Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
For I will promote thee to very great honor, and whatever thou say to me I will do. Come therefore, I pray thee, curse this people for me.
New American Standard Bible
for I will indeed honor you richly, and I will do whatever you say to me.
King James Version
For I will promote thee unto very great honour, and I will do whatsoever thou sayest unto me: come therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people.
Holman Bible
for I will greatly honor you and do whatever you ask me. So please come and put a curse on these people for me!’”
International Standard Version
I'm determined to reward you generously, and I'll do everything you tell me to do. So come right away and curse this people for me.'"
American Standard Version
for I will promote thee unto very great honor, and whatsoever thou sayest unto me I will do: come therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people.
Amplified
For I will give you a very great honor and I will do whatever you tell me; so please come, curse these people [of Israel] for me.’”
Bible in Basic English
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.
Darby Translation
for very highly will I honour thee, and whatever thou shalt say to me will I do; come therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people.
Julia Smith Translation
For honoring, I will honor thee greatly, and all which thou shalt say to me I will do; and come, now, curse to me this people.
King James 2000
For I will promote you unto very great honor, and I will do whatsoever you say unto me: come therefore, I pray you, curse for me this people.
Lexham Expanded Bible
because I will surely honor you greatly, and all that you say to me I will do. Please, come; curse this people for me.'"
Modern King James verseion
For I will raise you up to very great honor, and I will do whatever you say to me. Please come then and curse this people for me.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
for I will greatly promote thee unto great honour, and will do whatsoever thou sayest unto me! Come therefore I pray thee, curse me this people.'"
NET Bible
For I will honor you greatly, and whatever you tell me I will do. So come, put a curse on this nation for me.'"
New Heart English Bible
for I will promote you to very great honor, and whatever you say to me I will do. Please come therefore, and curse this people for me.'"
The Emphasized Bible
For I will honour, thee, exceedingly, and all that thou shalt say unto me, will I do. Do come therefore I pray thee oh revile me this people.
Webster
For I will promote thee to very great honor, and I will do whatever thou sayest to me: come therefore, I pray thee, curse this people for me.
World English Bible
for I will promote you to very great honor, and whatever you say to me I will do. Please come therefore, and curse this people for me.'"
Youngs Literal Translation
for very greatly I honour thee, and all that thou sayest unto me I do; and come, I pray thee, pierce for me this people.'
Themes
balaam » The mercenary prophet, life summarized, » Self-willed
Balak » Tries to bribe balaam to curse israel
Decision » Instances of » balaam
journey of israel through the Desert » Return to the plains of moab » Balak sends for balaam
Earthly » Reward » Earthly, a source of temptation
Earthly » Of priests honour » General references to
Honour » Earthly » Offered as a bribe
Reward » Spiritual crowns » Earthly, a source of temptation
Temptation » Often arises through » Worldly glory
Interlinear
Kabad
M@`od
Kabad
Kabad
Yalak
References
Fausets
Word Count of 20 Translations in Numbers 22:17
Verse Info
Context Readings
Balaam Accompanies The Moabite Princes
16 And they came to Balaam, and said to him, Thus says Balak the son of Zippor, Let nothing, I pray thee, hinder thee from coming to me. 17 For I will promote thee to very great honor, and whatever thou say to me I will do. Come therefore, I pray thee, 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 LORD my God, to do less or more.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Numbers 24:11
Therefore now flee thou to thy place. I thought to promote thee to great honor, but, lo, LORD has kept thee back from honor.
Numbers 22:6
Come now therefore, I pray thee, curse for me this people, for they are too mighty for me. Perhaps I shall prevail, that we may smite them, and that I may drive them out of the land. For I know that he whom thou bless is blessed, a
Numbers 22:37
And Balak said to Balaam, Did I not earnestly send to thee to call thee? Why did thou not come to me? Am I not able indeed to promote thee to honor?
Numbers 23:2-3
And Balak did as Balaam had spoken. And Balak and Balaam offered on every altar a bullock and a ram.
Numbers 23:29-30
And Balaam said to Balak, Build for me here seven altars, and prepare for me here seven bullocks and seven rams.
Deuteronomy 16:9
Thou shall number to thee seven weeks. From the time thou begin to put the sickle to the standing grain thou shall begin to number seven weeks.
Esther 5:11
And Haman recounted to them the glory of his riches, and the multitude of his sons, and all the things in which the king had promoted him, and how he had advanced him above the rulers and servants of the king.
Esther 7:9
Then Harbonah, one of the chamberlains who were before the king said, Behold also, the gallows fifty cubits high, which Haman has made for Mordecai, who spoke good for the king, stands in the house of Haman. And the king said, Hang
Matthew 4:8-9
Again, the devil takes him onto an exceedingly high mountain, and shows him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them.
Matthew 14:7
Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatever she would ask.
Matthew 16:26
For what does it profit a men, if he should gain the whole world, and lose his soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?