Ele enviou mensageiros a Balaão, filho de Beor, a Petor, que está junto ao rio, à terra dos filhos do seu povo, a fim de chamá-lo, dizendo: Eis que saiu do Egito um povo, que cobre a face da terra e estaciona defronte de mim.
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 they abide over against me: