Numbers 22
- 1And the children of Israel set forward, and camped in the plains of Moab on this side Jordan by Jericho.
- 2And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.
- 3And Moab was terrified of the people, because they were many: and Moab was distressed because of the children of Israel.
- 4And Moab said to the elders of Midian, Now shall this company lick up all that are all around us, as the ox licks up the grass of the field. And Balak the son of Zippor was king of the Moabites at that time.
- 5He sent messengers therefore to 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, There is a people come out from Egypt: they cover the face of the earth, and they stay opposite me:
- 6Come now therefore, please curse me this people. For they are too mighty for me: perhaps I shall win, that we may strike them, and that I may drive them out of the land. For I know that the one you bless is blessed, and the one you curse is cursed.
- 7And the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian left with the rewards of divination in their hand, and they came to Balaam, and spoke to him the words of Balak.
- 8And he said to them, Stay here this night, and I will bring you word again, as the Lord shall speak to me: and the princes of Moab stayed with Balaam.
- 9And God came to Balaam, and said, What men are these with you?
- 10And Balaam said to God, Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, has sent to me, saying,
- 11There is a people come out of Egypt, which covers the face of the earth: come now, curse me them. Perhaps I shall be able to overcome them, and drive them out.
- 12And God said to Balaam, You shall not go with them. You shall not curse the people. For they are blessed.
- 13And Balaam rose up in the morning, and said to the princes of Balak, Go back to your land. For the Lord refuses to give me leave to go with you.
- 14And the princes of Moab rose up, and they went to Balak, and said, Balaam refuses to come with us.
- 15And Balak sent yet again princes, more, and more honorable than they.
- 16And they came to Balaam, and said to him, Balak the son of Zippor says this, Let nothing, please hinder you from coming to me:
- 17For I will promote you to very great honor, and I will do whatever you say to me: come therefore, please curse me this people.
- 18And Balaam answered and said to the servants of Balak, If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the word of the Lord my God, to do less or more.
- 19Now therefore, please stay you also here this night, that I may know what the Lord will say to me more.
- 20And God came to Balaam at night, and said to him, If the men come to call you, rise up, and go with them. But yet the word which I shall say to you, that shall you do.
- 21And Balaam rose up in the morning, and saddled his donkey, and went with the princes of Moab.
- 22And God's anger burned because he went: and the angel of the Lord stood in the way for an enemy against him. Now he was riding on his donkey, and his two servants were with him.
- 23And the donkey saw the angel of the Lord standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand: and the donkey turned aside out of the way, and went into the field: and Balaam struck the donkey, to turn her into the way.
- 24But the angel of the Lord stood in a path of the vineyards, a wall being on this side, and a wall on that side.
- 25And when the donkey saw the angel of the Lord, she thrust herself to the wall, and crushed Balaam's foot against the wall: and he struck her again.
- 26And the angel of the Lord went further, and stood in a narrow place, where was no way to turn either to the right hand or to the left.
- 27And when the donkey saw the angel of the Lord, she fell down under Balaam: and Balaam's anger burned, and he struck the donkey with a staff.
- 28And the Lord opened the mouth of the donkey, and she said to Balaam, What have I done to you, that you have struck me these three times?
- 29And Balaam said to the donkey, Because you have mocked me: I would there were a sword in my hand, for now I would kill you.
- 30And the donkey said to Balaam, Am I not your donkey, on which you have ridden ever since I was yours to this day? Was I ever accustomed to do so to you? And he said, No.
- 31Then the Lord opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel of the Lord standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand: and he bowed down his head, and fell flat on his face.
- 32And the angel of the Lord said to him, Therefore have you struck your donkey these three times? I went out to stand against you, because your way is crooked before me:
- 33And the donkey saw me, and turned from me these three times: unless she had turned from me, surely now also I had killed you, and saved her alive.
- 34And Balaam said to the angel of the Lord, I have sinned. For I did not know that you stood in the way against me: now therefore, if it displease you, I will get me back again.
- 35And the angel of the Lord said to Balaam, Go with the men: but only the word that I shall speak to you, that you shall speak. So Balaam went with the princes of Balak.
- 36And when Balak heard that Balaam had come, he went out to meet him to a city of Moab, which is in the border of Arnon, which is in the utmost border.
- 37And Balak said to Balaam, Did I not earnestly send to you to call you? Therefore do you not came to me? Am I not able indeed to promote you to honor?
- 38And Balaam said to Balak, I have come to you: have I now any power at all to say anything? The word that God puts in my mouth, that shall I speak.
- 39And Balaam went with Balak, and they came to Kirjathhuzoth.
- 40And Balak offered oxen and sheep, and sent to Balaam, and to the princes that were with him.
- 41The next day Balak took Balaam, and brought him up into the high places of Baal, that from there he might see the utmost part of the people.
What changed from the KJV
GIGAKJV is a modern English revision of the King James Version. The comparison below uses the project's KJV text in the later 1769 tradition and marks, word by word, each verse of Numbers 22 where the wording differs: struck-through words are the KJV's, highlighted words are GIGAKJV's.
KJVAnd the children of Israel set forward, and pitched in the plains of Moab on this side Jordan by Jericho.
GIGAKJVAnd the children of Israel set forward, and camped in the plains of Moab on this side Jordan by Jericho.
KJVAnd Moab was sore afraid of the people, because they were many: and Moab was distressed because of the children of Israel.
GIGAKJVAnd Moab was terrified of the people, because they were many: and Moab was distressed because of the children of Israel.
KJVAnd Moab said unto the elders of Midian, Now shall this company lick up all that are round about us, as the ox licketh up the grass of the field. And Balak the son of Zippor was king of the Moabites at that time.
GIGAKJVAnd Moab said to the elders of Midian, Now shall this company lick up all that are all around us, as the ox licks up the grass of the field. And Balak the son of Zippor was king of the Moabites at that time.
KJVHe 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:
GIGAKJVHe sent messengers therefore to 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, There is a people come out from Egypt: they cover the face of the earth, and they stay opposite me:
KJVCome now therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people; for they are too mighty for me: peradventure I shall prevail, that we may smite them, and that I may drive them out of the land: for I wot that he whom thou blessest is blessed, and he whom thou cursest is cursed.
GIGAKJVCome now therefore, please curse me this people. For they are too mighty for me: perhaps I shall win, that we may strike them, and that I may drive them out of the land. For I know that the one you bless is blessed, and the one you curse is cursed.
KJVAnd the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with the rewards of divination in their hand; and they came unto Balaam, and spake unto him the words of Balak.
GIGAKJVAnd the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian left with the rewards of divination in their hand, and they came to Balaam, and spoke to him the words of Balak.
KJVAnd he said unto them, Lodge here this night, and I will bring you word again, as the Lord shall speak unto me: and the princes of Moab abode with Balaam.
GIGAKJVAnd he said to them, Stay here this night, and I will bring you word again, as the Lord shall speak to me: and the princes of Moab stayed with Balaam.
KJVAnd God came unto Balaam, and said, What men are these with thee?
GIGAKJVAnd God came to Balaam, and said, What men are these with you?
KJVAnd Balaam said unto God, Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, hath sent unto me, saying,
GIGAKJVAnd Balaam said to God, Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, has sent to me, saying,
KJVBehold, 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.
GIGAKJVThere is a people come out of Egypt, which covers the face of the earth: come now, curse me them. Perhaps I shall be able to overcome them, and drive them out.
KJVAnd God said unto Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them; thou shalt not curse the people: for they are blessed.
GIGAKJVAnd God said to Balaam, You shall not go with them. You shall not curse the people. For they are blessed.
KJVAnd Balaam rose up in the morning, and said unto the princes of Balak, Get you into your land: for the Lord refuseth to give me leave to go with you.
GIGAKJVAnd Balaam rose up in the morning, and said to the princes of Balak, Go back to your land. For the Lord refuses to give me leave to go with you.
KJVAnd the princes of Moab rose up, and they went unto Balak, and said, Balaam refuseth to come with us.
GIGAKJVAnd the princes of Moab rose up, and they went to Balak, and said, Balaam refuses to come with us.
KJVAnd Balak sent yet again princes, more, and more honourable than they.
GIGAKJVAnd Balak sent yet again princes, more, and more honorable than they.
KJVAnd they came to Balaam, and said to him, Thus saith Balak the son of Zippor, Let nothing, I pray thee, hinder thee from coming unto me:
GIGAKJVAnd they came to Balaam, and said to him, Balak the son of Zippor says this, Let nothing, please hinder you from coming to me:
KJVFor I will promote thee unto very great honour, and I will do whatsoever thou sayest unto me: come therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people.
GIGAKJVFor I will promote you to very great honor, and I will do whatever you say to me: come therefore, please curse me this people.
KJVAnd Balaam answered and said unto the servants of Balak, If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the word of the Lord my God, to do less or more.
GIGAKJVAnd Balaam answered and said to the servants of Balak, If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the word of the Lord my God, to do less or more.
KJVNow therefore, I pray you, tarry ye also here this night, that I may know what the Lord will say unto me more.
GIGAKJVNow therefore, please stay you also here this night, that I may know what the Lord will say to me more.
KJVAnd God came unto Balaam at night, and said unto him, If the men come to call thee, rise up, and go with them; but yet the word which I shall say unto thee, that shalt thou do.
GIGAKJVAnd God came to Balaam at night, and said to him, If the men come to call you, rise up, and go with them. But yet the word which I shall say to you, that shall you do.
KJVAnd Balaam rose up in the morning, and saddled his ass, and went with the princes of Moab.
GIGAKJVAnd Balaam rose up in the morning, and saddled his donkey, and went with the princes of Moab.
KJVAnd God's anger was kindled because he went: and the angel of the Lord stood in the way for an adversary against him. Now he was riding upon his ass, and his two servants were with him.
GIGAKJVAnd God's anger burned because he went: and the angel of the Lord stood in the way for an enemy against him. Now he was riding on his donkey, and his two servants were with him.
KJVAnd the ass saw the angel of the Lord standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand: and the ass turned aside out of the way, and went into the field: and Balaam smote the ass, to turn her into the way.
GIGAKJVAnd the donkey saw the angel of the Lord standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand: and the donkey turned aside out of the way, and went into the field: and Balaam struck the donkey, to turn her into the way.
KJVAnd when the ass saw the angel of the Lord, she thrust herself unto the wall, and crushed Balaam's foot against the wall: and he smote her again.
GIGAKJVAnd when the donkey saw the angel of the Lord, she thrust herself to the wall, and crushed Balaam's foot against the wall: and he struck her again.
KJVAnd when the ass saw the angel of the Lord, she fell down under Balaam: and Balaam's anger was kindled, and he smote the ass with a staff.
GIGAKJVAnd when the donkey saw the angel of the Lord, she fell down under Balaam: and Balaam's anger burned, and he struck the donkey with a staff.
KJVAnd the Lord opened the mouth of the ass, and she said unto Balaam, What have I done unto thee, that thou hast smitten me these three times?
GIGAKJVAnd the Lord opened the mouth of the donkey, and she said to Balaam, What have I done to you, that you have struck me these three times?
KJVAnd Balaam said unto the ass, Because thou hast mocked me: I would there were a sword in mine hand, for now would I kill thee.
GIGAKJVAnd Balaam said to the donkey, Because you have mocked me: I would there were a sword in my hand, for now I would kill you.
KJVAnd the ass said unto Balaam, Am not I thine ass, upon which thou hast ridden ever since I was thine unto this day? was I ever wont to do so unto thee? and he said, Nay.
GIGAKJVAnd the donkey said to Balaam, Am I not your donkey, on which you have ridden ever since I was yours to this day? Was I ever accustomed to do so to you? And he said, No.
KJVAnd the angel of the Lord said unto him, Wherefore hast thou smitten thine ass these three times? behold, I went out to withstand thee, because thy way is perverse before me:
GIGAKJVAnd the angel of the Lord said to him, Therefore have you struck your donkey these three times? I went out to stand against you, because your way is crooked before me:
KJVAnd the ass saw me, and turned from me these three times: unless she had turned from me, surely now also I had slain thee, and saved her alive.
GIGAKJVAnd the donkey saw me, and turned from me these three times: unless she had turned from me, surely now also I had killed you, and saved her alive.
KJVAnd Balaam said unto the angel of the Lord, I have sinned; for I knew not that thou stoodest in the way against me: now therefore, if it displease thee, I will get me back again.
GIGAKJVAnd Balaam said to the angel of the Lord, I have sinned. For I did not know that you stood in the way against me: now therefore, if it displease you, I will get me back again.
KJVAnd the angel of the Lord said unto Balaam, Go with the men: but only the word that I shall speak unto thee, that thou shalt speak. So Balaam went with the princes of Balak.
GIGAKJVAnd the angel of the Lord said to Balaam, Go with the men: but only the word that I shall speak to you, that you shall speak. So Balaam went with the princes of Balak.
KJVAnd when Balak heard that Balaam was come, he went out to meet him unto a city of Moab, which is in the border of Arnon, which is in the utmost coast.
GIGAKJVAnd when Balak heard that Balaam had come, he went out to meet him to a city of Moab, which is in the border of Arnon, which is in the utmost border.
KJVAnd Balak said unto Balaam, Did I not earnestly send unto thee to call thee? wherefore camest thou not unto me? am I not able indeed to promote thee to honour?
GIGAKJVAnd Balak said to Balaam, Did I not earnestly send to you to call you? Therefore do you not came to me? Am I not able indeed to promote you to honor?
KJVAnd Balaam said unto Balak, Lo, I am come unto thee: have I now any power at all to say any thing? the word that God putteth in my mouth, that shall I speak.
GIGAKJVAnd Balaam said to Balak, I have come to you: have I now any power at all to say anything? The word that God puts in my mouth, that shall I speak.
KJVAnd Balaam went with Balak, and they came unto Kirjathhuzoth.
GIGAKJVAnd Balaam went with Balak, and they came to Kirjathhuzoth.
KJVAnd it came to pass on the morrow, that Balak took Balaam, and brought him up into the high places of Baal, that thence he might see the utmost part of the people.
GIGAKJVThe next day Balak took Balaam, and brought him up into the high places of Baal, that from there he might see the utmost part of the people.
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