17 for I will indeed honor you richly, and I will do whatever you tell me. (A)Please come then, curse this people for me.’”

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17 because I will reward you handsomely(A) and do whatever you say. Come and put a curse(B) on these people for me.”

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And he took up his discourse and said,

“From (A)Aram Balak has brought me,
Moab’s king from the mountains of the East, saying,
(B)Come, declare Jacob cursed for me,
And come, curse Israel!’
(C)How am I to put a curse on him upon whom God has not put a curse?
And how am I to curse him whom the Lord has not cursed?

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

“Balak brought me from Aram,(C)
    the king of Moab from the eastern mountains.(D)
‘Come,’ he said, ‘curse Jacob for me;
    come, denounce Israel.’(E)
How can I curse
    those whom God has not cursed?(F)
How can I denounce
    those whom the Lord has not denounced?(G)

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