Numbers 22:12
New International Version
12 But God said to Balaam, “Do not go with them. You must not put a curse on those people, because they are blessed.(A)”
Numbers 22:12
King James Version
12 And God said unto Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them; thou shalt not curse the people: for they are blessed.
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Numbers 22:12
New King James Version
12 And God said to Balaam, “You shall not go with them; you shall not curse the people, for (A)they are blessed.”
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Numbers 22:17
New International Version
Numbers 22:17
King James Version
17 For I will promote thee unto very great honour, and I will do whatsoever thou sayest unto me: come therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people.
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Numbers 22:17
New King James Version
17 for I will certainly (A)honor you greatly, and I will do whatever you say to me. (B)Therefore please come, curse this people for me.’ ”
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Numbers 23:7
King James Version
7 And he took up his parable, and said, Balak the king of Moab hath brought me from Aram, out of the mountains of the east, saying, Come, curse me Jacob, and come, defy Israel.
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Numbers 23:7
New King James Version
7 And he (A)took up his [a]oracle and said:
“Balak the king of Moab has brought me from Aram,
From the mountains of the east.
(B)‘Come, curse Jacob for me,
And come, (C)denounce Israel!’
Footnotes
- Numbers 23:7 prophetic discourse
Numbers 23:11
New International Version
11 Balak said to Balaam, “What have you done to me? I brought you to curse my enemies,(A) but you have done nothing but bless them!”(B)
Numbers 23:11
King James Version
11 And Balak said unto Balaam, What hast thou done unto me? I took thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast blessed them altogether.
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Numbers 23:11
New King James Version
11 Then Balak said to Balaam, “What have you done to me? (A)I took you to curse my enemies, and look, you have blessed them bountifully!”
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Numbers 23:13
New International Version
Balaam’s Second Message
13 Then Balak said to him, “Come with me to another place(A) where you can see them; you will not see them all but only the outskirts of their camp.(B) And from there, curse them for me.(C)”
Numbers 23:13
King James Version
13 And Balak said unto him, Come, I pray thee, with me unto another place, from whence thou mayest see them: thou shalt see but the utmost part of them, and shalt not see them all: and curse me them from thence.
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Numbers 23:13
New King James Version
Balaam’s Second Prophecy
13 Then Balak said to him, “Please come with me to another place from which you may see them; you shall see only the outer part of them, and shall not see them all; curse them for me from there.”
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Numbers 24:9
New International Version
9 Like a lion they crouch and lie down,
like a lioness(A)—who dares to rouse them?
Numbers 24:9
King James Version
9 He couched, he lay down as a lion, and as a great lion: who shall stir him up? Blessed is he that blesseth thee, and cursed is he that curseth thee.
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Numbers 24:9
New King James Version
9 ‘He(A) bows down, he lies down as a lion;
And as a lion, who shall rouse him?’
(B)“Blessed is he who blesses you,
And cursed is he who curses you.”
Numbers 24:10
King James Version
10 And Balak's anger was kindled against Balaam, and he smote his hands together: and Balak said unto Balaam, I called thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast altogether blessed them these three times.
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Numbers 24:10
New King James Version
10 Then Balak’s anger was aroused against Balaam, and he (A)struck his hands together; and Balak said to Balaam, (B)“I called you to curse my enemies, and look, you have bountifully blessed them these three times!
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