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 22:13 in other translations
| BSB | 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.” |
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| WEB | Balaam rose up in the morning, and said to the princes of Balak, “Go to your land; for the LORD refuses to permit me to go with you.” |
| ASV | 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. |
| YLT | And Balaam riseth in the morning, and saith unto the princes of Balak, ‘Go unto your land, for Jehovah is refusing to suffer me to go with you;' |
| DARBY | And Balaam rose up in the morning, and said to the princes of Balak, Go into your land; for Jehovah refuses to give me leave to go with you. |
| BBE | 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. |
| Webster | And Balaam rose in the morning, and said to the princes of Balak, Depart into your land: for the LORD refuseth to give me leave to go with you. |
What does Numbers 22:13 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…
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 22:13 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Numbers 22:13
- Numbers 22:14
And the princes of Moab rose up, and they went unto Balak, and said, Balaam refuseth to come with us.
- 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.
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Context
- 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 22:14
And the princes of Moab rose up, and they went unto Balak, and said, Balaam refuseth to come with us.
Numbers 22:13 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Así Balaam se levantó por la mañana, y dijo á los príncipes de Balac: Volveos á vuestra tierra, porque Jehová no me quiere dejar ir con vosotros. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Balaam se leva le matin, et dit aux seigneurs de Balak: Allez dans votre pays; car l’ Éternel refuse de me laisser aller avec vous. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und Bileam stand des Morgens auf und sprach zu den Fürsten Balaks: Ziehet in euer Land; denn Jehova hat sich geweigert, mir zu gestatten, mit euch zu gehen. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Qui mane consurgens dixit ad principes: Ite in terram vestram, quia prohibuit me Dominus venire vobiscum. |