# What did Balak want Balaam to do to the nation that came from Egypt?

Balak wanted Balaam to curse the nation that came from Egypt. 

# Why did Balak want Balaam to curse the nation that had come from Egypt?

He wanted Balaam to curse that nation because they covered the face of the earth, they were next to him, and they were too strong for him. 

# What did Balak know that Balaam could do?

Balak knew that whomever Balaam blessed would be blessed, and whomever he cursed would be cursed. 