Numbers 22:12 “But God said to Balaam, “Do not go with them. You are not to curse thi…”

Numbers 22:12

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And God said unto 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.”

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

And God said vnto Balaam, Go not thou with them, neither curse the people, for 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.

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.'

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.

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Cross references

“Balaam, Thou shalt”

Matthew 27:19 Job 33:15–17 Numbers 22:20

Matthew 27:19 · BSB

While Pilate was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent him this message: “Have nothing to do with that innocent man, for I have suffered terribly in a dream today because of Him.”

Job 33:15–17 · BSB

In a dream, in a vision in the night, when deep sleep falls upon men as they slumber on their beds,

Numbers 22:20 · BSB

That night God came to Balaam and said, “Since these men have come to summon you, get up and go with them, but you must only do what I tell you.”

“thou shalt not curse”

Numbers 23:23 Micah 6:5 Numbers 23:13–15 Numbers 23:3 Numbers 22:19 Numbers 23:19

Numbers 23:23 · BSB

For there is no spell against Jacob and no divination against Israel. It will now be said of Jacob and Israel, ‘What great things God has done!’

Micah 6:5 · BSB

My people, remember what Balak king of Moab counseled and what Balaam son of Beor answered. Remember your journey from Shittim to Gilgal, so that you may acknowledge the righteousness of the LORD.’”

Numbers 23:13–15 · BSB

Then Balak said to him, “Please come with me to another place where you can see them. You will only see the outskirts of their camp—not all of them. And from there, curse them for me.”

Numbers 23:3 · BSB

“Stay here by your burnt offering while I am gone,” Balaam said to Balak. “Perhaps the LORD will meet with me. And whatever He reveals to me, I will tell you.” So Balaam went off to a barren height,

Numbers 22:19 · BSB

So now, please stay here overnight as the others did, that I may find out what else the LORD has to tell me.”

Numbers 23:19 · BSB

God is not a man, that He should lie, or a son of man, that He should change His mind. Does He speak and not act? Does He promise and not fulfill?

“for they”

Deuteronomy 23:5 Ephesians 1:3 Romans 11:29 Genesis 12:2 Deuteronomy 33:29 Genesis 22:16–18

Deuteronomy 23:5 · BSB

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.

Ephesians 1:3 · BSB

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms.

Romans 11:29 · BSB

For God’s gifts and His call are irrevocable.

Genesis 12:2 · BSB

I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.

Deuteronomy 33:29 · BSB

Blessed are you, O Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by the LORD? He is the shield that protects you, the sword in which you boast. Your enemies will cower before you, and you shall trample their high places.”

Genesis 22:16–18 · BSB

saying, “By Myself I have sworn, declares the LORD, that because you have done this and have not withheld your only son,

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

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.’”

13So 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.”

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