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Numbers 22:14

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12 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.

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

15 And Balak sent yet again princes, more, and more honourable than they.

16 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:

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BSB
And the princes of Moab arose, returned to Balak, and said, “Balaam refused to come with us.”
KJV
And the princes of Moab rose up, and they went unto Balak, and said, Balaam refuseth to come with us.
WEB
The princes of Moab rose up, and they went to Balak, and said, “Balaam refuses to come with us.”
ASV
And the princes of Moab rose up, and they went unto Balak, and said, Balaam refuseth to come with us.
DARBY
And the princes of Moab rose up; and they went to Balak, and said, Balaam has refused to come with us.
BLB
And the princes of Moab rose and went to Balak and said, “Balaam refuses to come with us.”
ÅB
Da tok Moabs høvdinger avsted, og da de kom tilbake til Balak, sa de: Bileam ville ikke følge med oss.
OTB
Moabs tjenestemenn vendte tilbake til Balak og rapporterte: «Bileam nektet å komme med oss.»
B1930
Da tok Moabs høvdinger avsted, og da de kom tilbake til Balak, sa de: Bileam vilde ikke følge med oss.

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  • Numbers 22:13

    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.

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  • Numbers 22:37

    And Balak said unto Balaam, Did I not earnestly send unto thee to call thee? wherefore camest thou not unto me? am I not able indeed to promote thee to honour?

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