Numbers 23:11 “Then Balak said to Balaam, “What have you done to me? I brought you he…”

Numbers 23:11

Then Balak said to Balaam, “What have you done to me? I brought you here to curse my enemies, and behold, you have only blessed them!”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And Balak said unto Balaam, What hast thou done unto me? I took thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast blessed them altogether.

World English Bible

Balak said to Balaam, “What have you done to me? I took you to curse my enemies, and behold, you have blessed them altogether.”

American Standard Version

And Balak said unto Balaam, What hast thou done unto me? I took thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast blessed them altogether.

Geneva Bible 1599

Then Balak saide vnto Balaam, What hast thou done vnto mee? I tooke thee to curse mine enemies, and beholde, thou hast blessed them altogether.

Darby Translation

And Balak said to Balaam, What hast thou done to me? I took thee to curse mine enemies, and behold, thou hast blessed them altogether.

Young's Literal Translation

And Balak saith unto Balaam, 'What hast thou done to me? to pierce mine enemies I have taken thee — and lo, thou hast certainly blessed;'

Bible in Basic English

Then Balak said to Balaam, What have you done to me? I sent for you so that my haters might be cursed, and see, you have given them a blessing.

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Cross references

“And Balak said unto Balaam, What hast thou done unto me? I took thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast blessed them altogether.”

Numbers 24:10 Numbers 22:17 Psalm 109:17–20 Numbers 22:11 Numbers 23:7 Numbers 23:8

Numbers 24:10 · BSB

Then Balak’s anger burned against Balaam, and he struck his hands together and said to Balaam, “I summoned you to curse my enemies, but behold, you have persisted in blessing them these three times.

Numbers 22:17 · BSB

for I will honor you richly and do whatever you say. So please come and put a curse on this people for me!’”

Psalm 109:17–20 · BSB

The cursing that he loved, may it fall on him; the blessing in which he refused to delight, may it be far from him.

Numbers 22:11 · BSB

‘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.’”

Numbers 23:7 · BSB

And Balaam lifted up an oracle, saying: “Balak brought me from Aram, the king of Moab from the mountains of the east. ‘Come,’ he said, ‘put a curse on Jacob for me; come and denounce Israel!’

Numbers 23:8 · BSB

How can I curse those whom God has not cursed? How can I denounce those whom the LORD has not denounced?

Also

Nehemiah 13:2

Nehemiah 13:2 · BSB

because they had not met the Israelites with food and water, but had hired Balaam to call down a curse against them (although our God had turned the curse into a blessing).

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

In context

10Who can count the dust of Jacob or number even a fourth of Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous; let my end be like theirs!”

12But Balaam replied, “Should I not speak exactly what the LORD puts in my mouth?”

Read Numbers 23