Numbers 23:13
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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Then Balak said to him, 'Please come with me to another place where you can see them. You will see only a part of them, not all of them. From there, curse them for me.'
King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
And Balak said unto him, Come, I pray thee, with me unto another place, from whence thou mayest see them: thou shalt see but the utmost part of them, and shalt not see them all: and curse me them from thence.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
And Balak{H1111} said{H559} unto him, Come,{H3212} I pray thee, with me unto another{H312} place,{H4725} from whence thou mayest see{H7200} them; thou shalt see{H7200} but{H657} the utmost{H7097} part of them, and shalt not see{H7200} them all: and curse{H6895} me them from thence.
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
And Balak{H1111} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto him, Come{H3212}{(H8798)}, I pray thee, with me unto another{H312} place{H4725}, from whence thou mayest see{H7200}{(H8799)} them: thou shalt see{H7200}{(H8799)} but{H657} the utmost{H7097} part of them, and shalt not see{H7200}{(H8799)} them all: and curse{H6895}{(H8798)} me them from thence.
Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)
And Balac sayed vnto him: Come I praye the with me vnto another place whence thou shalt se them and shalt se but ye vtmoste parte of them ad shalt not se them all and curse me them there.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
Balac saide vnto him: Come wt me yet vnto another place, fro whence thou mayest se ye vttemost parte of them, & not se them all, and curse me them there.
Geneva Bible (1560)
And Balak sayde vnto him, Come, I pray thee, with mee vnto another place, whence thou mayest see them, & thou shalt see but the vtmost part of them, and shalt not see them all: therefore curse them out of that place for my sake.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
And Balac sayde vnto hym: Come I pray thee with me vnto another place, whence thou mayest see them, and thou shalt see but the vtmost part of them, and shalt not see them all: curse them out of that place for my sake.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
¶ And Balak said unto him, Come, I pray thee, with me unto another place, from whence thou mayest see them: thou shalt see but the utmost part of them, and shalt not see them all: and curse me them from thence.
Webster's Bible (1833)
Balak said to him, Please come with me to another place, from whence you may see them; you shall see but the utmost part of them, and shall not see them all: and curse me them from there.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
And Balak saith unto him, `Come, I pray thee, with me unto another place, whence thou dost see it, only its extremity thou dost see, and all of it thou dost not see, and pierce it for me thence;'
American Standard Version (1901)
And Balak said unto him, Come, I pray thee, with me unto another place, from whence thou mayest see them; thou shalt see but the utmost part of them, and shalt not see them all: and curse me them from thence.
American Standard Version (1901)
And Balak said unto him, Come, I pray thee, with me unto another place, from whence thou mayest see them; thou shalt see but the utmost part of them, and shalt not see them all: and curse me them from thence.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
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.
World English Bible (2000)
Balak said to him, "Please come with me to another place, where you may see them; you shall see but the utmost part of them, and shall not see them all: and curse me them from there."
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
Balak said to him,“Please come with me to another place from which you can observe them. You will see only a part of them, but you will not see all of them. Curse them for me from there.”
Referenced Verses
- Num 22:41 : 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.
- Josh 24:9 : 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:
- 1 Kgs 20:23 : 23 And the servants of the king of Syria said to him, Their gods are gods of the hills; therefore they were stronger than we; but let us fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they.
- 1 Kgs 20:28 : 28 And there came a man of God, and spoke to the king of Israel, and said, Thus says the LORD, Because the Syrians have said, The LORD is God of the hills, but he is not God of the valleys, therefore I will deliver all this great multitude into your hand, and you shall know that I am the LORD.
- Ps 109:17 : 17 As he loved cursing, so let it come to him; as he did not delight in blessing, so let it be far from him.
- Mic 6:5 : 5 O my people, remember now what Balak king of Moab devised, and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him, from Shittim to Gilgal, that you may know the righteousness of the LORD.
- Jas 3:9-9 : 9 With it we bless God, even the Father; and with it we curse men, who are made in the likeness of God. 10 Out of the same mouth proceed blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so.
Similar Verses (AI)
These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.
- Num 23:25-306 verses90%
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.
29 And Balaam said to Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare seven bulls and seven rams for me here.
30 And Balak did as Balaam had said, and offered a bull and a ram on each altar.
- Num 23:7-82 verses85%
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.
8 How shall I curse whom God has not cursed? Or how shall I defy whom the LORD has not defied?
- Num 23:11-122 verses82%
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?
- Num 23:1-33 verses82%
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.
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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 22:5-73 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.
- Num 23:14-185 verses81%
14 And he brought him to the field of Zophim, to the top of Pisgah, and built seven altars, and offered a bull and a ram on each altar.
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 22:16-183 verses81%
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.
- Num 22:10-145 verses81%
10 And Balaam said to God, Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, has sent to me, saying,
11 Look, a people has come out of Egypt, which covers the face of the earth; come now, curse them for me; perhaps I shall be able to overcome them, and drive them out.
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.
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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:
- Num 22:35-395 verses79%
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.
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?
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.
- Deut 23:4-52 verses78%
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.
5 Nevertheless the LORD your God would not listen to Balaam; but the LORD your God turned the curse into a blessing for you, because the LORD your God loved you.
- Num 24:10-134 verses77%
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?
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2 And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.
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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.
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2 because they did not meet the children of Israel with bread and water, but hired Balaam against them to curse them; however, our God turned the curse into a blessing.
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1 And when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he did not go, as at other times, to seek for enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness.
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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.