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Numbers 22:13

BalaamBalak
Obedience

11 ‘Behold, a people has come out of Egypt, and they cover the face of the land. Now come and put a curse on them for me. Perhaps I may be able to fight against them and drive them away.’”

12 But God said to Balaam, “Do not go with them. You are not to curse this people, for they are blessed.”

So Balaam got up the next morning and said to Balak’s princes, “Go back to your homeland, because the LORD has refused to let me go with you.”

14 And the princes of Moab arose, returned to Balak, and said, “Balaam refused to come with us.”

15 Then Balak sent other princes, more numerous and more distinguished than the first messengers.

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BSB
So Balaam got up the next morning and said to Balak’s princes, “Go back to your homeland, because the LORD has refused to let me go with you.”
KJV
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.
WEB
Balaam rose up in the morning, and said to the princes of Balak, “Go to your land; for the LORD refuses to permit me to go with you.”
ASV
And Balaam rose up in the morning, and said unto the princes of Balak, Get you into your land; for Jehovah refuseth to give me leave to go with you.
DARBY
And Balaam rose up in the morning, and said to the princes of Balak, Go into your land; for Jehovah refuses to give me leave to go with you.
BLB
And Balaam rose in the morning and said to the princes of Balak, “Go back to your⁺ land, for YHWH has refused to give me permission to go with you⁺.”
ÅB
Om morgenen, da Bileam var stått opp, sa han til Balaks høvdinger: Dra hjem til deres land! For Herren vil ikke gi meg lov til å følge med dere.
OTB
Bileam sto opp om morgenen og sa til Balaks tjenestemenn: «Vend tilbake til deres eget land, for Herren har nektet å la meg gå med dere.»
B1930
Om morgenen, da Bileam var stått op, sa han til Balaks høvdinger: Dra hjem til eders land! For Herren vil ikke gi mig lov til å følge med eder.

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Cross references

  • Numbers 22:14

    And the princes of Moab arose, returned to Balak, and said, “Balaam refused to come with us.”

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  • Deuteronomy 23:5

    Yet the LORD your God would not listen to Balaam, and the LORD your God turned the curse into a blessing for you, because the LORD your God loves you.

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