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Numbers 22:12

Balaam
ObedienceGod's will and calling

10 And Balaam said unto God, Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, hath sent unto me, saying,

11 Behold, there is a people come out of Egypt, which covereth the face of the earth: come now, curse me them; peradventure I shall be able to overcome them, and drive them out.

And God said unto Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them; thou shalt not curse the people: for they are blessed.

13 And Balaam rose up in the morning, and said unto the princes of Balak, Get you into your land: for the LORD refuseth to give me leave to go with you.

14 And the princes of Moab rose up, and they went unto Balak, and said, Balaam refuseth to come with us.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
But God said to Balaam, “Do not go with them. You are not to curse this people, for they are blessed.”
KJV
And God said unto Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them; thou shalt not curse the people: for they are blessed.
WEB
God said to Balaam, “You shall not go with them. You shall not curse the people, for they are blessed.”
ASV
And God said unto Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them; thou shalt not curse the people; for they are blessed.
DARBY
And God said to Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them; thou shalt not curse the people; for they are blessed.
BLB
And God said to Balaam, “You shall not go with them. You shall not curse the people, for it [is] blessed.”
ÅB
Da sa Gud til Bileam: Du skal ikke gå med dem; du skal ikke forbanne folket, for det er velsignet.
OTB
Men Gud sa til Bileam: «Du skal ikke gå med dem. Du må ikke forbanne folket, for de er velsignet.»
B1930
Da sa Gud til Bileam: Du skal ikke gå med dem; du skal ikke forbanne folket, for det er velsignet.

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Cross references

  • Deuteronomy 23:5

    Nevertheless the LORD thy God would not hearken unto Balaam; but the LORD thy God turned the curse into a blessing unto thee, because the LORD thy God loved thee.

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  • Ephesians 1:3

    Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:

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  • Romans 11:29

    For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance.

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  • Numbers 23:19–20

    God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?

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  • Genesis 12:2

    And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:

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  • Romans 4:6–7

    Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works,

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  • Deuteronomy 33:29

    Happy art thou, O Israel: who is like unto thee, O people saved by the LORD, the shield of thy help, and who is the sword of thy excellency! and thine enemies shall be found liars unto thee; and thou shalt tread upon their high places.

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  • Numbers 23:23

    Surely there is no enchantment against Jacob, neither is there any divination against Israel: according to this time it shall be said of Jacob and of Israel, What hath God wrought!

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