Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

for I will indeed honor you richly, and I will do whatever you say to me. Please come then, curse this people for 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.'"

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.

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.'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
For I will promote
כּבד כּבד 
Kabad 
Usage: 114

כּבד כּבד 
Kabad 
Usage: 114

כּבד כּבד 
Kabad 
Usage: 114

and I will do

Usage: 0

unto me come
ילך 
Yalak 
Usage: 0

קבב 
Qabab 
curse, at all
Usage: 11

References

Fausets

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 hinder you from coming to me, 17 for I will indeed honor you richly, and I will do whatever you say to me. Please come then, curse this people for me.’” 18 But Balaam answered and said to the servants of Balak, "Though Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not go beyond the command of the LORD my God to do less or more.

Cross References

Numbers 24:11

Therefore now flee to your own place. I said, 'I will certainly honor you,' but the LORD has held you back from honor."

Numbers 22:6

Come now, curse this people for me, since they are too mighty for me. Perhaps I shall be able to defeat them and drive them from the land, for I know that he whom you bless is blessed, and he whom you curse is cursed."

Numbers 22:37

And Balak said to Balaam, "Did I not send to you to call you? Why did you not come to me? Am I not able to honor you?"

Numbers 23:2-3

Balak did as Balaam had said. And Balak and Balaam offered on each altar a bull and a ram.

Numbers 23:29-30

And Balaam said to Balak, "Build for me here seven altars and prepare for me here seven bulls and seven rams."

Deuteronomy 16:9

"You shall count seven weeks. Begin to count the seven weeks from the time the sickle is first put to the standing grain.

Esther 5:11

And Haman recounted to them the splendor of his riches, the number of his sons, all the promotions with which the king had honored him, and how he had advanced him above the officials and the servants of the king.

Esther 7:9

Then Harbona, one of the eunuchs in attendance on the king, said, "Moreover, the gallows that Haman has prepared for Mordecai, whose word saved the king, is standing at Haman's house, fifty cubits high."

Matthew 4:8-9

Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory.

Matthew 14:7

so that he promised with an oath to give her whatever she might ask.

Matthew 16:26

For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what shall a man give in return for his soul?

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