Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
{Flee} to your place now. I said I would richly honor you, but look, Yahweh has withheld honor from you."
New American Standard Bible
Therefore,
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,
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.
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.
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.
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.'
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Numbers 24:11
Verse Info
Context Readings
Balaam Continues To Utter Oracles
10 Then {Balak became angry with} Balaam, and he clapped his hands and said to Balaam, "I called you to curse my enemies, but look, you have surely blessed [them] these three times. 11 {Flee} to your place now. I said I would richly honor you, but look, Yahweh has withheld honor from you." 12 Balaam said to Balak, "Did I not speak to your messengers whom you sent to me, saying,
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Cross References
Numbers 22:17
because I will surely honor you greatly, and all that you say to me I will do. Please, come; curse this people for me.'"
Numbers 22:37
And Balak said to Balaam, "Did I not urgently send to meet with you? Why did you not come to me? Am I really not able to honor you?"
Matthew 19:28-30
And Jesus said to them, "Truly I say to you that in the renewal [of the world], when the Son of Man sits on his glorious throne, you who have followed me--you also will sit on twelve thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
Acts 8:20
But Peter said to him, "May your silver {be destroyed along with you}, because you thought {you could acquire} the gift of God by means of money!
Philippians 3:8
{More than that}, even consider all [things] to be loss because of the surpassing greatness of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for the sake of whom I have suffered the loss of all [things], and consider [them] dung, in order 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
shepherd the flock of God among you, exercising oversight not by compulsion but willingly, in accordance with God, and not greedily but eagerly,
2 John 1:8
Watch yourselves that you do not lose what we have worked for, but receive a full reward.