ^bat Pethor, which is near the River in the land of the people of Amaw, ^{▼▼Or the people of his kindred} to call him, saying, “Behold, a people has come out of Egypt. They cover the face of the earth, and they are dwelling opposite me. 6 ^dCome now, curse this people for me, since they are too mighty for me. Perhaps I shall be able to defeat them and drive them from the land, for I know that he whom you bless is blessed, and he whom you curse is cursed.”