Numbers 23:25
And Balak said unto Balaam, Neither curse them at all, nor bless them at all.
Numbers 23:25 in other translations
| BSB | Now Balak said to Balaam, “Then neither curse them at all nor bless them at all!” |
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| WEB | Balak said to Balaam, “Neither curse them at all, nor bless them at all.” |
| ASV | And Balak said unto Balaam, Neither curse them at all, nor bless them at all. |
| YLT | And Balak saith unto Balaam, ‘Neither pierce it at all, nor bless it at all;' |
| DARBY | And Balak said to Balaam, Neither curse them at all, nor bless them at all. |
| BBE | Then Balak said to Balaam, If you will not put a curse on them, at all events do not give them a blessing. |
| Webster | And Balak said to Balaam, Neither curse them at all, nor bless them at all. |
What does Numbers 23:25 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Numbers 23:11-30
Balak was angry with Balaam. Thus a confession of God's overruling power is extorted from a wicked prophet, to the confusion of a wicked prince. A second time the curse is turned into a blessing; and this blessing is both larger and stronger than the former. Men change their minds, and break their words; but God never changes his mind, and therefore never recalls his promise. And when in Scripture he is said to…
Numbers 23:25 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Numbers 23:25
- Psalms 2:1-3
Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord, and against his anointed, saying, Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us.
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Context
- Numbers 23:24
Behold, the people shall rise up as a great lion, and lift up himself as a young lion: he shall not lie down until he eat of the prey, and drink the blood of the slain.
- Numbers 23:25
And Balak said unto Balaam, Neither curse them at all, nor bless them at all.
- Numbers 23:26
But Balaam answered and said unto Balak, Told not I thee, saying, All that the Lord speaketh, that I must do?
Numbers 23:25 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Entonces Balac dijo á Balaam: Ya que no lo maldices, ni tampoco lo bendigas. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Balak dit à Balaam: Ne le maudis donc pas; mais du moins ne le bénis pas. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Da sprach Balak zu Bileam: Du sollst es gar nicht verwünschen, und du sollst es gar nicht segnen. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Dixitque Balac ad Balaam: Nec maledicas ei, nec benedicas. |