Parallel Verses

American Standard Version

Therefore now flee thou to thy place: I thought to promote thee unto great honor; but, lo, Jehovah hath kept thee back from honor.

New American Standard Bible

Therefore, flee to your place now. I said I would honor you greatly, but behold, the Lord has held you back from honor.”

King James Version

Therefore now flee thou to thy place: I thought to promote thee unto great honour; but, lo, the LORD hath kept thee back from honour.

Holman Bible

Now go to your home! I said I would reward you richly, but look, the Lord has denied you a reward.”

International Standard Version

Now get out of here! I had promised you that I would definitely honor you, but now the LORD has kept me from doing that!"

A Conservative Version

Therefore now flee thou to thy place. I thought to promote thee to great honor, but, lo, LORD has kept thee back from honor.

Amplified

Therefore now flee to your place! I had intended to honor you greatly, but behold, the Lord has held you back from honor.”

Bible in Basic English

Go back quickly to the place you came from: it was my purpose to give you a place of honour, but now the Lord has kept you back from honour.

Darby Translation

And now flee thou to thy place; I said I would very highly honour thee, and behold, Jehovah has kept thee back from honour.

Julia Smith Translation

And now flee for thyself to thy place: I said, Honoring, I will honor thee, and behold, Jehovah withheld thee from honor.

King James 2000

Therefore now flee to your place: I thought to promote you unto great honor; but, lo, the LORD has kept you back from honor.

Lexham Expanded Bible

{Flee} to your place now. I said I would richly honor you, but look, Yahweh has withheld honor from you."

Modern King James verseion

Therefore now flee to your place. I thought to lift you up to great honor, but lo, Jehovah has kept you back from honor.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

and now get thee quickly unto thy place. I thought that I would promote thee unto honour, but the LORD hath kept thee back from worship."

NET Bible

So now, go back where you came from! I said that I would greatly honor you; but now the Lord has stood in the way of your honor."

New Heart English Bible

Therefore now flee you to your place. I thought to promote you to great honor; but, behold, the LORD has kept you back from honor."

The Emphasized Bible

Now, therefore, flee thou unto thy place, - I said, I will, highly honour, thee; but lo! Yahweh hath kept thee back from honour.

Webster

Therefore now flee thou to thy place: I thought to promote thee to great honor; but lo, the LORD hath kept thee back from honor.

World English Bible

Therefore now flee you to your place! I thought to promote you to great honor; but, behold, Yahweh has kept you back from honor."

Youngs Literal Translation

and now, flee for thyself unto thy place; I have said, I do greatly honour thee, and lo, Jehovah hath kept thee back from honour.'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
בּרח 
Barach 
Usage: 64

thou to thy place
מקמה מקומה מקם מקום 
Maqowm 
Usage: 401

to promote
כּבד כּבד 
Kabad 
Usage: 114

כּבד כּבד 
Kabad 
Usage: 114

but, lo, the Lord

Usage: 0

References

American

Context Readings

Balaam Continues To Utter Oracles

10 And Balak's anger was kindled against Balaam, and he smote his hands together; and Balak said unto Balaam, I called thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast altogether blessed them these three times. 11 Therefore now flee thou to thy place: I thought to promote thee unto great honor; but, lo, Jehovah hath kept thee back from honor. 12 And Balaam said unto Balak, Spake I not also to thy messengers that thou sentest unto me, saying,

Cross References

Numbers 22:17

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.

Numbers 22:37

And Balak said unto Balaam, Did I not earnestly send unto thee to call thee? wherefore camest thou not unto me? am I not able indeed to promote thee to honor?

Matthew 19:28-30

And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, that ye who have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit on the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

Acts 8:20

But Peter said unto him, Thy silver perish with thee, because thou hast thought to obtain the gift of God with money.

Philippians 3:8

Yea verily, and I count all things to be loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but refuse, that I may gain Christ,

Hebrews 11:24-26

By faith Moses, when he was grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter;

1 Peter 5:2-3

Tend the flock of God which is among you, exercising the oversight, not of constraint, but willingly, according to the will of God; nor yet for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;

2 John 1:8

Look to yourselves, that ye lose not the things which we have wrought, but that ye receive a full reward.

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