Parallel Verses
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.'
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.
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.
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."
Interlinear
Yalak
Laqach
Maqowm
'elohiym
Word Count of 20 Translations in Numbers 23:27
Verse Info
Context Readings
Balaam Relocates Yet Again
26 and Balaam answereth and saith unto Balak, 'Have I not spoken unto thee, saying, All that Jehovah speaketh -- it I do?' 27 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.' 28 And Balak taketh Balaam to the top of Peor, which is looking on the front of the wilderness,
Cross References
Numbers 23:13
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;'
Numbers 23:19-20
God is not a man -- and lieth, And a son of man -- and repenteth! Hath He said -- and doth He not do it? And spoken -- and doth He not confirm it?
Job 23:13
And He is in one mind, And who doth turn Him back? And His soul hath desired -- and He doth it.
Proverbs 19:21
Many are the purposes in a man's heart, And the counsel of Jehovah it standeth.
Proverbs 21:30
There is no wisdom, nor understanding, Nor counsel, over-against Jehovah.
Isaiah 14:27
For Jehovah of Hosts hath purposed, And who doth make void? And His hand that is stretched out, Who doth turn it back?'
Isaiah 46:10-11
Declaring from the beginning the latter end, And from of old that which hath not been done, Saying, 'My counsel doth stand, And all My delight I do.'
Malachi 3:6
For I am Jehovah, I have not changed, And ye, the sons of Jacob, Ye have not been consumed.
Romans 11:29
for unrepented of are the gifts and the calling of God;