1453. a ch. 33. 36. b Ex. 15. 20. ch. 26. 59. c Ex. 17. 1. 22 And whatsoever the unclean person toucheth shall be unclean; and the soul that toucheth it shall be unclean until even. CHAPTER XX. The children of Israel come to Zin, where Miriam ses smiteth the rock at Meribah, and water cometh THE His message to Edom. and with his rod he smote the rock B. C. 1453. o Ex. 17. 6. Deut. 8. 15. 1 Cor. 10. 4. 12 ¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron, Because Pye believed P ch. 27. 14. me not, to sanctify me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore ye shall not bring this congregation into the land which I have given them. 13 This is the water of Meribah; because the children of Israel strove with the LORD, and he was sanctified in them. Deut. 1. 37, & 3. 26. & 32.51. q Lev. 10. 3. Ez. 20. 41. & 36.23. & 38.16. 1 Pet. 3. 15. That is, Strife. Deut. SS. 8. Ps. 95. 8. & 106. 32, &c. Judg. 11. 16, 8 17. 14 And Moses sent messengers from Kadesh unto the king of Edom, HEN came the children of Is-Thus saith thy brother Israel, Thou rael, even the whole congrega- knowest all the travail that hath be- Heb. found tion, into the desert of Zin in the first fallen us : month and the people abode in Kadesh; and Miriam died there, and was buried there. b 2 And there was no water for the d ch. 16. 19, 42. congregation and they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron. e Ex. 17. 2. ch. 14. 2. 3 And the people chode with Moses, and spake, saying, Would God that we had died 'when our brethren & 14.37. & 16. died before the LORD! f ch. 11. 1, 33. 32, 35, 49. 8 Ex. 17. 3. h ch. 14. 5. & 16. 4, 22, 45. i ch. 14. 10. k Ex. 17. 5. 1 Neh. 9. 15. m ch. 17. 10. n Ps. 106. 33. 4 And why have ye brought up the congregation of the LORD into this wilderness, that we and our cattle should die there? 5 And wherefore have ye made us to come up out of Egypt, to bring us in unto this evil place? it is no place of seed, or of figs, or of vines, or of pomegranates; neither is there any water to drink. 6 And Moses and Aaron went from the presence of the assembly unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and they fell upon their faces and the glory of the LORD appeared unto them. 7¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, k 8 Take the rod, and gather thou the assembly together, thou and Aaron thy brother, and speak ye unto the rock before their eyes; and it shall give forth his water, and thou shalt bring forth to them water out of the rock so thou shalt give the congregation and their beasts drink. 9 And Moses took the rod " from before the LORD, as he commanded him. 10 And Moses and Aaron gathered the congregation together before the rock, and he said unto them, "Hear now, ye rebels; must we fetch you water out of this rock? 11 And Moses lifted up his hand, 16 And when we cried unto the LORD, he heard our voice, and 2 sent an angel, and hath brought us forth out of Egypt: and, behold, we are in Kadesh, a city in the uttermost of Ex. 3. 2. & thy border. 17 Let us pass, I pray thee, through thy country: we will not pass through the fields, or through the vineyards, neither will we drink of the water of the wells: we will go by the king's high way, we will not turn to the right hand nor to the left, until we have passed thy borders. 18 And Edom said unto him, Thou shalt not pass by me, lest I come out against thee with the sword. The death of Aaron. B. C. 1453. ch. 33. 33. Deut. 32. 50. ! Ex. 29.29, 30. NUMBERS. 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. 28 And Moses stripped Aaron of his garments, and put them upon Eleazar his son; and Aaron died there in the top of the mount: and Moses and Eleazar came down from the mount. 29 And when all the congregation saw that Aaron was dead, they 150 Deut. 34. mourned for Aaron "thirty days, even all the house of Israel. • cb. 53. 40. See Judg. 1. 16. ch. 13. 21. © Gen. 28. 29. Judg. 11. 30. CHAPTER XXI. Israel destroy the Canaanites at Hormah. 4 The peo- The brazen serpent. 8 And the LORD said unto Moses, B. C. 1452. 10 ¶ And the children of Israel set John 3. 14, 15. q ch. 33. 43. ch. 33. 44. Abarim. 12 From thence they removed, Deut. 2. 13. and pitched in the valley of Zered. 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. 14 Wherefore it is said in the book of the wars of the LORD, What he ND when king Arad the Ca- did in the Red sea, and in the brooks AND when wing dwelt in the did in the south, heard tell that Israel came 2 And Israel vowed a vow unto the LORD, and said, If thou wilt indeed deliver this people into my d Lev. 27. 28. hand, then I will utterly destroy their cities. destruction. • ch. 20. 22. & 33. 41. 15 And at the stream of the brooks that goeth down to the dwelling of Ar, "and tlieth upon the border of Moab. 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. 3 And the LORD hearkened to the 17 ¶ Then Israel sang this song, e That is, Uttered the name of the place "Hormah. Judg. 11. 18. b Ex. 16. 3. & ch. 11.6. * 1 Cor. 10. 9. 1 Deat. 8. 15. ■ Pa. 72. 34. a ver. 5. 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 1 Kings 13.6. LORD, that he take away the serpents from us. And Moses prayed for the people. •Ex. 8. 8, 28. 1 12. 19. Acts & 24. ch. 22. 36. Judg. 11. 18. Or, Vaheb in Suphah. u Deut.2.18,29. Heb.leaneth. Judg. 9. 21. y Ex. 15. 1. Heb. Ascend. z Is. 33. 22. 20 And from Bamoth in the valley, that is in the country of Moab, tot Heb. field. the top of Pisgah, which looketh | Or, The hill. toward Jeshimon. 21 ¶ And Israel sent messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites, saying, Or, The wilderness. a ch. 23. 28. b Deut.2.26,27. Judg. 11. 19. ch. 20. 17. 22 Let me pass through thy land: we will not turn into the fields, or into the vineyards; we will not drink of the waters of the well: but we will go along by the king's high way, until we be past thy borders. 23 And Sihon would not suffer d Deut. 29. 7. Israel to pass through his border: but Sihon gathered all his people together, and went out against Israel into the wilderness: and he came to Jahaz, and fought against Israel. • Deut. 2. 32. Judg. 11. 20. 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 Ps. 135, 10, 11. border of the children of Ammon was strong. f Deut. 2. 33. & 29.7. Josh. 12. 1, 2. & 24. 8. Neh. 9. 22. & 136. 19. Am. 2. 9. 25 And Israel took all these cities: and Israel dwelt in all the cities of the Amorites, in Heshbon, and in all Heb. daugh- the villages thereof. ters. g Jer. 48. 45, 46. 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 18. 18. 15. 1. Moab, and the lords of the high places of Arnon. h Deut. 2. 9, i Judg. 11. 24. 332ing 23. 13. Jer. 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. P Deut. 3. 2. q ver. 24. Ps. 135, 10, 11. & 136. 20. r Deut. 3. 3, 4, &c. a ch. 33. 48. b Judg. 11. 25. 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 1 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. 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. 34 And the LORD said unto Moses, P Fear him not: for I have delivered him into thy hand, and all his people, and his land; and thou shalt do to him as thou didst unto Sihon king of the Amorites, which dwelt at Heshbon. 35 So they smote him, and his sons, and all his people, until there was none left him alive: and they possessed his land. CHAPTER XXII. Balak sendeth for Balaam, who at first refuseth to Balak sendeth for Balaam. 4 And Moab said unto the elders ch. 31. 8. 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 Heb. eye. they abide over against me. 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. e Deut. 23. 4. Josh. 13. 22. & 24.9. Neh. 13. 1, 2. Mic. 6. 5. 2 Pet. 2. 15. Jude 11. Rev. 2. 14. f See ch. 23. 7. Deut. 23. 4. 6 ch. 23. 7. 7 And the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with the rewards of divination in their 1 Sam. 9. 7, 8. hand; and they came unto Balaam, and spake unto him the words of Balak. 8 And he said unto them, 'Lodge i ver. 19. 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. ver. 20. 9 And God came unto Balaam, and Gen. 20. 3. 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, 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 + Heb. I shall 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. 14 And the princes of Moab rose up, and they went unto Balak, and said, Balaam refuseth to come with us. 15 ¶ And Balak sent yet again princes, more, and more honourable than they. 16 And they came to Balaam, and said to him, Thus saith Balak the prevail in fighting against him. 1 ch. 23. 20. Rom. 11. 29. An angel opposeth Balaam. B. C. 1432. Heb. Be not thou letted from, &c. a ver. 6 a ch.24. 13. ⚫ 1 Kings 22. 14 12 Chr. 18. 13. P ver. 8. ver. 9. r ver. 35. ch. 23. 12, 26. & 24.13. • Ex. 4. 24. ↑ See 2 Kings 6. 17. Dan. 10. 7. Acts 22. 9. 2 Pt 2 16. Jude 11. 2 Pet. 2. 16. son of Zippor,+ Let nothing, I pray | Am not 1 thine ass, upon which thee, hinder thee from coming unto thou hast ridden ever since I was thine unto this day? was I ever wont to do so unto thee? And he said, Nay. me: 17 For 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. 18 And 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. 19 Now therefore, I pray you, P tarry ye also here this night, that I may know what the LORD will say unto me more. 20 And 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. 21 And Balaam rose up in the morning, and saddled his ass, and went with the princes of Moab. 22 And 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. 23 And '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. 24 But the angel of the LORD stood in a path of the vineyards, a wall being on this side, and a wall on that side. 25 And 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. 26 And 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. 27 And 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. 28 And 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? 29 And Balaam said unto the ass, Because thou hast mocked me: I would there were a sword in mine Prov. 12. 10. hand, for now would I kill thee. 30 And the ass said unto Balaam, 72 Pet. 2. 16. c ver. 15. d ch. 24. 1. Or, he went solitary. e ver. 16. f ver.16. ch.22. 18. Jer. 1. 9. ram. C 3 And Balaam said unto Balak, Stand by thy burnt offering, and I will go peradventure the LORD will come to meet me, and whatsoever he sheweth me I will tell thee. And he went to a high place. 4 And God met Balaam: and he said unto him, I have prepared seven altars, and I have offered upon every altar a bullock and a ram. 5 And the LORD 'put a word in 35. Deut. 18. Balaam's mouth, and said, Return unto Balak, and thus thou shalt speak. gver.18. ch.24. 6 And he returned unto him, and, lo, he stood by his burnt sacrifice, he, and all the princes of Moab. 7 And he took up his parable, and 3, 15, 23. said, Balak the king of Moab hath brought me from Aram, out of the mountains of the east, saying, Come, curse me Jacob, and come, 'defy Israel. 27. 1. & 29. 1. Ps. 78. 2. Ez. 17. 2. Mic. 2. 4. Hab. 2. 6. h ch.22.6,11,17. i1 Sam. 17. 10. k Is. 47. 12, 13. 8 How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? or how shall I defy, whom the LORD hath not defied? 9 For from the top of the rocks I see him, and from the hills I behold 1 Deut. 33. 28. him: lo, the people shall dwell alone, and shall not be reckoned among the nations. m Ex. 33. 16. Ezra 9. 2. Eph. 2. 14. n Gen. 13. 16. & 22. 17. Heb.my soul, or, my life. o Ps. 116. 15. & 24. 10. n m 10 Who can count the dust of Jacob, and the number of the fourth part of Israel? Let me die "the death of the righteous, and let my last end be like his ! 11 And Balak said unto Balaam, P ch. 22. 11, 17. What hast thou done unto me? PI took thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast blessed them altogether. q ch. 22 38 12 And he answered and said, 'Must I not take heed to speak that which the LORD hath put in my mouth? 13 And Balak said unto him, Come, I pray thee, with me unto another place, from whence thou mayest see them thou shalt see but the utmost part of them, and shalt not see them all and curse me them from thence. 14 And he brought him into the Or, The hill. field of Zophim, to the top of "Pisgah, 'and built seven altars, and offered a bullock and a ram on every altar. 15 And he said unto Balak, Stand here by thy burnt offering, while I meet the LORD yonder. 19" God is not a man, that he should 1 Sam. 15. 29. lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good? 20 Behold, I have received commandment to bless and he hath blessed; and I cannot reverse it. 21 He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob, neither hath he seen perverseness in Israel: the LORD his God is with him, and the shout of a king is among them. 30 And Balak did as Balaam had said, and offered a bullock and a ram on every altar. CHAPTER XXIV. Balaam foretelleth the happiness of Israel. 10 Balak in anger dismisseth him. 15 He prophesieth of the Star of Jacob, and of the destruction of sundry nations. AND when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he went not, as at other times, to seek for enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness. ich. 21. 20. k ver. 1. a ch. 23. 3, 15. Heb. to the meeting of enchantments. 2 And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel abiding in his tents bch. 2 2. &c. |