5 He sent messengers to Baʹlaam the son of Beʹor at Peʹthor,+ which is by the River in his native land. He summoned him, saying: “Look! A people has come out of Egypt. Look! They have covered the face of the earth,+ and they are dwelling right in front of me.
... 7 Then he spoke this proverbial saying:+
“Baʹlak the king of Moʹab has brought me from Aʹram,+
From the mountains of the east:
‘Do come to curse Jacob for me.
Yes, come to denounce Israel.’+