Parallel Verses

New Heart English Bible

because they did not meet the children of Israel with bread and with water, but hired Balaam against them, to curse them: however our God turned the curse into a blessing.

New American Standard Bible

because they did not meet the sons of Israel with bread and water, but hired Balaam against them to curse them. However, our God turned the curse into a blessing.

King James Version

Because they met not the children of Israel with bread and with water, but hired Balaam against them, that he should curse them: howbeit our God turned the curse into a blessing.

Holman Bible

because they did not meet the Israelites with food and water. Instead, they hired Balaam against them to curse them, but our God turned the curse into a blessing.

International Standard Version

because they did not greet the Israelis with food and water, but instead hired Balaam to oppose them by cursing them, even though our God turned the curse into a blessing.

A Conservative Version

because they did not meet the sons of Israel with bread and with water, but hired Balaam against them, to curse them. However our God turned the curse into a blessing.

American Standard Version

because they met not the children of Israel with bread and with water, but hired Balaam against them, to curse them: howbeit our God turned the curse into a blessing.

Amplified

because they did not meet the Israelites with bread and water, but hired Balaam against them to curse them. Yet our God turned the curse into a blessing.

Bible in Basic English

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.

Darby Translation

because they had not met the children of Israel with bread and with water, and had hired Balaam against them, to curse them; but our God turned the curse into blessing.

Julia Smith Translation

For they anticipated not the sons of Israel with bread and with water, and he will hire Balaam against him to curse him: and God will turn the curse to blessing.

King James 2000

Because they met not the children of Israel with bread and with water, but hired Balaam against them, that he should curse them: however our God turned the curse into a blessing.

Lexham Expanded Bible

because they did not come to meet the {Israelites} with bread and water, but hired Balaam against them in order to curse them--but our God changed the curse into a blessing.

Modern King James verseion

because they did not meet the sons of Israel with bread and with water, but hired Balaam against them so that he should curse them. But our God turned the curse into a blessing.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

because they met not the children of Israel with bread and water, and hired Balaam against them, that he should curse them: nevertheless our God turned the curse into a blessing.

NET Bible

for they had not met the Israelites with food and water, but instead had hired Balaam to curse them. (Our God, however, turned the curse into blessing.)

The Emphasized Bible

because they met not the sons of Israel, with bread and with water, - but hired against them Balaam, to curse them, although our God turned the curse into a blessing.

Webster

Because they met not the children of Israel with bread and with water, but hired Baalam against them, that he should curse them: but our God turned the curse into a blessing.

World English Bible

because they didn't meet the children of Israel with bread and with water, but hired Balaam against them, to curse them: however our God turned the curse into a blessing.

Youngs Literal Translation

because they have not come before the sons of Israel with bread and with water, and hire against them Balaam to revile them, and our God turneth the reviling into a blessing.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
קדם 
Qadam 
Usage: 26

of Israel
ישׂראל 
Yisra'el 
Usage: 2505

with bread
לחם 
Lechem 
Usage: 298

and with water
מים 
Mayim 
Usage: 581

but hired
סכר שׂכר 
Sakar 
Usage: 21

בּלעם 
Bil`am 
Usage: 61

אלהים 
'elohiym 
Usage: 2600

the curse
קללה 
Q@lalah 
Usage: 33

References

Context Readings

Israel Separates Itself

1 On that day they read in the book of Moses in the audience of the people; and therein was found written, that an Ammonite and a Moabite should not enter into the assembly of God forever, 2 because they did not meet the children of Israel with bread and with water, but hired Balaam against them, to curse them: however our God turned the curse into a blessing. 3 It came to pass, when they had heard the law, that they separated from Israel all the mixed multitude.


Cross References

Deuteronomy 23:5

Nevertheless the LORD your God wouldn't listen to Balaam; but the LORD your God turned the curse into a blessing to you, because the LORD your God loved you.

Numbers 22:3-11

Moab was very afraid of the people, because they were many: and Moab was distressed because of the children of Israel.

Numbers 23:8-11

How shall I curse whom God has not cursed? How shall I defy whom the LORD has not defied?

Numbers 23:18

He took up his parable, and said, "Rise up, Balak, and hear. Listen to me, you son of Zippor.

Numbers 24:5-10

How goodly are your tents, Jacob, and your tents, Israel.

Joshua 24:9-10

Then Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, arose and fought against Israel. He sent and called Balaam the son of Beor to curse you;

Psalm 109:28

They may curse, but you bless. When they arise, they will be shamed, but your servant shall rejoice.

Micah 6:5

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 righteous acts of the LORD."

Matthew 25:40

"The King will answer them, 'Truly I tell you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.'

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