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J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Numbers 22:12
And God said unto Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them, - Thou shalt not curse the people, For blessed, he is.
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Hebrew Names Version
God said to Bil`am, You shall not go with them; you shall not curse the people; for they are blessed.
God said to Bil`am, You shall not go with them; you shall not curse the people; for they are blessed.
King James Version
And God said unto Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them; thou shalt not curse the people: for they are blessed.
And God said unto Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them; thou shalt not curse the people: for they are blessed.
Lexham English Bible
God said to Balaam, "You will not go with them; you will not curse the people, because they are blessed."
God said to Balaam, "You will not go with them; you will not curse the people, because they are blessed."
English Standard Version
God said to Balaam, "You shall not go with them. You shall not curse the people, for they are blessed."
God said to Balaam, "You shall not go with them. You shall not curse the people, for they are blessed."
New Century Version
But God said to Balaam, "Do not go with them. Don't put a curse on those people, because I have blessed them."
But God said to Balaam, "Do not go with them. Don't put a curse on those people, because I have blessed them."
New English Translation
But God said to Balaam, "You must not go with them; you must not curse the people, for they are blessed."
But God said to Balaam, "You must not go with them; you must not curse the people, for they are blessed."
Amplified Bible
God said to Balaam, "Do not go with them; you shall not curse the people [of Israel], for they are blessed."
God said to Balaam, "Do not go with them; you shall not curse the people [of Israel], for they are blessed."
New American Standard Bible
But God said to Balaam, "Do not go with them; you shall not curse the people, for they are blessed."
But God said to Balaam, "Do not go with them; you shall not curse the people, for they are blessed."
Geneva Bible (1587)
And God said vnto Balaam, Go not thou with them, neither curse the people, for they are blessed.
And God said vnto Balaam, Go not thou with them, neither curse the people, for they are blessed.
Legacy Standard Bible
And God said to Balaam, "Do not go with them; you shall not curse the people, for they are blessed."
And God said to Balaam, "Do not go with them; you shall not curse the people, for they are blessed."
Contemporary English Version
But God replied, "Don't go with Balak's messengers. I have blessed those people who have come from Egypt, so don't curse them."
But God replied, "Don't go with Balak's messengers. I have blessed those people who have come from Egypt, so don't curse them."
Complete Jewish Bible
God answered Bil‘am, "You are not to go with them; you are not to curse the people, because they are blessed."
God answered Bil‘am, "You are not to go with them; you are not to curse the people, because they are blessed."
Darby Translation
And God said to Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them; thou shalt not curse the people; for they are blessed.
And God said to Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them; thou shalt not curse the people; for they are blessed.
Easy-to-Read Version
But God said to Balaam, "Don't go with them. You must not curse those people. They are my people."
But God said to Balaam, "Don't go with them. You must not curse those people. They are my people."
George Lamsa Translation
And God said to Balaam, You shall not go with them; and you shall not curse the people; for they are blessed.
And God said to Balaam, You shall not go with them; and you shall not curse the people; for they are blessed.
Good News Translation
God said to Balaam, "Do not go with them, and do not put a curse on the people of Israel, because they have my blessing."
God said to Balaam, "Do not go with them, and do not put a curse on the people of Israel, because they have my blessing."
Christian Standard Bible®
Then God said to Balaam, “You are not to go with them. You are not to curse this people, for they are blessed.”
Then God said to Balaam, “You are not to go with them. You are not to curse this people, for they are blessed.”
Literal Translation
And God said to Balaam, You shall not go with them. You shall not curse the people, for it is blessed.
And God said to Balaam, You shall not go with them. You shall not curse the people, for it is blessed.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But God sayde vnto Balaam: Go not with them, & curse not that people, for they are blessed.
But God sayde vnto Balaam: Go not with them, & curse not that people, for they are blessed.
American Standard Version
And God said unto Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them; thou shalt not curse the people; for they are blessed.
And God said unto Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them; thou shalt not curse the people; for they are blessed.
Bible in Basic English
And God said to Balaam, You are not to go with them, or put a curse on this people, for they have my blessing.
And God said to Balaam, You are not to go with them, or put a curse on this people, for they have my blessing.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And God said vnto Balaam: Go not thou with them, neither curse the people: for they are blessed.
And God said vnto Balaam: Go not thou with them, neither curse the people: for they are blessed.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And God said unto Balaam: 'Thou shalt not go with them; thou shalt not curse the people; for they are blessed.'
And God said unto Balaam: 'Thou shalt not go with them; thou shalt not curse the people; for they are blessed.'
King James Version (1611)
And God saide vnto Balaam; Thou shalt not goe with them, thou shalt not curse the people: for they are blessed.
And God saide vnto Balaam; Thou shalt not goe with them, thou shalt not curse the people: for they are blessed.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And God said to Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them, neither shalt thou curse the people; for they are blessed.
And God said to Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them, neither shalt thou curse the people; for they are blessed.
English Revised Version
And God said unto Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them; thou shalt not curse the people: for they are blessed.
And God said unto Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them; thou shalt not curse the people: for they are blessed.
Berean Standard Bible
But God said to Balaam, "Do not go with them. You are not to curse this people, for they are blessed."
But God said to Balaam, "Do not go with them. You are not to curse this people, for they are blessed."
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And God seide to Balaam, Nyle thou go with hem, nether curse thou the puple, for it is blessid.
And God seide to Balaam, Nyle thou go with hem, nether curse thou the puple, for it is blessid.
Young's Literal Translation
and God saith unto Balaam, `Thou dost not go with them; thou dost not curse the people; for it [is] blessed.'
and God saith unto Balaam, `Thou dost not go with them; thou dost not curse the people; for it [is] blessed.'
Update Bible Version
And God said to Balaam, You shall not go with them; you shall not curse the people; for they are blessed.
And God said to Balaam, You shall not go with them; you shall not curse the people; for they are blessed.
Webster's Bible Translation
And God said to Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them; thou shalt not curse the people: for they [are] blessed.
And God said to Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them; thou shalt not curse the people: for they [are] blessed.
World English Bible
God said to Balaam, You shall not go with them; you shall not curse the people; for they are blessed.
God said to Balaam, You shall not go with them; you shall not curse the people; for they are blessed.
New King James Version
And God said to Balaam, "You shall not go with them; you shall not curse the people, for they are blessed."
And God said to Balaam, "You shall not go with them; you shall not curse the people, for they are blessed."
New Living Translation
But God told Balaam, "Do not go with them. You are not to curse these people, for they have been blessed!"
But God told Balaam, "Do not go with them. You are not to curse these people, for they have been blessed!"
New Life Bible
God said to Balaam, "Do not go with them. Do not curse the people, for I have decided that good would come to them."
God said to Balaam, "Do not go with them. Do not curse the people, for I have decided that good would come to them."
New Revised Standard
God said to Balaam, "You shall not go with them; you shall not curse the people, for they are blessed."
God said to Balaam, "You shall not go with them; you shall not curse the people, for they are blessed."
Douay-Rheims Bible
And God said to Balaam: Thou shalt not go with them, nor shalt thou curse the people: because it is blessed.
And God said to Balaam: Thou shalt not go with them, nor shalt thou curse the people: because it is blessed.
Revised Standard Version
God said to Balaam, "You shall not go with them; you shall not curse the people, for they are blessed."
God said to Balaam, "You shall not go with them; you shall not curse the people, for they are blessed."
THE MESSAGE
God said to Balaam, "Don't go with them. And don't curse the others—they are a blessed people."
God said to Balaam, "Don't go with them. And don't curse the others—they are a blessed people."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
God said to Balaam, "Do not go with them; you shall not curse the people, for they are blessed."
God said to Balaam, "Do not go with them; you shall not curse the people, for they are blessed."
Contextual Overview
1 Then did the sons of Israel break up, - and encamp in the waste plains of Moab, on the other side of the Jordan by Jericho. 2 And Balak son of Zipper saw all that Israel had done unto the Amorites; 3 and Moab shrank with great fear from the presence of the people because, many, they were, - and Moab was alarmed at the presence of the sons of Israel. 4 So Moab said unto the elders of Midian - Now, shall the gathered host lick up all that are round about us, as the ox doth lick up the verdure of the field. But, Balak son of Zippor, was king unto Moab at that time. 5 So he sent messengers unto Balaam son of Boor, to Pethor which was by the river of the land of the sons of his people to call him, - saying Lo! a people, hath come forth out of Egypt Lo! he hath covered the eye of the land, Yea he, is tarrying over against me. 6 Now, therefore, do come, I pray thee curse me this people. For stronger, he is than I, If peradventure I prevail, we shall smite him, That I may drive him out of the land, - For I know that, he whom thou dost bless, is to be blessed, And the whom thou dost curse, is to be cursed. 7 And the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian went their way, with the rewards of divination in their hand, - so they came in unto Balaam, and spake unto him the words of Balak. 8 And he said unto them - Tarry ye here for the night, and I will bring you back word, as Yahweh shall speak unto me. So the princes of Moab abode with Balaam. 9 And God came in unto Balaam, - and said, Who are these men with thee? 10 Then said Balaam unto God, - Balak, son of Zipper king of Moab, hath sent unto me:
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Thou shalt: Numbers 22:20, Job 33:15-17, Matthew 27:19
thou shalt not curse: Numbers 22:19, Numbers 23:3, Numbers 23:13-15, Numbers 23:19, Numbers 23:23, Micah 6:5
for they: Numbers 23:20, Genesis 12:2, Genesis 22:16-18, Deuteronomy 23:5, Deuteronomy 33:29, Psalms 144:15, Psalms 146:5, Romans 4:6, Romans 4:7, Romans 11:29, Ephesians 1:3
Reciprocal: Genesis 27:29 - cursed Numbers 22:34 - if it displease thee Deuteronomy 1:11 - and bless you Joshua 24:10 - General 1 Samuel 17:43 - cursed Psalms 109:28 - Let them
Cross-References
Genesis 20:11
And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely there is no fear of God, in this place, - therefore will they slay me for the sake of my wife.
And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely there is no fear of God, in this place, - therefore will they slay me for the sake of my wife.
Genesis 22:2
And he said - Take, I pray thee, thy son, thine only one, whom thou lovest, even, Isaac, and get thee into the land of Moriah and cause him to ascend there as an ascending-sacrifice, on one of the mountains which I shall name unto thee.
And he said - Take, I pray thee, thy son, thine only one, whom thou lovest, even, Isaac, and get thee into the land of Moriah and cause him to ascend there as an ascending-sacrifice, on one of the mountains which I shall name unto thee.
Genesis 22:6
So Abraham took the pieces of wood for the ascending-sacrifice, and laid them on Isaac his son, and took in his own hand the fire and the knife, and they went on their way, both of them together.
So Abraham took the pieces of wood for the ascending-sacrifice, and laid them on Isaac his son, and took in his own hand the fire and the knife, and they went on their way, both of them together.
Genesis 22:8
And Abraham said, God, will provide for himself the lamb for an ascending-sacrifice, my son! So they went on their way, both of them, together.
And Abraham said, God, will provide for himself the lamb for an ascending-sacrifice, my son! So they went on their way, both of them, together.
Genesis 22:9
Then came they into the place which God had named to him, and Abraham built there the altar, and aid in order the pieces of wood, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar, above the pieces of wood.
Then came they into the place which God had named to him, and Abraham built there the altar, and aid in order the pieces of wood, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar, above the pieces of wood.
Genesis 22:10
And Abraham put forth his hand, and took the knife, - to slay his son.
And Abraham put forth his hand, and took the knife, - to slay his son.
Genesis 22:12
Then he said, Do not put forth thy hand unto the young man, neither do to him - anything at all, - for, now, know I that one who reverest God, thou art, when thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only one, from me.
Then he said, Do not put forth thy hand unto the young man, neither do to him - anything at all, - for, now, know I that one who reverest God, thou art, when thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only one, from me.
Genesis 22:13
And Abraham lifted up his eyes and looked, and lo! a ram, behind, caught in a thicket by his horns, and Abraham went, and took the ram, and caused him to ascend as an ascending-sacrifice instead of his son.
And Abraham lifted up his eyes and looked, and lo! a ram, behind, caught in a thicket by his horns, and Abraham went, and took the ram, and caused him to ascend as an ascending-sacrifice instead of his son.
Genesis 22:21
Uz his firstborn and Buz his brother, - and Kemuel, father of Aram -
Uz his firstborn and Buz his brother, - and Kemuel, father of Aram -
Genesis 22:22
and Chesed and Hazo, and Pildash, and Jidlaph, - and Bethuel;
and Chesed and Hazo, and Pildash, and Jidlaph, - and Bethuel;
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And God said unto Balaam, thou shalt not go with them,.... Which is a denial of the first thing Balak requested, "come now, therefore", c. Numbers 22:6
thou shall not curse the people which was the principal thing desired, and in order to which he was solicited to go with the messengers; but this is absolutely forbidden:
for they are blessed; by the Lord himself, with an irrevocable blessing, and therefore it would be vain and fruitless, as well as dangerous for him to attempt to curse them, Genesis 12:3 this may have a special respect to the blessing of Jacob by Isaac, which could not be reversed by the solicitations of Esau, and which descended to Jacob's posterity, the Israelites, Genesis 27:33.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Numbers 22:12. Thou shalt not go with them; thou shalt not curse the people — That is, Thou shalt not go with them to curse the people. With them he might go, as we find he afterwards did by God's own command, but not to curse the people; this was wholly forbidden. Probably the command, Thou shalt not go, refers here to that time, viz., the first invitation: and in this sense it was most punctually obeyed by Balaam; see Numbers 22:13.
