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Numbers 22:12
And God said to Balaam, You are not to go with them, or put a curse on this people, for they have my blessing.
Numbers 22:12 · Bible in Basic English
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Numbers 22:12 in other translations
And God said unto Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them; thou shalt not curse the people: for they are blessed.
But God said to Balaam, “Do not go with them. You are not to curse this people, for they are blessed.”
God said to Balaam, “You shall not go with them. You shall not curse the people, for they are blessed.”
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In context
9 And God came to Balaam and said, Who are these men with you?
10 And Balaam said to God, Balak, the son of Zippor, king of Moab, has sent them to me, saying,
11 See, the people who have come out of Egypt are covering all the earth: now, put a curse on this people for me, so that I may be able to make war on them, driving them out of the land.
12 And God said to Balaam, You are not to go with them, or put a curse on this people, for they have my blessing.
13 In the morning Balaam got up and said to the chiefs of Balak, Go back to your land, for the Lord will not let me go with you.
14 So the chiefs of Moab went back to Balak and said, Balaam will not come with us.
15 So Balak sent more chiefs, greater in number and of higher position than the others.
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