In the morning, however, they rose up early and went up to the ridge of the hill country, saying, “Here we are; we have indeed sinned, but we will go up to the place which the Lord has promised.”

Why then have you brought the Lord’s assembly into this wilderness, for us and our beasts to die here?

He said to them, “Spend the night here, and I will bring word back to you as the Lord may speak to me.” And the leaders of Moab stayed with Balaam.

Now please, you also stay here tonight, and I will find out what else the Lord will speak to me.”

Then Balaam said to Balak, “Build seven altars for me here, and prepare seven bulls and seven rams for me here.”

And he said to Balak, “Stand here beside your burnt offering while I myself meet the Lord over there.”

Balaam said to Balak, “Build seven altars for me here and prepare seven bulls and seven rams for me here.”

But Moses said to the sons of Gad and to the sons of Reuben, “Shall your brothers go to war while you yourselves sit here?

Then they came near to him and said, “We will build here sheepfolds for our livestock and cities for our little ones;