Numbers 22:12
And God said unto Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them; thou shalt not curse the people: for they are blessed.
Numbers 22:12 in other translations
| BSB | But God said to Balaam, “Do not go with them. You are not to curse this people, for they are blessed.” |
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| WEB | God said to Balaam, “You shall not go with them. You shall not curse the people, for they are blessed.” |
| ASV | And God said unto Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them; thou shalt not curse the people; for they are blessed. |
| YLT | and God saith unto Balaam, ‘Thou dost not go with them; thou dost not curse the people; for it is blessed.' |
| DARBY | And God said to Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them; thou shalt not curse the people; for they are blessed. |
| BBE | And God said to Balaam, You are not to go with them, or put a curse on this people, for they have my blessing. |
| Webster | And God said to Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them; thou shalt not curse the people: for they are blessed. |
What does Numbers 22:12 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 22:8-15
8-14. Lodge here this night, and I will bring you word again, as the Lord shall speak unto me, &c.--God usually revealed His will in visions and dreams; and Balaam's birth and residence in Mesopotamia, where the remains of patriarchal religion still lingered, account for his knowledge of the true God. His real character has long been a subject of discussion. Some, judging from his language, have thought him a saint…
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Numbers 22:1-14
The king of Moab formed a plan to get the people of Israel cursed; that is, to set God against them, who had hitherto fought for them. He had a false notion, that if he could get some prophet to pray for evil upon them, and to pronounce a blessing upon himself and his forces, that then he should be able to deal with them. None had so great a reputation as Balaam; and Balak will employ him, though he send a great way…
Numbers 22:12 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Numbers 22:12
- Deuteronomy 23:5
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.
- Ephesians 1:3
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:
- Romans 11:29
For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance.
- Numbers 23:19-20
God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good? Behold, I have received commandment to bless: and he hath blessed; and I cannot reverse it.
- Genesis 12:2
And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:
- Romans 4:6-7
Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works, Saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered.
- Deuteronomy 33:29
Happy art thou, O Israel: who is like unto thee, O people saved by the Lord, the shield of thy help, and who is the sword of thy excellency! and thine enemies shall be found liars unto thee; and thou shalt tread upon their high places.
- Numbers 23:23
Surely 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!
- Numbers 22:19-20
Now therefore, I pray you, tarry ye also here this night, that I may know what the Lord will say unto me more. And God came unto Balaam at night, and said unto him, If the men come to call thee, rise up, and go with them; but yet the word which I shall say unto thee, that shalt thou do.
- Genesis 22:16-18
And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the Lord, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son: That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies; And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.
- Psalms 146:5
Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the Lord his God:
- Micah 6:5
O my people, remember now what Balak king of Moab consulted, and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him from Shittim unto Gilgal; that ye may know the righteousness of the Lord.
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Context
- Numbers 22:11
Behold, there is a people come out of Egypt, which covereth the face of the earth: come now, curse me them; peradventure I shall be able to overcome them, and drive them out.
- Numbers 22:12
And God said unto Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them; thou shalt not curse the people: for they are blessed.
- 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.
Numbers 22:12 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Entonces dijo Dios á Balaam: No vayas con ellos, ni maldigas al pueblo; porque es bendito. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Dieu dit à Balaam: Tu n’iras pas avec eux; tu ne maudiras pas le peuple, car il est béni. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und Gott sprach zu Bileam: Du sollst nicht mit ihnen gehen; du sollst das Volk nicht verfluchen, denn es ist gesegnet. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Dixitque Deus ad Balaam: Noli ire cum eis, neque maledicas populo: quia benedictus est. |