Parallel Verses
King James 2000
And Balak said unto Balaam, Come, I pray you, I will bring you unto another place; perhaps it will please God that you may curse me them from there.
New American Standard Bible
Then Balak said to Balaam, “Please come, I will take you to another place; perhaps it will be
King James Version
And Balak said unto Balaam, Come, I pray thee, I will bring thee unto another place; peradventure it will please God that thou mayest curse me them from thence.
Holman Bible
Again Balak said to Balaam, “Please come. I will take you to another place. Maybe it will be agreeable to God that you can put a curse on them for me there.”
International Standard Version
So Balak exhorted Balaam, "Let's go right now! I'll take you to another place. Maybe God will agree to have you curse them for me from there."
A Conservative Version
And Balak said to Balaam, Come now, I will take thee to another place. Perhaps it will please God that thou may curse them for me from there.
American Standard Version
And Balak said unto Balaam, Come now, I will take thee unto another place; peradventure it will please God that thou mayest curse me them from thence.
Amplified
Then Balak said to Balaam, “Please come; I will take you to another place. Perhaps it will please God to let you curse them for me from there.”
Bible in Basic English
Then Balak said to Balaam, Come now, I will take you to another place; it may be that God will let you put a curse on them from there.
Darby Translation
And Balak said to Balaam, Come, I pray thee, I will bring thee to another place; perhaps it will be right in the sight of God that thou curse me them from thence.
Julia Smith Translation
And Balak will say to Balaam, Come now, I will take thee to another place; perhaps it will be right in the eyes of God, and curse him to me from thence.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Then Balak said to Balaam, "Please, come, I will take you to another place; perhaps {it will be acceptable to} God, and you will curse for me from there."
Modern King James verseion
And Balak said to Balaam, Please, come. I will bring you into another place. Perhaps it will please God that you will curse them for me from there.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And Balak said unto Balaam, "Come, I pray thee; I will bring thee yet unto another place: so peradventure it shall please God that thou mayest curse them there."
NET Bible
Balak said to Balaam, "Come, please; I will take you to another place. Perhaps it will please God to let you curse them for me from there."
New Heart English Bible
Balak said to Balaam, "Come now, I will take you to another place; perhaps it will please God that you may curse me them from there."
The Emphasized Bible
And Balak said unto Balaam, Come, I pray thee! let me take thee unto another place, - peradventure, it may be right in the eyes of God, that thou revile me him. from thence.
Webster
And Balak said to Balaam, Come, I pray thee, I will bring thee to another place; perhaps it will please God that thou mayest from thence curse them for me.
World English Bible
Balak said to Balaam, "Come now, I will take you to another place; perhaps it will please God that you may curse me them from there."
Youngs Literal Translation
And Balak saith unto Balaam, 'Come, I pray thee, I take thee unto another place; it may be it is right in the eyes of God -- to pierce it for me from thence.'
Interlinear
Yalak
Laqach
Maqowm
'elohiym
Word Count of 20 Translations in Numbers 23:27
Verse Info
Context Readings
Balaam Relocates Yet Again
26 But Balaam answered and said unto Balak, Told not I you, saying, All that the LORD speaks, that I must do? 27 And Balak said unto Balaam, Come, I pray you, I will bring you unto another place; perhaps it will please God that you may curse me them from there. 28 And Balak brought Balaam unto the top of Peor, that looks toward the wasteland.
Cross References
Numbers 23:13
And Balak said unto him, Come, I pray you, with me unto another place, from which you may see them: you shall see but the outer part of them, and shall not see them all: and curse them for me from there.
Numbers 23:19-20
God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: has he said, and shall he not do it? or has he spoken, and shall he not make it good?
Job 23:13
But he is of one mind, and who can turn him? and what his soul desires, even that he does.
Proverbs 19:21
There are many plans in a man's heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.
Proverbs 21:30
There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD.
Isaiah 14:27
For the LORD of hosts has purposed, and who shall annul it? and his hand is stretched out, and who shall turn it back?
Isaiah 46:10-11
Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:
Malachi 3:6
For I am the LORD, I change not; therefore you sons of Jacob are not consumed.
Romans 11:29
For the gifts and calling of God are unchangeable.