Parallel Verses
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.
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.
Lexham Expanded Bible
{Flee} to your place now. I said I would richly honor you, but look, Yahweh has withheld honor from you."
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 And Balak's anger was kindled against Balaam. And he struck his hands together. And Balak said to Balaam, I called you to curse my enemies, and behold, you have kept on blessing these three times. 11 Therefore now flee to your place. I thought to lift you up to great honor, but lo, Jehovah has kept you back from honor. 12 And Balaam said to Balak, Did I not speak also to your messengers whom you sent to me, saying,
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Cross References
Numbers 22:17
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.
Numbers 22:37
And Balak said to Balaam, Did I not earnestly send to you to call you? Why did you not come to me? Am I not able indeed to lift you up to honor?
Matthew 19:28-30
And Jesus said to them, Truly I say to you that you who have followed Me, in the regeneration, when the Son of Man shall sit in the throne of His glory, you also shall sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
Acts 8:20
But Peter said to him, May your silver perish with you, because you have thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money.
Philippians 3:8
But no, rather, I also count all things to be loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them to be dung, so that I may win Christ
Hebrews 11:24-26
Having become great, Moses by faith refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter,
1 Peter 5:2-3
Feed the flock of God among you, taking the oversight, not by compulsion, but willingly; nor for base gain, but readily;
2 John 1:8
Look to yourselves, so that we may not lose those things which we worked out, but that we may receive a full reward.