³¹ The people believed, and when they heard that the Lord had paid attention^(A) to them and that he had seen their misery,^(B) they knelt low and worshipped.

Moses Confronts Pharaoh

5 Later, Moses and Aaron went in and said to Pharaoh, ‘This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: Let my people go, so that they may hold a festival for me in the wilderness.’^(A)

³ Balaam said to Balak, ‘Stay here by your burnt offering while I am gone. Maybe the Lord will meet with me. I will tell you whatever he reveals to me.’ So he went to a barren hill.

⁴ God met with him and Balaam said to him, ‘I have arranged seven altars and offered a bull and a ram on each altar.’

¹⁵ Balaam said to Balak, ‘Stay here by your burnt offering while I seek the Lord over there.’

¹⁶ The Lord met with Balaam and put a message in his mouth. Then he said, ‘Return to Balak and say what I tell you.’