The death of Aaron.

The people murmur.

18 And Edom said unto him, Thou shalt not pass by me, lest I come out against thee with the sword.

21 Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his border : wherefore Israel turned away from him.

22 And the children of Israel, even the whole congregation, journeyed from 'Kadesh, and came unto mount Hor.

23 And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron in mount Hor, by the coast of the land of Edom, saying,

24 Aaron shall be gathered unto his people for he shall not enter into the land which I have given unto the children of Israel, because ye rebelled against my 'word at the water of Meribah.

25 Take Aaron and Eleazar his son, and bring them up unto mount Hor:

26 And strip Aaron of his garments, and put them upon Eleazar his son: and Aaron shall be gathered unto his people, and shall die there.

27 And Moses did as the LORD commanded and they went up into mount Hor in the sight of all the congregation.

Israel

CHAPTER XXI.

7་ Therefore the people came to Moses, and said, We have sinned; for "we have spoken against the LORD, and against thee; pray unto the LORD, that he take away the serpents from us. And Moses prayed for the people.

8 And the LORD said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole; and it shall come to pass, that every one

CHAP. XXI. -a ch. 33. 40. See Judg. 1. 16. 20. Judg. 11. 30. d Lev. 27. 28. 20. 22. & 33. 41. f Judg. 11. 18.

g Ps. 78. 19. h Ex. 16. 3. & 17. 3. 8. 15. m Ps. 78. 34. n ver. 5. 13. 6. Acts 8. 24.

That is, 2 Or. grieved. i ch. 11. 6. o Ex. 8. 8, 28.

b ch. 13. 21. c Gen. 28. Utter destruction. e ch. Heb. shortened. Ex. 6.9. k 1 Cor. 10. 9. 1 Deut. 1 Sam. 12. 19. 1 Kings

Journeys of the Israelites.

9 And Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a pole; and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived. 10 And the children of Israel set forward, and pitched in Oboth.

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11 And they journeyed from Oboth, and pitched at Ije-abarim, in the wilderness which is before Moab, toward the sunrising. 12 From thence they removed, and T pitched in the valley of Zered.

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13 From thence they removed, and pitched on the other side of Arnon, which is in the wilderness that cometh out of the coasts of the Amorites: for Arnon is the border of Moab, between Moab and the Amorites.

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14 Wherefore it is said in the book of the wars of the LORD, What he did in the Red sea, and in the brooks of Arnon,

15 And at the stream of the brooks that goeth down to the dwelling of Ar, "and lieth upon the border of Moab.

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16 And from thence they went to Beer: that is the well whereof the LORD spake unto Moses, Gather the people together, and I will give them water.

17 ¶ Then Israel sang this song, 'Spring up, O well; sing ye unto it:

18 The princes digged the well, the nobles of the people digged it, by the direction of 2 the lawgiver, with their staves. And from the wilderness they went to Mattanah:

19 And from Mattanah to Nahaliel: and from Nahaliel to Bamoth:

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23 And Sihon would not suffer Israel to pass through his border: but Sihon gathered 1 all his people together, and went out against Israel into the wilderness: and he came to Jahaz, and fought against Israel.

24 And Israel smote him with the edge of the sword, and possessed his land from Arnon unto Jabbok, even unto the children of Ammon: for the border of the children of Ammon was strong.

25 And Israel took all these cities: and Israel dwelt in all the cities of the Amorites, in Heshbon, and in all the "villages thereof.

26 For Heshbon was the city of Sihon the king of the Amorites, who had fought against the former king of Moab, and taken all his land out of his hand, even unto Arnon.

27 Wherefore they that speak in proverbs say, Come into Heshbon, let the city of Sihon be built and prepared :

28 For there is a fire gone out of Heshbon, a flame from the city of Sihon : it hath consumed "Ar of Moab, and the lords of the high places of Arnon.

29 Woe to thee, Moab! thou art undone, O people of Chemosh: he hath given his sons that escaped, and his daughters, into captivity unto Sihon king of the Amorites.

30 We have shot at them; Heshbon is perished even unto Dibon, and we have laid them waste even unto Nophah, which reacheth unto 'Medeba.

31 Thus Israel dwelt in the land of the Amorites.

32 And Moses sent to spy out "Jazer, and they took the villages thereof, and drove out the Amorites that were there.

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33 And they turned and went up by the way of Bashan and Og the king of Bashan went out against them, he, and all his people, to the battle at Edrei.

e Deut. 2. 32. Neh. 9. 22. 48. 45, 46.

Judg. 11. 20. f Deut. 2. 33. & 29. 7. Josh. 12. 1, 2. & 24. 8. Ps. 135. 10, 11. & 136. 19. Am. 2. 9. 11 Heb. daughters. g Jer. h Deut. 2. 9, 18. Is. 15. 1. i Judg. 11. 24. 1 Kings 11. 7, 33. 2 Kings 23. 13. Jer. 48. 7, 13. k Jer. 48. 18, 22. 1 Is. 15. 2. m ch. 32. 1. Jer. 48. 32. n Deut. 3. 1. & 29. 7. o Josh. 13. 12.

AND the children of Israel set forward, and pitched in the plains of Moab on this side Jordan by Jericho.

2¶ And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.

3 And Moab was sore afraid of the people, because they were many: and Moab was distressed because of the children of Israel.

4 And 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.

5 He 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.

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6 Come 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.

7 And the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with the rewards of

p Deut, 3. 2.

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q ver. 24. Ps. 135. 10. 11. & 136. 20. r Deut. 3. 3, 4, &c. CHAP. XXII-a ch. 33. 48. b Judg. 11. 25. c Ex. 15. 15. d ch. 31.5. Josh. 13. 21.

Mic. 6. 5. 2 Pet. 2. 15.

e Deut. 23. 4. Josh. 13. 22. & 24. 9. Neh. 13. 1, 2. Jude 11. Rev. 2. 14. f See ch. 23. 7. Deut. 23. 4.

He sendeth again for him.

divination in their hand; and they came unto Balaam, and spake unto him the words of Balak.

8 And 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.

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9 And God came unto Balaam, and said, What men are these with thee?

10 And Balaam said unto God, Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, hath sent unto me, saying,

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11 Behold, 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.

12 And God said unto Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them; thou shalt not curse the people: for 'they are blessed.

13 And 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.

27¶ And Balak said unto Balaam, Come, I pray thee, I will bring thee unto another place; peradventure it will please God that thou mayest curse me them from thence.

Balaam is dismiss

6 As the valleys are they spread fort as gardens by the river's side, as the tre of lignaloes which the LORD hath plante and as cedar trees beside the waters.

7 He shall pour the water out of h buckets, and his seed shall be in man waters, and his king shall be higher tha 'Agag, and his kingdom shall be exalted.

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8 God brought him forth out of Egypt he hath as it were the strength of a un corn: he shall eat up the nations his ene mies, and shall "break their bones, pierce them through with his arrows.

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9 P He couched, he lay down as a lion and as a great lion: who shall stir him up Blessed is he that blesseth thee, and cursed is he that curseth thee.

10 And Balak's anger was kindled against Balaam, and he smote his hands together and Balak said unto Balaam, I called thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast altogether blessed them these three times.

11 Therefore now flee thou to thy place: I thought to promote thee unto great honour; but, lo, the LORD hath kept thee back from honour.

12 And Balaam said unto Balak, Spake

LORD to bless Israel, he went not, as at other times, 'to seek for enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness.

sentest unto me, saying,

13 "If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the commandment of the LORD, to do either good or bad of mine own mind; but what the LORD saith, that will I speak?

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14 And now, behold, I go unto my people : come therefore, and I will advertise thee what this people shall do to thy people in the latter days.

15 And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said:

16 He hath said, which heard the words of God, and knew the knowledge of the Most High, which saw the vision of the

The Star out of Jacob.

Zimri and Cozbi slain.

18 Edom shall be a possession, Seir also shall be a possession for his enemies; and Israel shall do valiantly.

19 Out of Jacob shall come he that shall have dominion, and shall destroy him that remaineth of the city.

20 ¶ And when he looked on Amalek, he took up his parable, and said, Amalek was the first of the nations; but his latter end *shall be that he perish for ever.

21 And he looked on the Kenites, and took up his parable, and said, Strong is thy dwellingplace, and thou puttest thy nest in a rock.

22 Nevertheless the Kenite shall be wasted, until 'Asshur shall carry thee away captive.

23 And he took up his parable, and said, Alas, who shall live when God doeth this! 24 And ships shall come from the coast of 'Chittim, and shall afflict Asshur, and shall afflict Eber, and he also shall perish for ever.

25 And Balaam rose up, and went and returned to his place: and Balak also went his way.

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3 And Israel joined himself unto Baalpeor and the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel.

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4 And the LORD said unto Moses, Take all the heads of the people, and hang them up before the LORD against the sun, that the fierce anger of the LORD may be turned away from Israel.

5 And Moses said unto the judges of Israel, Slay ye every one his men that were joined unto Baal-peor.

6 And, behold, one of the children of Israel came and brought unto his brethren a Midianitish woman in the sight of Moses, and in the sight of all the congregation of the children of Israel, who were weeping before the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

7 And when Phinehas, "the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, saw it, he rose up from among the congregation, and took a javelin in his hand;

8 And he went after the man of Israel into the tent, and thrust both of them through, the man of Israel, and the woman through her belly. So the plague was stayed from the children of Israel.

9 And those that died in the plague were twenty and four thousand.

10 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

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11 Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, hath turned my wrath away from the children of Israel, while he was zealous 'for my sake among them, that I consumed not the children of Israel in * my jealousy.

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12 Wherefore say, 'Behold, I give unto him my covenant of

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13 And he shall have it, and this seed after him, even the covenant of "an ever

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