<p class="bodytext">Bela the son of Beor reigned in Edom; the name of his city was Dinhabah.p>

Then he uttered this oracle:<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">&#8220;The oracle<n id="2" /> of Balaam son of Beor;p> <p class="poetry">the oracle of the man whose eyes are open;<n id="3" />p>

<t /><p class="bodytext">Then he uttered this oracle:<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">&#8220;The oracle of Balaam son of Beor;p> <p class="poetry">the oracle of the man whose eyes are open;p>

The Israelites killed Balaam son of Beor, the omen reader,<n id="1" /> along with the others.<n id="2" />

Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab, launched an attack<n id="1" /> against Israel. He summoned<n id="2" /> Balaam son of Beor to call down judgment<n id="3" /> on you.

<t /><p class="bodytext">These were the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king ruled over the Israelites:p> <p class="bodytext">Bela son of Beor; the name of his city was Dinhabah.p>

And he sent messengers to Balaam<n id="1" /> son of Beor at Pethor, which is by the Euphrates River<n id="2" /> in the land of Amaw,<n id="3" /> to summon him, saying, &#8220;Look, a nation has come out of Egypt. They cover the face<n id="4" /> of the earth, and they are settling next to me.

They killed the kings of Midian in addition to those slain &#8211; Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba &#8211; five Midianite kings.<n id="1" /> They also killed Balaam son of Beor with the sword.<n id="2" />p>

for they did not meet you with food and water on the way as you came from Egypt, and furthermore, they hired<n id="1" /> Balaam son of Beor of Pethor in Aram Naharaim to curse you.

<p class="poetry">My people, recall how King Balak of Moab planned to harm you,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">how Balaam son of Beor responded to him.p> <p class="poetry">Recall how you journeyed from Shittim to Gilgal,p> <p class="poetry">so you might acknowledge that the <sc>Lordsc> has treated you fairly.&#8221;<n id="2" />p>