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And they came to Bil’am [Not of the People], and said to him, Thus says Balak [Devastator] the son of Zippor [Sparrow], Let nothing, I pray youi, hinder youi from coming unto me:

For I will promote youi unto very great honour, and I will do whatsoever youi say unto me: come therefore, I pray youi, curse me this people.