¹² But God said to Balaam, “Do not go with them. You must not put a curse on those people, because they are blessed.^(A)”

⁷ Then Balaam^(A) spoke his message:^(B)

¹¹ Balak said to Balaam, “What have you done to me? I brought you to curse my enemies,^(A) but you have done nothing but bless them!”^(B)

Balaam’s Second Message

¹³ Then Balak said to him, “Come with me to another place^(A) where you can see them; you will not see them all but only the outskirts of their camp.^(B) And from there, curse them for me.^(C)”

¹⁰ Then Balak’s anger burned^(A) against Balaam. He struck his hands together^(B) and said to him, “I summoned you to curse my enemies,^(C) but you have blessed them^(D) these three times.^(E)