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Numbers 24:12
Balaam answered, "I told your messengers
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Hebrew Names Version
Bil`am said to Balak, Didn't I also tell your messengers who you sent to me, saying,
Bil`am said to Balak, Didn't I also tell your messengers who you sent to me, saying,
King James Version
And Balaam said unto Balak, Spake I not also to thy messengers which thou sentest unto me, saying,
And Balaam said unto Balak, Spake I not also to thy messengers which thou sentest unto me, saying,
Lexham English Bible
Balaam said to Balak, "Did I not speak to your messengers whom you sent to me, saying,
Balaam said to Balak, "Did I not speak to your messengers whom you sent to me, saying,
English Standard Version
And Balaam said to Balak, "Did I not tell your messengers whom you sent to me,
And Balaam said to Balak, "Did I not tell your messengers whom you sent to me,
New Century Version
Balaam said to Balak, "When you sent messengers to me, I told them,
Balaam said to Balak, "When you sent messengers to me, I told them,
New English Translation
Balaam said to Balak, "Did I not also tell your messengers whom you sent to me,
Balaam said to Balak, "Did I not also tell your messengers whom you sent to me,
Amplified Bible
Balaam said to Balak, "Did I not tell your messengers whom you had sent to me,
Balaam said to Balak, "Did I not tell your messengers whom you had sent to me,
New American Standard Bible
And Balaam said to Balak, "Did I not in fact tell your messengers whom you had sent to me, saying,
And Balaam said to Balak, "Did I not in fact tell your messengers whom you had sent to me, saying,
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then Balaam answered Balak, Tolde I not also thy messengers, which thou sentest vnto me, saying,
Then Balaam answered Balak, Tolde I not also thy messengers, which thou sentest vnto me, saying,
Legacy Standard Bible
And Balaam said to Balak, "Did I not tell your messengers whom you had sent to me, saying,
And Balaam said to Balak, "Did I not tell your messengers whom you had sent to me, saying,
Complete Jewish Bible
Bil‘am answered Balak, "Didn't I tell the messengers you sent me
Bil‘am answered Balak, "Didn't I tell the messengers you sent me
Darby Translation
And Balaam said to Balak, Did I not also speak to thy messengers whom thou sentest to me, saying,
And Balaam said to Balak, Did I not also speak to thy messengers whom thou sentest to me, saying,
Easy-to-Read Version
Balaam said to Balak, "You sent men to ask me to come. Don't you remember what I told them? I said,
Balaam said to Balak, "You sent men to ask me to come. Don't you remember what I told them? I said,
George Lamsa Translation
And Balaam answered and said to Balak, Did I not say to your messengers whom you sent to me,
And Balaam answered and said to Balak, Did I not say to your messengers whom you sent to me,
Good News Translation
Balaam answered, "I told the messengers you sent to me that
Balaam answered, "I told the messengers you sent to me that
Christian Standard Bible®
Balaam answered Balak, “Didn’t I previously tell the messengers you sent me:
Balaam answered Balak, “Didn’t I previously tell the messengers you sent me:
Literal Translation
And Balaam said to Balak, Did I not speak to your messengers that you sent to me, saying,
And Balaam said to Balak, Did I not speak to your messengers that you sent to me, saying,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Balaam answered him: Tolde not I thy messaungers (whom thou sendedst vnto me) & sayde:
Balaam answered him: Tolde not I thy messaungers (whom thou sendedst vnto me) & sayde:
American Standard Version
And Balaam said unto Balak, Spake I not also to thy messengers that thou sentest unto me, saying,
And Balaam said unto Balak, Spake I not also to thy messengers that thou sentest unto me, saying,
Bible in Basic English
Then Balaam said to Balak, Did I not say to the men you sent to me,
Then Balaam said to Balak, Did I not say to the men you sent to me,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Balaam aunswered vnto Balac: Tolde I not thy messengers whiche thou sendedst vnto me, saying:
Balaam aunswered vnto Balac: Tolde I not thy messengers whiche thou sendedst vnto me, saying:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Balaam said unto Balak: 'Spoke I not also to thy messengers that thou didst send unto me, saying:
And Balaam said unto Balak: 'Spoke I not also to thy messengers that thou didst send unto me, saying:
King James Version (1611)
And Balaam said vnto Balak, Spake I not also to thy messengers which thou sentest vnto me, saying,
And Balaam said vnto Balak, Spake I not also to thy messengers which thou sentest vnto me, saying,
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Balaam said to Balac, Did I not speak to thy messengers also whom thou sentest to me, saying,
And Balaam said to Balac, Did I not speak to thy messengers also whom thou sentest to me, saying,
English Revised Version
And Balaam said unto Balak, Spake I not also to thy messengers which thou sentest unto me, saying,
And Balaam said unto Balak, Spake I not also to thy messengers which thou sentest unto me, saying,
Berean Standard Bible
Balaam answered Balak, "Did I not already tell the messengers you sent me
Balaam answered Balak, "Did I not already tell the messengers you sent me
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Balaam answeride to Balaach, Whethir Y seide not to thi messangeris, whiche thou sentist to me,
Balaam answeride to Balaach, Whethir Y seide not to thi messangeris, whiche thou sentist to me,
Young's Literal Translation
And Balaam saith unto Balak, `Did I not also unto thy messengers whom thou hast sent unto me, speak, saying,
And Balaam saith unto Balak, `Did I not also unto thy messengers whom thou hast sent unto me, speak, saying,
Update Bible Version
And Balaam said to Balak, Didn't I speak also to your messengers that you sent to me, saying,
And Balaam said to Balak, Didn't I speak also to your messengers that you sent to me, saying,
Webster's Bible Translation
And Balaam said to Balak, Did I not speak also to thy messengers whom thou sentest to me, saying,
And Balaam said to Balak, Did I not speak also to thy messengers whom thou sentest to me, saying,
World English Bible
Balaam said to Balak, Didn't I also tell your messengers who you sent to me, saying,
Balaam said to Balak, Didn't I also tell your messengers who you sent to me, saying,
New King James Version
So Balaam said to Balak, "Did I not also speak to your messengers whom you sent to me, saying,
So Balaam said to Balak, "Did I not also speak to your messengers whom you sent to me, saying,
New Living Translation
Balaam told Balak, "Don't you remember what I told your messengers? I said,
Balaam told Balak, "Don't you remember what I told your messengers? I said,
New Life Bible
Then Balaam said to Balak, "Did I not tell the men you had sent to me,
Then Balaam said to Balak, "Did I not tell the men you had sent to me,
New Revised Standard
And Balaam said to Balak, "Did I not tell your messengers whom you sent to me,
And Balaam said to Balak, "Did I not tell your messengers whom you sent to me,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And Balaam said unto Balak, - Was it not so that even unto thy messengers whom thou didst send unto m, I spake saying-
And Balaam said unto Balak, - Was it not so that even unto thy messengers whom thou didst send unto m, I spake saying-
Douay-Rheims Bible
Balaam made answer to Balac: Did I not say to thy messengers, whom thou sentest to me:
Balaam made answer to Balac: Did I not say to thy messengers, whom thou sentest to me:
Revised Standard Version
And Balaam said to Balak, "Did I not tell your messengers whom you sent to me,
And Balaam said to Balak, "Did I not tell your messengers whom you sent to me,
THE MESSAGE
Balaam said to Balak, "Didn't I tell you up front when you sent your emissaries, ‘Even if Balak gave me his palace stuffed with silver and gold, I couldn't do anything on my own, whether good or bad, that went against God 's command'? I'm leaving for home and my people, but I warn you of what this people will do to your people in the days to come." Then he spoke his oracle-message: Decree of Balaam son of Beor, decree of the man with 20/20 vision, Decree of the man who hears godly speech, who knows what's going on with the High God, Who sees what The Strong God reveals, who bows in worship and sees what's real. I see him, but not right now, I perceive him, but not right here; A star rises from Jacob a scepter from Israel, Crushing the heads of Moab, the skulls of all the noisy windbags; I see Edom sold off at auction, enemy Seir marked down at the flea market, while Israel walks off with the trophies. A ruler is coming from Jacob who'll destroy what's left in the city. Then Balaam spotted Amalek and delivered an oracle-message. He said, Amalek, you're in first place among nations right now, but you're going to come in last, ruined. He saw the Kenites and delivered his oracle-message to them: Your home is in a nice secure place, like a nest high on the face of a cliff. Still, you Kenites will look stupid when Asshur takes you prisoner. Balaam spoke his final oracle-message: Doom! Who stands a chance when God starts in? Sea-Peoples, raiders from across the sea, will harass Asshur and Eber, But they'll also come to nothing, just like all the rest. Balaam got up and went home. Balak also went on his way.
Balaam said to Balak, "Didn't I tell you up front when you sent your emissaries, ‘Even if Balak gave me his palace stuffed with silver and gold, I couldn't do anything on my own, whether good or bad, that went against God 's command'? I'm leaving for home and my people, but I warn you of what this people will do to your people in the days to come." Then he spoke his oracle-message: Decree of Balaam son of Beor, decree of the man with 20/20 vision, Decree of the man who hears godly speech, who knows what's going on with the High God, Who sees what The Strong God reveals, who bows in worship and sees what's real. I see him, but not right now, I perceive him, but not right here; A star rises from Jacob a scepter from Israel, Crushing the heads of Moab, the skulls of all the noisy windbags; I see Edom sold off at auction, enemy Seir marked down at the flea market, while Israel walks off with the trophies. A ruler is coming from Jacob who'll destroy what's left in the city. Then Balaam spotted Amalek and delivered an oracle-message. He said, Amalek, you're in first place among nations right now, but you're going to come in last, ruined. He saw the Kenites and delivered his oracle-message to them: Your home is in a nice secure place, like a nest high on the face of a cliff. Still, you Kenites will look stupid when Asshur takes you prisoner. Balaam spoke his final oracle-message: Doom! Who stands a chance when God starts in? Sea-Peoples, raiders from across the sea, will harass Asshur and Eber, But they'll also come to nothing, just like all the rest. Balaam got up and went home. Balak also went on his way.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Balaam said to Balak, "Did I not tell your messengers whom you had sent to me, saying,
Balaam said to Balak, "Did I not tell your messengers whom you had sent to me, saying,
Contextual Overview
10 When Balak heard this, he was so furious that he pounded his fist against his hand and said, "I called you here to place a curse on my enemies, and you've blessed them three times. 11 Leave now and go home! I told you I would pay you well, but since the Lord didn't let you do what I asked, you won't be paid." 12 Balaam answered, "I told your messengers 13 that even if you offered me a palace full of silver or gold, I would still obey the Lord . And I explained that I would say only what he told me. 14 So I'm going back home, but I'm leaving you with a warning about what the Israelites will someday do to your nation."
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Numbers 22:18, Numbers 22:38
Reciprocal: Numbers 23:26 - General
Cross-References
Genesis 15:1
Later the Lord spoke to Abram in a vision, "Abram, don't be afraid! I will protect you and reward you greatly."
Later the Lord spoke to Abram in a vision, "Abram, don't be afraid! I will protect you and reward you greatly."
Genesis 24:7
The Lord who rules heaven brought me here from the land where I was born and promised that he would give this land to my descendants forever. When you go back there, the Lord will send his angel ahead of you to help you find a wife for my son.
The Lord who rules heaven brought me here from the land where I was born and promised that he would give this land to my descendants forever. When you go back there, the Lord will send his angel ahead of you to help you find a wife for my son.
Genesis 24:8
If the woman refuses to come along, you don't have to keep this promise. But don't ever take my son back there."
If the woman refuses to come along, you don't have to keep this promise. But don't ever take my son back there."
Genesis 24:10
Soon after that, the servant loaded ten of Abraham's camels with valuable gifts. Then he set out for the city in northern Syria, where Abraham's brother Nahor lived.
Soon after that, the servant loaded ten of Abraham's camels with valuable gifts. Then he set out for the city in northern Syria, where Abraham's brother Nahor lived.
Genesis 24:11
When he got there, he let the camels rest near the well outside the city. It was late afternoon, the time when the women came out for water.
When he got there, he let the camels rest near the well outside the city. It was late afternoon, the time when the women came out for water.
Genesis 24:17
Abraham's servant ran to her and said, "Please let me have a drink of water."
Abraham's servant ran to her and said, "Please let me have a drink of water."
Genesis 24:27
"I thank you, Lord God of my master Abraham! You have led me to his relatives and kept your promise to him."
"I thank you, Lord God of my master Abraham! You have led me to his relatives and kept your promise to him."
Genesis 24:42
When I came to the well today, I silently prayed, "You, Lord , are the God my master Abraham worships, so please lead me to a wife for his son
When I came to the well today, I silently prayed, "You, Lord , are the God my master Abraham worships, so please lead me to a wife for his son
Genesis 24:48
Then I bowed my head and gave thanks to the God my master Abraham worships. The Lord had led me straight to my master's relatives, and I had found a wife for his son.
Then I bowed my head and gave thanks to the God my master Abraham worships. The Lord had led me straight to my master's relatives, and I had found a wife for his son.
Genesis 26:24
where the Lord appeared to him that night and told him, "Don't be afraid! I am the God who was worshiped by your father Abraham, my servant. I will be with you and bless you, and because of Abraham I will give you many descendants."
where the Lord appeared to him that night and told him, "Don't be afraid! I am the God who was worshiped by your father Abraham, my servant. I will be with you and bless you, and because of Abraham I will give you many descendants."
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And Balaam said unto Balak,.... In order to mitigate his wrath, and bring him into a better temper:
spake I not also to thy messengers which thou sentest unto me: those that came to him a second time; for to the first he said nothing of what is after related, but to the last he did much the same as he had afterwards said to Balak himself: saying,
