4 ^lbecause they did not meet you with bread and with water on the way, when you came out of Egypt, and because they ^mhired against you Balaam the son of Beor from Pethor of ⁿMesopotamia, to curse you.

8 Therefore the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, ^wand he sold them into the hand of ^xCushan-rishathaim king of Mesopotamia. And the people of Israel served Cushan-rishathaim eight years.