קָבַב

‘Behold, a people has come out of Egypt, and they cover the face of the land. Now come and put a curse on them for me. Perhaps I may be able to fight against them and drive them away.’”

…for I will honor you richly and do whatever you say. So please come and put a curse on this people for me!’”

How can I curse those whom God has not cursed? How can I denounce those whom the LORD has not denounced?

Then Balak said to Balaam, “What have you done to me? I brought you here to curse my enemies, and behold, you have only blessed them!”

Then Balak said to him, “Please come with me to another place where you can see them. You will only see the outskirts of their camp—not all of them. And from there, curse them for me.”

Now Balak said to Balaam, “Then neither curse them at all nor bless them at all!”

“Please come,” said Balak, “I will take you to another place. Perhaps it will please God that you curse them for me from there.”

Then Balak’s anger burned against Balaam, and he struck his hands together and said to Balaam, “I summoned you to curse my enemies, but behold, you have persisted in blessing them these three times.

May it be cursed by those who curse the day—those prepared to rouse Leviathan.

I have seen a fool taking root, but suddenly his house was cursed.

The people will curse the hoarder of grain, but blessing will crown the one who sells it.

Whoever tells the guilty, “You are innocent”—peoples will curse him, and nations will denounce him;