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Contemporary English Version
Numbers 22:14
The officials left and told Balak that Balaam refused to come.
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Hebrew Names Version
The princes of Mo'av rose up, and they went to Balak, and said, Bil`am refuses to come with us.
The princes of Mo'av rose up, and they went to Balak, and said, Bil`am refuses to come with us.
King James Version
And the princes of Moab rose up, and they went unto Balak, and said, Balaam refuseth to come with us.
And the princes of Moab rose up, and they went unto Balak, and said, Balaam refuseth to come with us.
Lexham English Bible
The princes of Moab got up and went to Balak, and they said, "Balaam refused to come with us."
The princes of Moab got up and went to Balak, and they said, "Balaam refused to come with us."
English Standard Version
So the princes of Moab rose and went to Balak and said, "Balaam refuses to come with us."
So the princes of Moab rose and went to Balak and said, "Balaam refuses to come with us."
New Century Version
So the Moabite leaders went back to Balak and said, "Balaam refused to come with us."
So the Moabite leaders went back to Balak and said, "Balaam refused to come with us."
New English Translation
So the princes of Moab departed and went back to Balak and said, "Balaam refused to come with us."
So the princes of Moab departed and went back to Balak and said, "Balaam refused to come with us."
Amplified Bible
The leaders of Moab arose and went to Balak, and said, "Balaam refused to come with us."
The leaders of Moab arose and went to Balak, and said, "Balaam refused to come with us."
New American Standard Bible
And the representatives from Moab got up and went to Balak, and said, "Balaam refused to come with us."
And the representatives from Moab got up and went to Balak, and said, "Balaam refused to come with us."
Geneva Bible (1587)
So the princes of Moab rose vp, and went vnto Balak, & sayd, Balaam hath refused to come with vs.
So the princes of Moab rose vp, and went vnto Balak, & sayd, Balaam hath refused to come with vs.
Legacy Standard Bible
And the leaders of Moab arose and came to Balak and said, "Balaam refused to go with us."
And the leaders of Moab arose and came to Balak and said, "Balaam refused to go with us."
Complete Jewish Bible
The princes of Mo'av got up, returned to Balak and said, "Bil‘am refuses to come with us."
The princes of Mo'av got up, returned to Balak and said, "Bil‘am refuses to come with us."
Darby Translation
And the princes of Moab rose up; and they went to Balak, and said, Balaam has refused to come with us.
And the princes of Moab rose up; and they went to Balak, and said, Balaam has refused to come with us.
Easy-to-Read Version
So the leaders of Moab went back to Balak and told him this. They said, "Balaam refused to come with us."
So the leaders of Moab went back to Balak and told him this. They said, "Balaam refused to come with us."
George Lamsa Translation
So the princes of Moab rose up and went to Balak, and said to him, Balaam refused to come with us.
So the princes of Moab rose up and went to Balak, and said to him, Balaam refused to come with us.
Good News Translation
So they returned to Balak and told him that Balaam had refused to come with them.
So they returned to Balak and told him that Balaam had refused to come with them.
Christian Standard Bible®
The officials of Moab arose, returned to Balak, and reported, “Balaam refused to come with us.”
The officials of Moab arose, returned to Balak, and reported, “Balaam refused to come with us.”
Literal Translation
And the leaders of Moab rose up and came to Balak. And they said, Balaam refuses to come with us.
And the leaders of Moab rose up and came to Balak. And they said, Balaam refuses to come with us.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And the prynces of ye Moabites gat the vp, came to Balac, & saide: Balaam refuseth to come wt vs.
And the prynces of ye Moabites gat the vp, came to Balac, & saide: Balaam refuseth to come wt vs.
American Standard Version
And the princes of Moab rose up, and they went unto Balak, and said, Balaam refuseth to come with us.
And the princes of Moab rose up, and they went unto Balak, and said, Balaam refuseth to come with us.
Bible in Basic English
So the chiefs of Moab went back to Balak and said, Balaam will not come with us.
So the chiefs of Moab went back to Balak and said, Balaam will not come with us.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the lordes of Moab rose vp, and went vnto Balac and sayde: Balaam would not come with vs.
And the lordes of Moab rose vp, and went vnto Balac and sayde: Balaam would not come with vs.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the princes of Moab rose up, and they went unto Balak, and said: 'Balaam refuseth to come with us.'
And the princes of Moab rose up, and they went unto Balak, and said: 'Balaam refuseth to come with us.'
King James Version (1611)
And the Princes of Moab rose vp, and they went vnto Balak, and said, Balaam refuseth to come with vs.
And the Princes of Moab rose vp, and they went vnto Balak, and said, Balaam refuseth to come with vs.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the princes of Moab rose, and came to Balac, and said, Balaam will not come with us.
And the princes of Moab rose, and came to Balac, and said, Balaam will not come with us.
English Revised Version
And the princes of Moab rose up, and they went unto Balak, and said, Balaam refuseth to come with us.
And the princes of Moab rose up, and they went unto Balak, and said, Balaam refuseth to come with us.
Berean Standard Bible
And the princes of Moab arose, returned to Balak, and said, "Balaam refused to come with us."
And the princes of Moab arose, returned to Balak, and said, "Balaam refused to come with us."
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
The princes turneden ayen, and seiden to Balaach, Balaam nolde come with vs.
The princes turneden ayen, and seiden to Balaach, Balaam nolde come with vs.
Young's Literal Translation
and the princes of Moab rise, and come in unto Balak, and say, `Balaam is refusing to come with us.'
and the princes of Moab rise, and come in unto Balak, and say, `Balaam is refusing to come with us.'
Update Bible Version
And the princes of Moab rose up, and they went to Balak, and said, Balaam refuses to come with us.
And the princes of Moab rose up, and they went to Balak, and said, Balaam refuses to come with us.
Webster's Bible Translation
And the princes of Moab rose up, and they went to Balak, and said, Balaam refuseth to come with us.
And the princes of Moab rose up, and they went to Balak, and said, Balaam refuseth to come with us.
World English Bible
The princes of Moab rose up, and they went to Balak, and said, Balaam refuses to come with us.
The princes of Moab rose up, and they went to Balak, and said, Balaam refuses to come with us.
New King James Version
And the princes of Moab rose and went to Balak, and said, "Balaam refuses to come with us."
And the princes of Moab rose and went to Balak, and said, "Balaam refuses to come with us."
New Living Translation
So the Moabite officials returned to King Balak and reported, "Balaam refused to come with us."
So the Moabite officials returned to King Balak and reported, "Balaam refused to come with us."
New Life Bible
So the leaders of Moab got up and went to Balak, and said, "Balaam would not come with us."
So the leaders of Moab got up and went to Balak, and said, "Balaam would not come with us."
New Revised Standard
So the officials of Moab rose and went to Balak, and said, "Balaam refuses to come with us."
So the officials of Moab rose and went to Balak, and said, "Balaam refuses to come with us."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
So the princes of Moab arose, and came in unto Balak, - and said, Balaam refused to come with us.
So the princes of Moab arose, and came in unto Balak, - and said, Balaam refused to come with us.
Douay-Rheims Bible
The princes returning, said to Balac: Balaam would not come with us.
The princes returning, said to Balac: Balaam would not come with us.
Revised Standard Version
So the princes of Moab rose and went to Balak, and said, "Balaam refuses to come with us."
So the princes of Moab rose and went to Balak, and said, "Balaam refuses to come with us."
THE MESSAGE
So the Moabite nobles left, came back to Balak, and said, "Balaam wouldn't come with us."
So the Moabite nobles left, came back to Balak, and said, "Balaam wouldn't come with us."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
The leaders of Moab arose and went to Balak and said, "Balaam refused to come with us."
The leaders of Moab arose and went to Balak and said, "Balaam refused to come with us."
Contextual Overview
1 Israel moved from there to the hills of Moab, where they camped across the Jordan River from the town of Jericho. 2When King Balak of Moab and his people heard how many Israelites there were and what they had done to the Amorites, he and the Moabites were terrified and panicked. 4 They said to the Midianite leaders, "That bunch of Israelites will wipe out everything in sight, like a bull eating grass in a field." So King Balak 5 sent a message to Balaam son of Beor who lived among his relatives in the town of Pethor near the Euphrates River. It said: I need your help. A huge group of people has come here from Egypt and settled near my territory. 6 They are too powerful for us to defeat, so would you come and place a curse on them? Maybe then we can run them off. I know that anyone you bless will be successful, but anyone you curse will fail. 7 The leaders of Moab and Midian left and took along money to pay Balaam for his work. When they got to his house, they gave him Balak's message. 8 "Spend the night here," Balaam replied, "and tomorrow I will tell you the Lord 's answer." So the officials stayed at his house. 9 During the night, God asked Balaam, "Who are these people at your house?" 10 "They are messengers from King Balak of Moab," Balaam answered. "He sent them 11 to ask me to go to Moab and place a curse on the people who have come there from Egypt. They have settled everywhere around him, and he wants to run them off."
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Balaam refuseth: Numbers 22:13, Numbers 22:37
Reciprocal: 1 Kings 21:4 - I will not
Cross-References
Genesis 22:4
Three days later Abraham looked off in the distance and saw the place.
Three days later Abraham looked off in the distance and saw the place.
Genesis 22:5
He told his servants, "Stay here with the donkey, while my son and I go over there to worship. We will come back."
He told his servants, "Stay here with the donkey, while my son and I go over there to worship. We will come back."
Genesis 22:10
He then took the knife and got ready to kill his son.
He then took the knife and got ready to kill his son.
Genesis 22:13
Abraham looked up and saw a ram caught by its horns in the bushes. So he took the ram and sacrificed it in place of his son.
Abraham looked up and saw a ram caught by its horns in the bushes. So he took the ram and sacrificed it in place of his son.
Genesis 22:14
Abraham named that place "The Lord Will Provide." And even now people say, "On the mountain of the Lord it will be provided."
Abraham named that place "The Lord Will Provide." And even now people say, "On the mountain of the Lord it will be provided."
Genesis 22:17
"I will bless you and give you such a large family, that someday your descendants will be more numerous than the stars in the sky or the grains of sand along the beach. They will defeat their enemies and take over the cities where their enemies live.
"I will bless you and give you such a large family, that someday your descendants will be more numerous than the stars in the sky or the grains of sand along the beach. They will defeat their enemies and take over the cities where their enemies live.
Genesis 28:19
and he named the place Bethel. Before that it had been named Luz.
and he named the place Bethel. Before that it had been named Luz.
Genesis 32:30
Jacob said, "I have seen God face to face, and I am still alive." So he named the place Peniel.
Jacob said, "I have seen God face to face, and I am still alive." So he named the place Peniel.
Exodus 17:15
Moses built an altar and named it "The Lord Gives Me Victory."
Moses built an altar and named it "The Lord Gives Me Victory."
Deuteronomy 32:36
When only a few of the Lord 's people remain, when their strength is gone, and some of them are slaves, the Lord will feel sorry for them and give them justice.
When only a few of the Lord 's people remain, when their strength is gone, and some of them are slaves, the Lord will feel sorry for them and give them justice.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And the princes of Moab rose up,.... And the princes of Midian also, immediately, without entering into a parley with him, to persuade him to go with them; perceiving by his answer that it would be to no purpose, and that he was determined to do as the Lord directed him:
and they went unto Balak, and said, Balaam refuseth to come with us; as Balaam told them less than what God had said to him, so they related less to Balak than what Balaam had said to them; saying nothing of the Lord's refusing to let him go with them, but represent it as a piece of pride and obstinacy in Balaam, and which Balak was left to understand; and it seems as if he did understand it as a piece of policy in Balaam, to get a larger offer of money or honour, or both, from him, and which the following account seems to confirm.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Numbers 22:14. Balaam refuseth to come with us. — "Observe," says Mr. Ainsworth, "Satan's practice against God's word, seeking to lessen the same, and that from hand to hand, till he bring it to naught. Balaam told the princes less than God told him, and they relate to Balak less than Balaam told them; so that when the answer came to the king of Moab, it was not the word of God, but the word of man; it was simply, Balaam refuseth to come, without ever intimating that God had forbidden him." But in this Balaam is not to blame; he told the messengers in the most positive manner, Jehovah refuseth to give me leave to go with you, Numbers 22:13; and more explicit he could not be.
