Numbers 23:25

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Then Balak said to Balaam, If you will not put a curse on them, at all events do not give them a blessing.

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  • Ps 2:1-3 : 1 Why are the nations so violently moved, and why are the thoughts of the people so foolish? 2 The kings of the earth have taken their place, and the rulers are fixed in their purpose, against the Lord, and against the king of his selection, saying, 3 Let their chains be broken, and their cords taken from off us.

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  • Num 22:10-14
    5 verses
    87%

    10 And Balaam said to God, Balak, the son of Zippor, king of Moab, has sent them to me, saying,

    11 See, the people who have come out of Egypt are covering all the earth: now, put a curse on this people for me, so that I may be able to make war on them, driving them out of the land.

    12 And God said to Balaam, You are not to go with them, or put a curse on this people, for they have my blessing.

    13 In the morning Balaam got up and said to the chiefs of Balak, Go back to your land, for the Lord will not let me go with you.

    14 So the chiefs of Moab went back to Balak and said, Balaam will not come with us.

  • Num 23:11-13
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    85%

    11 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.

    12 And in answer he said, Am I not ordered to say only what the Lord puts into my mouth?

    13 And Balak said to him, Come with me now into another place from which you will not be able to see them all, but only the outskirts of them; and you will send curses on them from there.

  • Num 23:26-28
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    83%

    26 But Balaam in answer said to Balak, Did I not say to you, I may only do what the Lord says?

    27 Then Balak said to Balaam, Come now, I will take you to another place; it may be that God will let you put a curse on them from there.

    28 So Balak took Balaam to the top of Peor, looking down over the waste land.

  • Num 22:16-18
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    81%

    16 And they came to Balaam and said, Balak, son of Zippor, says, Let nothing keep you from coming to me:

    17 For I will give you a place of very great honour, and whatever you say to me I will do; so come, in answer to my prayer, and put a curse on this people.

    18 But Balaam, in answer; said to the servants of Balak, Even if Balak gave me his house full of silver and gold, it would not be possible for me to do anything more or less than the orders of the Lord my God.

  • Num 23:7-8
    2 verses
    81%

    7 And in the words which the Lord had given him he said, From Aram Balak has sent for me, the king of Moab from the mountains of the East: come, put curses on Jacob for me and be angry with Israel.

    8 How may I put curses on him who is not cursed by God? how may I be angry with him with whom the Lord is not angry?

  • Num 24:9-10
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    81%

    9 He took his sleep stretched out like a lion, and like a she-lion: by whom will his rest be broken? May a blessing be on everyone who gives you blessing, and a curse on everyone by whom you are cursed.

    10 Then Balak was full of wrath against Balaam, and angrily waving his hands he said to Balaam, I sent for you so that those who are against me might be cursed, but now, see, three times you have given them a blessing.

  • Num 24:12-13
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    80%

    12 Then Balaam said to Balak, Did I not say to the men you sent to me,

    13 Even if Balak gave me his house full of silver and gold, it would not be possible for me to go outside the orders of the Lord, doing good or evil at the impulse of my mind; whatever the Lord says I will say?

  • Deut 23:4-6
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    4 Because they gave you no bread or water on your way, when you came out of Egypt: and they got Balaam, the son of Peor, from Pethor in Aram-naharaim to put curses on you.

    5 But the Lord your God would not give ear to Balaam, but let the curse be changed into a blessing to you, because of his love for you.

    6 Do nothing for their peace or well-being for ever.

  • Num 24:1
    79%

    1 Now when Balaam saw that it was the Lord's pleasure to give his blessing to Israel, he did not, as at other times, make use of secret arts, but turning his face to the waste land,

  • Num 23:15-18
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    79%

    15 Then he said to Balak, Take your place here by your burned offering, while I go over there to the Lord.

    16 And the Lord came to Balaam, and put words in his mouth, and said, Go back to Balak, and this is what you are to say.

    17 So he came to him where he was waiting by his burned offering with the chiefs of Moab by his side. And Balak said to him, What has the Lord said?

    18 And in the words which the Lord had given him he said, Up! Balak, and give ear; give attention to me, O son of Zippor:

  • Num 22:5-7
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    5 So he sent men to Balaam, son of Beor, at Pethor by the River in the land of the children of his people, saying to him, See, a people has come out of Egypt, covering all the face of the earth, and they have put up their tents opposite to me:

    6 Come now, in answer to my prayer, and put a curse on this people, for they are greater than I: and then I may be strong enough to overcome them and send them out of the land: for it is clear that good comes to him who has your blessing, but he on whom you put your curse is cursed.

    7 So the responsible men of Moab and Midian went away, taking in their hands rewards for the prophet; and they came to Balaam and said to him what Balak had given them orders to say.

  • Josh 24:9-10
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    78%

    9 Then Balak, the son of Zippor, king of Moab, went up to war against Israel; and he sent for Balaam, the son of Beor, to put a curse on you:

    10 But I did not give ear to Balaam; and so he went on blessing you; and I kept you safe from him.

  • Num 23:5
    78%

    5 And the Lord put words in Balaam's mouth, and said, Go back to Balak, and this is what you are to say.

  • Neh 13:2
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    2 Because they did not give the children of Israel bread and water when they came to them, but got Balaam to put a curse on them: though the curse was turned into a blessing by our God.

  • Num 23:1-3
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    77%

    1 And Balaam said to Balak, Make me here seven altars and get ready seven oxen and seven male sheep.

    2 And Balak did as Balaam had said; and Balak and Balaam made an offering on every altar of an ox and a male sheep.

    3 Then Balaam said to Balak, Take your place by your burned offering, and I will go and see if the Lord comes to me: and I will give you word of whatever he says to me. And he went to an open place on a hill.

  • Num 22:37-39
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    77%

    37 And Balak said to Balaam, Did I not send to you, requesting you with all my heart to come to me? why did you not come? am I not able to give you a place of honour?

    38 Then Balaam said to Balak, Now I have come to you; but have I power to say anything? Only what God puts into my mouth may I say.

    39 And Balaam went with Balak to Kiriath-huzoth.

  • Num 22:35
    76%

    35 And the angel of the Lord said to Balaam, Go with the men; but say only what I give you to say. Then Balaam went on with the chiefs of Balak.

  • Num 22:20
    76%

    20 And that night God came to Balaam and said to him, If these men have come for you, go with them: but do only what I say to you.

  • Num 24:25
    76%

    25 Then Balaam got up and went back to his place: and Balak went away.

  • Num 22:41
    75%

    41 And in the morning Balak took Balaam up to the high places of Baal, and from there he was able to see the outer limits of the people.

  • Num 23:30
    74%

    30 And Balak did as Balaam said, offering an ox and a male sheep on every altar.