Peoples will be in fear before his strength, his arm will be on great nations: his king will be higher than Agag, and his kingdom made great in honour.

He took his sleep stretched out like a lion, and like a she-lion: by whom will his rest be broken? May a blessing be on everyone who gives you blessing, and a curse on everyone by whom you are cursed.

So now I will go back to my people: but first let me make clear to you what this people will do to your people in days to come.

Then he went on with his story and said, These are the words of Balaam, the son of Beor, the words of him whose eyes are open:

I see him, but not now: looking on him, but not near: a star will come out of Jacob, and a rod of authority out of Israel, sending destruction to the farthest limits of Moab and on the head of all the sons of Sheth.

Edom will be his heritage, and he will put an end to the last of the people of Seir.

And Israel will go on in strength, and Jacob will have rule over his haters.

Then, turning his eyes to Amalek, he went on with his story and said, Amalek was the first of the nations, but his part will be destruction for ever.

And looking on the Kenites he went on with his story and said, Strong is your living-place, and your secret place is safe in the rock.

Then he went on with his story and said, But who may keep his life when God does this?

Now when Israel was living in Shittim the people became false to the Lord, doing evil with the daughters of Moab:

For they sent for the people to be present at the offerings made to their gods; and the people took part in their feasts and gave honour to their gods.

So Israel had relations with the women of Moab in honour of the Baal of Peor: and the Lord was moved to wrath against Israel.

Then the Lord said to Moses, Take all the chiefs of the people, hanging them up in the sun before the Lord, so that the wrath of the Lord may be turned from Israel.

So Moses said to the judges of Israel, Let everyone put to death those of his men who have had relations with the women of Moab in honour of the Baal of Peor.

Then one of the children of Israel came to his brothers, taking with him a woman of Midian, before the eyes of Moses and all the meeting of the people, while they were weeping at the door of the Tent of meeting.

And Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, seeing it, got up from among the people and took a spear in his hand,

Through Phinehas, and because of his passion for my honour, my wrath has been turned away from the children of Israel, so that I have not sent destruction on them all in my wrath.

So say to them that I will make with him an agreement of peace:

Now the man of Israel who was put to death with the woman of Midian was Zimri, the son of Salu, a chief of one of the families of the Simeonites.

And the woman of Midian who was put to death was Cozbi, the daughter of Zur; he was the head of a family in Midian.

For they are a danger to you with their false ways, causing sin to come on you in the question of Peor, and because of Cozbi, their sister, the daughter of the chief of Midian, who was put to death at the time of the disease which came on you because of Peor.

Let all the children of Israel be numbered, by the names of their fathers' families, all those of twenty years old and over who are able to go to war in Israel.

So Moses and Eleazar the priest gave them the order in the lowlands of Moab by Jordan at Jericho, saying,

And the sons of Eliab: Nemuel and Dathan and Abiram. These are the same Dathan and Abiram who had a place in the meeting of the people, who together with Korah made an outcry against Moses and Aaron and against the Lord:

And they went down into the open mouth of the earth, together with Korah, when death overtook him and all his band; at the time when two hundred and fifty men were burned in the fire, and they became a sign.

The sons of Judah, Er and Onan: and Er and Onan had come to their death in the land of Canaan.

Those who were numbered of the children of Israel were six hundred and one thousand, seven hundred and thirty.

Let there be a division of the land among these, for their heritage, in relation to the number of names.

To those families who are more in number, give a greater heritage; to those who are less in number, a smaller part: to every one let the heritage be given in relation to the number in his family.

As it is ordered by the decision of the Lord, let distribution be made between those who are more in number and those who are less.

Amram's wife was Jochebed, the daughter of Levi, whom he had in Egypt: by Amram she had Moses and Aaron and their sister Miriam.

Death overtook Nadab and Abihu when they made an offering of strange fire before the Lord.

Of these, twenty-three thousand males, from one month old and over, were numbered: they were not numbered with the rest of the children of Israel, for they had no heritage among the children of Israel.

All these were numbered by Moses and Eleazar the priest when the children of Israel were numbered in the lowlands of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho.

But among all these was not one of those numbered by Moses and Aaron the priest when the children of Israel were numbered in the waste land of Sinai.

For the Lord had said of them, Death will certainly overtake them in the waste land. And of them all, only Caleb, the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua, the son of Nun, were still living.

Death overtook our father in the waste land; he was not among those who were banded together with Korah against the Lord; but death came to him in his sin; and he had no sons.

And if his father has no brothers, then give it to his nearest relation in the family, as his heritage: this is to be a decision made by law for the children of Israel, as the Lord gave orders to Moses.

And when you have seen it, you will be put to rest with your people, as your brother Aaron was:

Because in the waste land of Zin, when the people were angry, you and he went against my word and did not keep my name holy before their eyes, at the waters. (These are the waters of Meribah in Kadesh in the waste land of Zin.)

To go out and come in before them and be their guide; so that the people of the Lord may not be like sheep without a keeper.

And the Lord said to Moses, Take Joshua, the son of Nun, a man in whom is the spirit, and put your hand on him;

And put your honour on him, so that all the children of Israel may be under his authority.

He will take his place before Eleazar the priest, so that he may get directions from the Lord for him, with the Urim: at his word they will go out, and at his word they will come in, he and all the children of Israel.

And he put his hands on him and gave him his orders, as the Lord had said by Moses.

Let one be offered in the morning, and the other at evening;

And the tenth part of an ephah of the best meal for a meal offering mixed with the fourth part of a hin of clear oil.

It is a regular burned offering, as it was ordered in Mount Sinai, for a sweet smell, an offering made by fire to the Lord.

And for its drink offering take the fourth part of a hin for one lamb: in the holy place let the wine be drained out for a drink offering for the Lord.

Let the other lamb be offered at evening; like the meal offering of the morning and its drink offering, let it be offered as an offering made by fire for a sweet smell to the Lord.

And on the Sabbath day, two he-lambs of the first year, without any mark, and two tenth parts of the best meal for a meal offering mixed with oil, and its drink offering:

This is the burned offering for every Sabbath day, in addition to the regular burned offering, and its drink offering.

And on the first day of every month you are to give a burned offering to the Lord; two oxen, one male sheep, and seven he-lambs of the first year, without any mark;

And three tenth parts of the best meal for a meal offering mixed with oil, for every ox; and two tenth parts of the best meal for a meal offering mixed with oil, for the one sheep;

And a separate tenth part of the best meal mixed with oil for a meal offering for every lamb; for a burned offering of a sweet smell, an offering made by fire to the Lord.

And their drink offerings are to be half a hin of wine for an ox, and the third part of a hin for a male sheep, and the fourth part of a hin for a lamb: this is the burned offering for every month through all the months of the year.

And one he-goat for a sin-offering to the Lord; it is to be offered in addition to the regular burned offering and its drink offering.

And in the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month, is the Lord's Passover.

On the fifteenth day of this month there is to be a feast; for seven days let your food be unleavened cakes.

On the first day there is to be a holy meeting: you may do no sort of field-work:

And you are to give an offering made by fire, a burned offering to the Lord; two oxen, one male sheep, and seven he-lambs of the first year, without any mark:

And their meal offering, the best meal mixed with oil: let three tenth parts of an ephah be offered for an ox and two tenth parts for a male sheep;

And a separate tenth part for every one of the seven lambs;

And one he-goat for a sin-offering to take away your sin.

These are to be offered in addition to the morning burned offering, which is a regular burned offering at all times.

In this way, every day for seven days, give the food of the offering made by fire, a sweet smell to the Lord: it is to be offered in addition to the regular burned offering, and its drink offering.

Then on the seventh day there will be a holy meeting; you may do no field-work.

And at the time of the first-fruits, when you give an offering of new meal to the Lord at your feast of weeks, there is to be a holy meeting: you may do no field-work:

And give a burned offering for a sweet smell to the Lord; two oxen, one male sheep, and seven he-lambs of the first year;

And their meal offering, the best meal mixed with oil, three tenth parts for an ox, two tenth parts for a male sheep,

And a separate tenth part for every one of the seven lambs;

And one he-goat to take away your sin.

These are in addition to the regular burned offering and its meal offering; take care that they are without any mark, and let them be offered with their drink offerings.

In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, let there be a holy meeting; on it you may do no field-work; let the day be marked by the blowing of horns;

And give to the Lord a burned offering for a sweet smell; one ox, one male sheep, seven he-lambs of the first year, without any mark on them:

And their meal offering, the best meal mixed with oil, three tenth parts for an ox, two tenth parts for a male sheep,

And a separate tenth part for every one of the seven lambs;

And one he-goat for a sin-offering, to take away your sin:

In addition to the burned offering of the new moon, and its meal offering, and the regular burned offering and its meal offering, and their drink offerings, as they are ordered, for a sweet smell, an offering made by fire to the Lord.

And on the tenth day of this seventh month there will be a holy meeting; keep yourselves from pleasure, and do no sort of work;

And give to the Lord a burned offering for a sweet smell; one ox, one male sheep, seven he-lambs of the first year: only those without any mark on them may be used:

And their meal offering, the best meal mixed with oil, three tenth parts for an ox, two tenth parts for a male sheep,

A separate tenth part for every one of the seven lambs;

One he-goat for a sin-offering; in addition to the offering for taking away your sin, and the regular burned offering and its meal offering, and their drink offerings.

And on the fifteenth day of the seventh month let there be a holy meeting; do no field-work, and keep a feast to the Lord for seven days;

And give a burned offering, an offering made by fire of a sweet smell to the Lord, thirteen oxen, two male sheep, fourteen he-lambs of the first year, all without any mark on them;

And their meal offering, the best meal mixed with oil, three tenth parts for every one of the thirteen oxen, two tenth parts for every male sheep,

And a separate tenth part for every one of the fourteen lambs;

And one he-goat for a sin-offering; in addition to the regular burned offering, and its meal offering, and its drink offering.

On the second day of the feast give an offering of twelve oxen, two male sheep, fourteen he-lambs of the first year, without any mark on them;

And their meal offering and their drink offerings for the oxen and the sheep and the lambs, in relation to their number, as it is ordered:

And one he-goat for a sin-offering in addition to the regular burned offering, and its meal offering, and their drink offerings.

And on the third day eleven oxen, two male sheep, fourteen he-lambs of the first year, without any mark;

And their meal offering and drink offerings for the oxen, for the male sheep, and for the lambs, in relation to their number, as it is ordered:

And one he-goat for a sin-offering; in addition to the regular burned offering, and its meal offering, and its drink offering.

And on the fourth day ten oxen, two male sheep, fourteen he-lambs of the first year, without any mark:

And their meal offering and their drink offerings for the oxen, for the male sheep, and for the lambs, in relation to their number, as it is ordered.

And one he-goat for a sin-offering; in addition to the regular burned offering, and its meal offering, and its drink offering.

And on the fifth day nine oxen, two male sheep, fourteen he-lambs of the first year, without any mark: