Numbers 23:25
“And Balak said unto Balaam, Neither curse them at all, nor bless them at all.”
Numbers 23:25 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- And Balak said unto Balaam, Neither curse them at all, nor bless them at all.
- DRADouay–Rheims
- And Balac said to Balaam: Neither curse, nor bless him.
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- And Balak said unto Balaam, Neither curse them at all, nor bless them at all.
- DARBYDarby
- And Balak said to Balaam, Neither curse them at all, nor bless them at all.
- WEBThe World English Bible
- Balak said to Balaam, Neither curse them at all, nor bless them at all.
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- And Balak saith unto Balaam, 'Neither pierce it at all, nor bless it at all;'
- BPVBiblePics Version
- Balak said to Balaam, "Do not curse them at all, nor bless them at all."
Context: Numbers 23
23Surely there is no enchantment against Jacob, neither is there any divination against Israel: according to this time it shall be said of Jacob and of Israel, What hath God wrought!
24Behold, the people shall rise up as a great lion, and lift up himself as a young lion: he shall not lie down until he eat of the prey, and drink the blood of the slain.
25And Balak said unto Balaam, Neither curse them at all, nor bless them at all.
26But Balaam answered and said unto Balak, Told not I thee, saying, All that the LORD speaketh, that I must do?
27And 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.
About Numbers 23: Balaam's Oracles
Balaam's prophecies of the coming of a great leader, the Messiah.
Commentary
In Numbers 23, the Lord commands Balaam to bless the Israelites. Balaam is a non-Israelite prophet who is hired by Balak, the king of Moab, to curse the Israelites. However, God does not allow Balaam to do so, and instead commands him to bless the Israelites. Balaam obeys God and blesses the Israelites with a series of prophecies.