Numbers 22:7-12

⁷So the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian left, taking payment for divination. They came to Balaam and spoke to him Balak's words.

⁸Balaam said to them, “Stay here tonight. I will bring you what Yahweh says to me.” So the leaders of Moab stayed with Balaam that night.

⁹God came to Balaam and said, “Who are these men who came to you?”

¹⁰Balaam answered God, “Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab, has sent them to me. He said,

¹¹'Look, the people who have come from Egypt cover the surface of my land. Now come and curse them for me. Perhaps I will manage to fight them and drive them out.'”

¹²God replied to Balaam, “You must not go with those men. You must not curse the people of Israel because they have been blessed.”