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Good News Translation
Numbers 22:16
They went to Balaam and gave him this message from Balak: "Please don't let anything prevent you from coming to me!
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Hebrew Names Version
They came to Bil`am, and said to him, Thus says Balak the son of Tzippor, Please let nothing hinder you from coming to me:
They came to Bil`am, and said to him, Thus says Balak the son of Tzippor, Please let nothing hinder you from coming to me:
King James Version
And they came to Balaam, and said to him, Thus saith Balak the son of Zippor, Let nothing, I pray thee, hinder thee from coming unto me:
And they came to Balaam, and said to him, Thus saith Balak the son of Zippor, Let nothing, I pray thee, hinder thee from coming unto me:
Lexham English Bible
They came to Balaam and said to him, "Thus says Balak son of Zippor, ‘Please, let nothing keep you from coming to me
They came to Balaam and said to him, "Thus says Balak son of Zippor, ‘Please, let nothing keep you from coming to me
English Standard Version
And they came to Balaam and said to him, "Thus says Balak the son of Zippor: ‘Let nothing hinder you from coming to me,
And they came to Balaam and said to him, "Thus says Balak the son of Zippor: ‘Let nothing hinder you from coming to me,
New Century Version
They went to Balaam and said, "Balak son of Zippor says this: Please don't let anything stop you from coming to me.
They went to Balaam and said, "Balak son of Zippor says this: Please don't let anything stop you from coming to me.
New English Translation
And they came to Balaam and said to him, "Thus says Balak son of Zippor: ‘Please do not let anything hinder you from coming to me.
And they came to Balaam and said to him, "Thus says Balak son of Zippor: ‘Please do not let anything hinder you from coming to me.
Amplified Bible
They came to Balaam, and said to him, "Thus says Balak the son of Zippor, 'I beg you, let nothing hinder you from coming to me.
They came to Balaam, and said to him, "Thus says Balak the son of Zippor, 'I beg you, let nothing hinder you from coming to me.
New American Standard Bible
They came to Balaam and said to him, "This is what Balak the son of Zippor says: 'I beg you, let nothing keep you from coming to me;
They came to Balaam and said to him, "This is what Balak the son of Zippor says: 'I beg you, let nothing keep you from coming to me;
Geneva Bible (1587)
Who came to Balaam, and sayde to him, Thus saith Balak the sonne of Zippor, Bee not thou staied, I pray thee, from comming vnto me.
Who came to Balaam, and sayde to him, Thus saith Balak the sonne of Zippor, Bee not thou staied, I pray thee, from comming vnto me.
Legacy Standard Bible
And they came to Balaam and said to him, "Thus says Balak the son of Zippor, ‘Let nothing, I beg you, withhold you from coming to me;
And they came to Balaam and said to him, "Thus says Balak the son of Zippor, ‘Let nothing, I beg you, withhold you from coming to me;
Contemporary English Version
They went to Balaam and told him that Balak had said, "Balaam, if you come to Moab,
They went to Balaam and told him that Balak had said, "Balaam, if you come to Moab,
Complete Jewish Bible
They went to Bil‘am and said to him, "Here is what Balak the son of Tzippor says: ‘Please don't let anything keep you from coming to me.
They went to Bil‘am and said to him, "Here is what Balak the son of Tzippor says: ‘Please don't let anything keep you from coming to me.
Darby Translation
And they came to Balaam, and said to him, Thus says Balak the son of Zippor: Suffer not thyself, I pray thee, to be restrained from coming to me;
And they came to Balaam, and said to him, Thus says Balak the son of Zippor: Suffer not thyself, I pray thee, to be restrained from coming to me;
Easy-to-Read Version
They went to Balaam and said, "This is what Balak son of Zippor says to you: Please don't let anything stop you from coming.
They went to Balaam and said, "This is what Balak son of Zippor says to you: Please don't let anything stop you from coming.
George Lamsa Translation
And they carne to Balaam and said to him, Thus says Balak the son of Zippor, Let nothing hinder you from coming to me;
And they carne to Balaam and said to him, Thus says Balak the son of Zippor, Let nothing hinder you from coming to me;
Christian Standard Bible®
They came to Balaam and said to him, “This is what Balak son of Zippor says: ‘Let nothing keep you from coming to me,
They came to Balaam and said to him, “This is what Balak son of Zippor says: ‘Let nothing keep you from coming to me,
Literal Translation
And they came to Balaam and said to him, So says Balak the son of Zippor, Please do not be hindered from coming to me,
And they came to Balaam and said to him, So says Balak the son of Zippor, Please do not be hindered from coming to me,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Whan they came to Balaam, they tolde him: Balac ye sonne of Ziphor sendeth ye this worde: Oh refuse not to come vnto me,
Whan they came to Balaam, they tolde him: Balac ye sonne of Ziphor sendeth ye this worde: Oh refuse not to come vnto me,
American Standard Version
And they came to Balaam, and said to him, Thus saith Balak the son of Zippor, Let nothing, I pray thee, hinder thee from coming unto me:
And they came to Balaam, and said to him, Thus saith Balak the son of Zippor, Let nothing, I pray thee, hinder thee from coming unto me:
Bible in Basic English
And they came to Balaam and said, Balak, son of Zippor, says, Let nothing keep you from coming to me:
And they came to Balaam and said, Balak, son of Zippor, says, Let nothing keep you from coming to me:
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Whiche came to Balaam, and tolde hym, Thus sayeth Balac the sonne of Ziphor: Oh let nothyng let thee, but come vnto me:
Whiche came to Balaam, and tolde hym, Thus sayeth Balac the sonne of Ziphor: Oh let nothyng let thee, but come vnto me:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And they came to Balaam, and said to him: 'Thus saith Balak the son of Zippor: Let nothing, I pray thee, hinder thee from coming unto me;
And they came to Balaam, and said to him: 'Thus saith Balak the son of Zippor: Let nothing, I pray thee, hinder thee from coming unto me;
King James Version (1611)
And they came to Balaam, and said to him, Thus saith Balak the son of Zippor; Let nothing, I pray thee, hinder thee from comming vnto me:
And they came to Balaam, and said to him, Thus saith Balak the son of Zippor; Let nothing, I pray thee, hinder thee from comming vnto me:
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And they came to Balaam, and they say to him, Thus says Balac the son of Sepphor: I beseech thee, delay not to come to me.
And they came to Balaam, and they say to him, Thus says Balac the son of Sepphor: I beseech thee, delay not to come to me.
English Revised Version
And they came to Balaam, and said to him, Thus saith Balak the son of Zippor, Let nothing, I pray thee, hinder thee from coming unto me:
And they came to Balaam, and said to him, Thus saith Balak the son of Zippor, Let nothing, I pray thee, hinder thee from coming unto me:
Berean Standard Bible
They came to Balaam and said, "This is what Balak son of Zippor says: 'Please let nothing hinder you from coming to me,
They came to Balaam and said, "This is what Balak son of Zippor says: 'Please let nothing hinder you from coming to me,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
whiche seiden, whanne thei hadden come to Balaam, Balaach, the sone of Sephor, seith thus, Tarye thou not to come to me, redi to onoure thee;
whiche seiden, whanne thei hadden come to Balaam, Balaach, the sone of Sephor, seith thus, Tarye thou not to come to me, redi to onoure thee;
Young's Literal Translation
and they come in unto Balaam, and say to him, `Thus said Balak son of Zippor, Be not, I pray thee, withheld from coming unto me,
and they come in unto Balaam, and say to him, `Thus said Balak son of Zippor, Be not, I pray thee, withheld from coming unto me,
Update Bible Version
And they came to Balaam, and said to him, Thus says Balak the son of Zippor, Let nothing, I pray you, hinder you from coming to me:
And they came to Balaam, and said to him, Thus says Balak the son of Zippor, Let nothing, I pray you, hinder you from coming to me:
Webster's Bible Translation
And they came to Balaam, and said to him, Thus saith Balak the son of Zippor, Let nothing, I pray thee, hinder thee from coming to me:
And they came to Balaam, and said to him, Thus saith Balak the son of Zippor, Let nothing, I pray thee, hinder thee from coming to me:
World English Bible
They came to Balaam, and said to him, Thus says Balak the son of Zippor, Please let nothing hinder you from coming to me:
They came to Balaam, and said to him, Thus says Balak the son of Zippor, Please let nothing hinder you from coming to me:
New King James Version
And they came to Balaam and said to him, "Thus says Balak the son of Zippor: "Please let nothing hinder you from coming to me;
And they came to Balaam and said to him, "Thus says Balak the son of Zippor: "Please let nothing hinder you from coming to me;
New Living Translation
They went to Balaam and delivered this message to him: "This is what Balak son of Zippor says: Please don't let anything stop you from coming to help me.
They went to Balaam and delivered this message to him: "This is what Balak son of Zippor says: Please don't let anything stop you from coming to help me.
New Life Bible
They came to Balaam and said to him, "Balak the son of Zippor says, ‘I beg you, let nothing keep you from coming to me.
They came to Balaam and said to him, "Balak the son of Zippor says, ‘I beg you, let nothing keep you from coming to me.
New Revised Standard
They came to Balaam and said to him, "Thus says Balak son of Zippor: ‘Do not let anything hinder you from coming to me;
They came to Balaam and said to him, "Thus says Balak son of Zippor: ‘Do not let anything hinder you from coming to me;
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And they came in unto Balaam, - and said unto him - Thus, said Balak son of Zipper, Do not be withheld, I pray thee from coming unto me:
And they came in unto Balaam, - and said unto him - Thus, said Balak son of Zipper, Do not be withheld, I pray thee from coming unto me:
Douay-Rheims Bible
Who, when they were come to Balaam, said: Thus saith Balac the son of Sephor, Delay not to come to me:
Who, when they were come to Balaam, said: Thus saith Balac the son of Sephor, Delay not to come to me:
Revised Standard Version
And they came to Balaam and said to him, "Thus says Balak the son of Zippor: 'Let nothing hinder you from coming to me;
And they came to Balaam and said to him, "Thus says Balak the son of Zippor: 'Let nothing hinder you from coming to me;
New American Standard Bible (1995)
They came to Balaam and said to him, "Thus says Balak the son of Zippor, 'Let nothing, I beg you, hinder you from coming to me;
They came to Balaam and said to him, "Thus says Balak the son of Zippor, 'Let nothing, I beg you, hinder you from coming to me;
Contextual Overview
15 Then Balak sent a larger number of leaders, who were more important than the first. 16 They went to Balaam and gave him this message from Balak: "Please don't let anything prevent you from coming to me! 17 I will reward you richly and do anything you say. Please come and curse these people for me." 18 But Balaam answered, "Even if Balak gave me all the silver and gold in his palace, I could not disobey the command of the Lord my God in even the smallest matter. 19 But please spend the night, as the others did, so that I may learn whether or not the Lord has something else to tell me." 20 That night God came to Balaam and said, "If these men have come to ask you to go with them, get ready and go, but do only what I tell you." 21 So the next morning Balaam saddled his donkey and went with the Moabite leaders.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Let nothing: etc. Heb. Be not thou letted from, etc. Numbers 22:16
Reciprocal: Numbers 22:37 - General 2 Samuel 13:28 - fear not Daniel 2:48 - a great
Cross-References
Genesis 12:2
I will give you many descendants, and they will become a great nation. I will bless you and make your name famous, so that you will be a blessing.
I will give you many descendants, and they will become a great nation. I will bless you and make your name famous, so that you will be a blessing.
Genesis 22:13
Abraham looked around and saw a ram caught in a bush by its horns. He went and got it and offered it as a burnt offering instead of his son.
Abraham looked around and saw a ram caught in a bush by its horns. He went and got it and offered it as a burnt offering instead of his son.
Genesis 22:14
Abraham named that place "The Lord Provides." And even today people say, "On the Lord 's mountain he provides."
Abraham named that place "The Lord Provides." And even today people say, "On the Lord 's mountain he provides."
Psalms 105:9
He will keep the agreement he made with Abraham and his promise to Isaac.
He will keep the agreement he made with Abraham and his promise to Isaac.
Isaiah 45:23
My promise is true, and it will not be changed. I solemnly promise by all that I am: Everyone will come and kneel before me and vow to be loyal to me.
My promise is true, and it will not be changed. I solemnly promise by all that I am: Everyone will come and kneel before me and vow to be loyal to me.
Jeremiah 49:13
I myself have sworn that the city of Bozrah will become a horrifying sight and a desert; people will make fun of it and use its name as a curse. All the nearby villages will be in ruins forever. I, the Lord , have spoken."
I myself have sworn that the city of Bozrah will become a horrifying sight and a desert; people will make fun of it and use its name as a curse. All the nearby villages will be in ruins forever. I, the Lord , have spoken."
Jeremiah 51:14
The Lord Almighty has sworn by his own life that he will bring many men to attack Babylonia like a swarm of locusts, and they will shout with victory.
The Lord Almighty has sworn by his own life that he will bring many men to attack Babylonia like a swarm of locusts, and they will shout with victory.
Amos 6:8
The Sovereign Lord Almighty has given this solemn warning: "I hate the pride of the people of Israel; I despise their luxurious mansions. I will give their capital city and everything in it to the enemy."
The Sovereign Lord Almighty has given this solemn warning: "I hate the pride of the people of Israel; I despise their luxurious mansions. I will give their capital city and everything in it to the enemy."
Luke 1:73
With a solemn oath to our ancestor Abraham he promised to rescue us from our enemies and allow us to serve him without fear, <
With a solemn oath to our ancestor Abraham he promised to rescue us from our enemies and allow us to serve him without fear, <
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And they came to Balaam,.... Though men of such rank and dignity, they did not decline the embassy, being sent by their king; nor did they think it below them to wait upon this soothsayer:
and said unto him, thus saith Balak the son of Zippor; representing their master, and addressing the diviner in his name, as his ambassadors; at the same time doing honour to Balak that sent them, of whom they speak respectfully, and to Balaam, to whom they were sent:
let nothing, I pray thee, hinder thee from coming unto me; no business, though ever so important, that might be upon his hands; nor any want of respect to him he might imagine; nor if the rewards offered were not thought sufficient; nor any persuasions of men to the contrary; and if it could be thought he knew anything of the prohibition of God, that may be included; so urgent was he upon his coming to him.
