Numbers 23:25
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!
24 Behold, the people shall rise up as a great lion, and lift up himself as a young lion: he shall not lie down until he eat of the prey, and drink the blood of the slain.
And Balak said unto Balaam, Neither curse them at all, nor bless them at all.
26 But Balaam answered and said unto Balak, Told not I thee, saying, All that the LORD speaketh, that I must do?
27 And Balak said unto Balaam, Come, I pray thee, I will bring thee unto another place; peradventure it will please God that thou mayest curse me them from thence.
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.
Compare
- BSB
- Now Balak said to Balaam, “Then neither curse them at all nor bless them at all!”
- KJV
- And Balak said unto Balaam, Neither curse them at all, nor bless them at all.
- WEB
- Balak said to Balaam, “Neither curse them at all, nor bless them at all.”
- ASV
- And Balak said unto Balaam, Neither curse them at all, nor bless them at all.
- DARBY
- And Balak said to Balaam, Neither curse them at all, nor bless them at all.
- BLB
- And Balak said to Balaam, “Indeed neither curse them at all, nor indeed bless them at all.”
- ÅB
- Da sa Balak til Bileam: Du skal hverken forbanne det eller velsigne det.
- OTB
- Balak sa til Bileam: «Avstå fra å forbanne dem eller velsigne dem!»
- B1930
- Da sa Balak til Bileam: Du skal hverken forbanne det eller velsigne det.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 2:1–3
Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?
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