Numbers 22:13

And Balaam rose up in the morning, and said unto the princes of Balak, Get you into your land: for the LORD refuseth to give me leave to go with you.

And Balaam {H1109} rose up {H6965} in the morning {H1242}, and said {H559} unto the princes {H8269} of Balak {H1111}, Get {H3212} you into your land {H776}: for the LORD {H3068} refuseth {H3985} to give me leave {H5414} to go {H1980} with you.

Bil'am got up in the morning and said to the princes of Balak, "Return to your own land, because ADONAI refuses to give me permission to go with you."

So Balaam got up the next morning and said to Balak’s princes, “Go back to your homeland, because the LORD has refused to let me go with you.”

And Balaam rose up in the morning, and said unto the princes of Balak, Get you into your land; for Jehovah refuseth to give me leave to go with you.

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Cross-References

  • Deuteronomy 23:5 (2 votes)

    Nevertheless the LORD thy God would not hearken unto Balaam; but the LORD thy God turned the curse into a blessing unto thee, because the LORD thy God loved thee.

  • Numbers 22:14 (2 votes)

    And the princes of Moab rose up, and they went unto Balak, and said, Balaam refuseth to come with us.