Numbers 22:37
And Balak said to Balaam, Did I not earnestly send to you to call you? Why did you not come to me? Am I not able indeed to promote you to honor?
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Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts
Balak said to Balaam, 'Did I not send messengers to you to summon you? Why didn’t you come to me? Am I really unable to reward you?
King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
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?
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
And Balak{H1111} said{H559} unto Balaam,{H1109} Did I not earnestly{H7971} send{H7971} unto thee to call{H7121} thee? wherefore camest{H1980} thou not unto me? am I not able{H3201} indeed{H552} to promote thee to honor?{H3513}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
And Balak{H1111} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto Balaam{H1109}, Did I not earnestly{H7971}{(H8800)} send{H7971}{(H8804)} unto thee to call{H7121}{(H8800)} thee? wherefore camest{H1980}{(H8804)} thou not unto me? am I not able{H3201}{(H8799)} indeed{H552} to promote thee to honour{H3513}{(H8763)}?
Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)
And Balac sayed vnto Balam: dyd I not sende for the to call the? wherfore camest thou not vnto me? thinkest thou that I am not able to promote the vnto honoure?
Coverdale Bible (1535)
& sayde vnto him: Dyd not I sende for ye to call the? Wherfore camest thou not then vnto me? Thinkest thou yt I am not able to promote ye vnto honor?
Geneva Bible (1560)
Then Balak saide vnto Balaam, Did I not sende for thee to call thee? Wherefore camest thou not vnto me? am I not able in deede to promote thee vnto honour?
Bishops' Bible (1568)
And Balac sayd vnto Balaam: Dyd I not sende for thee to call thee? And wherfore camest thou not vnto me: Am I not able in deede to promote thee vnto honour?
Authorized King James Version (1611)
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?
Webster's Bible (1833)
Balak said to Balaam, Didn't I earnestly send to you to call you? why didn't you come to me? am I not able indeed to promote you to honor?
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
and Balak saith unto Balaam, `Did I not diligently sent unto thee to call for thee? why didst thou not come unto me? am I not truly able to honour thee?'
American Standard Version (1901)
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 honor?
American Standard Version (1901)
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 honor?
Bible in Basic English (1941)
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?
World English Bible (2000)
Balak said to Balaam, "Didn't I earnestly send to you to call you? Why didn't you come to me? Am I not able indeed to promote you to honor?"
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
Balak said to Balaam,“Did I not send again and again to you to summon you? Why did you not come to me? Am I not able to honor you?”
Referenced Verses
- Num 24:11 : 11 Therefore now flee to your place: I thought to promote you to great honor; but, lo, the LORD has kept you back from honor.
- Ps 75:6 : 6 For promotion comes neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south.
- Matt 4:8-9 : 8 Again, the devil took him up into an exceedingly high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory, 9 And said to him, All these things will I give you, if you will fall down and worship me.
- Luke 4:6 : 6 And the devil said to him, All this power I will give you, and the glory of them, for it is delivered to me; and I give it to whomever I will.
- Num 22:16-17 : 16 And they came to Balaam, and said to him, Thus says Balak the son of Zippor, Let nothing, I pray you, hinder you from coming to me: 17 For I will promote you to very great honor, and I will do whatever you say to me: come therefore, I pray you, curse this people for me.
Similar Verses (AI)
These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.
- Num 22:38-414 verses83%
38 And Balaam said to Balak, Look, I have come to you: do I have any power at all to say anything? The word that God puts in my mouth, that shall I speak.
39 And Balaam went with Balak, and they came to Kirjathhuzoth.
40 And Balak offered oxen and sheep and sent for Balaam and the princes that were with him.
41 And it happened on the next day, that Balak took Balaam and brought him up into the high places of Baal, that from there he might see the furthest part of the people.
- Num 24:10-134 verses83%
10 And Balak's anger was kindled against Balaam, and he struck his hands together; and Balak said to Balaam, I called you to curse my enemies, and, behold, you have altogether blessed them these three times.
11 Therefore now flee to your place: I thought to promote you to great honor; but, lo, the LORD has kept you back from honor.
12 And Balaam said to Balak, Did I not also speak to your messengers whom you sent to me, saying,
13 If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the commandment of the LORD, to do either good or bad of my own mind; but what the LORD says, that will I speak?
- Num 23:25-284 verses82%
25 And Balak said to Balaam, Neither curse them at all, nor bless them at all.
26 But Balaam answered and said to Balak, Did I not tell you, All that the LORD speaks, I must do?
27 And Balak said to Balaam, Come, please, I will bring you to another place; perhaps it will please God that you may curse them for me from there.
28 And Balak brought Balaam to the top of Peor, which looks toward Jeshimon.
- Num 22:12-209 verses82%
12 And God said to Balaam, You shall not go with them; you shall not curse the people: for they are blessed.
13 And Balaam rose up in the morning, and said to the princes of Balak, Go back to your land: for the LORD refuses to let me go with you.
14 And the princes of Moab rose up, and they went to Balak and said, Balaam refuses to come with us.
15 And Balak sent yet again princes, more, and more honorable than they.
16 And they came to Balaam, and said to him, Thus says Balak the son of Zippor, Let nothing, I pray you, hinder you from coming to me:
17 For I will promote you to very great honor, and I will do whatever you say to me: come therefore, I pray you, curse this people for me.
18 And Balaam answered and said to the servants of Balak, If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the word of the LORD my God, to do less or more.
19 Now therefore, I pray you, stay here this night also, that I may know what more the LORD will say to me.
20 And God came to Balaam at night, and said to him, If the men come to call you, rise up, and go with them; but only the word which I shall say to you, that shall you do.
- Num 22:5-106 verses81%
5 He sent messengers therefore to Balaam the son of Beor to Pethor, which is by the river of the land of the children of his people, to call him, saying, Look, a people has come out of Egypt; see, they cover the face of the earth, and they dwell opposite me.
6 Come now therefore, I pray you, curse this people for me, for they are too mighty for me: perhaps I shall prevail, that we may strike them, and that I may drive them out of the land, for I know that he whom you bless is blessed, and he whom you curse is cursed.
7 And the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with the rewards of divination in their hand, and they came to Balaam and spoke to him the words of Balak.
8 And he said to them, Stay here this night, and I will bring word again to you, as the LORD shall speak to me: and the princes of Moab stayed with Balaam.
9 And God came to Balaam, and said, Who are these men with you?
10 And Balaam said to God, Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, has sent to me, saying,
- Num 23:15-184 verses81%
15 And he said to Balak, Stand here by your burnt offering while I meet the LORD over there.
16 And the LORD met Balaam and put a word in his mouth, and said, Go again to Balak and say thus.
17 And when he came to him, behold, he stood by his burnt offering, and the princes of Moab with him. And Balak said to him, What has the LORD spoken?
18 And he took up his parable and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; listen to me, son of Zippor:
- Num 22:34-363 verses81%
34 And Balaam said to the angel of the LORD, I have sinned, for I did not know that you stood in the way against me: now therefore, if it displeases you, I will go back again.
35 And the angel of the LORD said to Balaam, Go with the men: but only the word that I shall speak to you, that you shall speak. So Balaam went with the princes of Balak.
36 And when Balak heard that Balaam had come, he went out to meet him at a city of Moab, which is on the border of Arnon, which is at the extreme boundary.
- Num 23:1-33 verses79%
1 And Balaam said to Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare seven bulls and seven rams for me here.
2 And Balak did as Balaam had spoken; and Balak and Balaam offered a bull and a ram on each altar.
3 And Balaam said to Balak, Stand by your burnt offering, and I will go; perhaps the LORD will come to meet me, and whatever he shows me, I will tell you. And he went to a high place.
- Num 23:11-133 verses78%
11 And Balak said to Balaam, What have you done to me? I took you to curse my enemies, and behold, you have blessed them abundantly.
12 And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak what the LORD has put in my mouth?
13 And Balak said to him, Come, please, with me to another place from where you can see them; you shall see only the utmost part of them and shall not see them all, and curse them for me from there.
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7 And he took up his parable and said, Balak the king of Moab has brought me from Aram, out of the mountains of the east, saying, Come, curse Jacob for me, and come, defy Israel.
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5 And the LORD put a word in Balaam's mouth, and said, Return to Balak, and thus you shall speak.
- Josh 24:9-102 verses74%
9 Then Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, arose and fought against Israel, and sent and called Balaam the son of Beor to curse you:
10 But I would not listen to Balaam; therefore he blessed you still: so I delivered you out of his hand.
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25 And Balaam rose up, and went and returned to his place; and Balak also went his way.
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4 Because they did not meet you with bread and water on the way, when you came out of Egypt; and because they hired against you Balaam the son of Beor of Pethor of Mesopotamia, to curse you.