Verse
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
KJV
King James Version
And the sons
of Israel journey
and encamp
in the plains of Moab ,
beyond
the
Jordan ,
`
by '
Jericho.
And the children
of Israel set
forward,
and pitched
in the plains of Moab on
this
side
Jordan by Jericho.
And Balak son of Zippor seeth
all that Israel hath
done to the Amorite,
And Balak the
son of Zippor saw
all that Israel had
done to the Amorites.
and Moab is
exceedingly
afraid of the presence
of
the
people, for
it
`is'
numerous;
and Moab is
vexed
by
the
presence
of the sons
of Israel ,
And Moab was
sore
afraid of the people, because
they
were
many:
and Moab was
distressed
because
of the children
of Israel .
and Moab saith
unto the elders of Midian, `
Now doth
the
assembly
lick up all that is
round about us, as the ox licketh up the green
thing
of the field. '
And Balak son of Zippor `is'
king of Moab
at that time ,
And Moab said
unto the elders of Midian, Now shall
this
company
lick up all that are
round about us, as the ox licketh up the grass
of the field. And Balak the
son of Zippor was
king of the
Moabites
at that time .
and
he sendeth
messengers unto Balaam son of Beor ,
to Pethor, which `
is '
by the River of the land of the sons
of his people, to call for
him, saying, `Lo
, a people hath
come out of
Egypt ;
lo
, it
hath
covered
the eye
of the land
, and it
is
abiding
over -
against me ;
He sent
messengers therefore
unto Balaam the
son of Beor to Pethor, which is by the river of the land of the children
of his people, to call him, saying, Behold
, there
is
a people come out from
Egypt :
behold
, they
cover
the face
of the earth
, and they
abide
over against me :
and
now,
come, I pray thee, curse for
me this people ,
for
it
`is'
mightier
than
I
; it
may
be
I prevail --
we smite it
--
and I cast
it
out from
the land ;
for I have
known
--
that which
thou blessest is blessed, and that
which
thou cursest is cursed. '
Come now
therefore
, I pray thee, curse me this people; for
they
are
too
mighty
for
me:
peradventure
I shall
prevail ,
that
we may
smite them,
and that
I may
drive
them
out of
the land :
for I wot
that he
whom
thou blessest is blessed, and he
whom
thou cursest is cursed.
And the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian go,
and
divinations
in their hand ,
and they come
in
unto Balaam, and speak
unto him the words of Balak ,
And the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed
with
the
rewards
of
divination
in their hand ;
and they came
unto Balaam, and spake
unto him the words of Balak .
and he saith
unto them, `
Lodge here to-
night, and I have
brought
you back
word, as Jehovah
speaketh
unto me ;'
and the princes of Moab abide
with Balaam.
And he said
unto them, Lodge here this
night, and I will
bring
you word again
, as the
LORD
shall
speak
unto me :
and the princes of Moab abode
with Balaam.
And God cometh
in
unto Balaam, and saith
, `Who
`
are '
these men
with thee? '
And God came
unto Balaam, and said
, What
men
are these with thee?
And Balaam saith
unto God, `
Balak ,
son of Zippor, king of Moab, hath sent unto me :
And Balaam said
unto God, Balak the
son of Zippor, king of Moab, hath sent unto me ,
saying,
Lo
, the
people
that
is coming
out from
Egypt and
covereth the eye
of the land,
--
now
come, pierce
it
for
me; it
may
be
I am
able to fight
against
it
, and have
cast
it
out ;'
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 .
and God saith
unto Balaam, `
Thou dost
not go with them; thou dost
not curse the people ;
for it
`is'
blessed. '
And God said
unto Balaam, Thou shalt
not go with them; thou shalt
not curse the people :
for they
are
blessed.
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 ;'
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 the princes of Moab rise
, and come
in
unto Balak, and say
, `
Balaam is
refusing
to come with us. '
And the princes of Moab rose
up
, and they
went
unto Balak, and said
, Balaam refuseth
to come with us.
And Balak addeth
yet to
send
princes, more numerous
and honoured
than these,
And Balak sent
yet again
princes, more ,
and more
honorable
than they.
and they come
in
unto
Balaam, and say
to him, `
Thus said
Balak son of Zippor, Be
not
, I pray thee, withheld
from coming unto me ,
And they came
to
Balaam, and said
to him, Thus saith
Balak the
son of Zippor, Let
nothing
, I pray thee, hinder
thee
from coming unto me :
for very
greatly
I honour
thee, and all
that
thou sayest unto me I
do;
and
come, I pray thee, pierce
for
me this people. '
For I will
promote
thee unto
very
great
honor
, and I
will
do
whatsoever
thou sayest unto me :
come therefore
, I pray thee, curse
me this people.
And Balaam answereth
and saith
unto the servants of Balak, `
If Balak doth
give to
me the
fulness
of
his house of silver and gold, I am
not
able
to
pass
over
the command
of Jehovah
my God, to do a
little
or a
great
thing;
And Balaam answered
and said
unto the servants of Balak, If Balak would
give me his house full
of silver and gold, I cannot
go
beyond
the word
of the
LORD
my God, to do less
or more.
and,
now ,
abide
, I pray you, in
this
`place',
you
also ,
to-
night ;
and
I know what Jehovah
is
adding
to
speak
with
me. '
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 cometh
in
unto Balaam ,
by
night, and saith
to
him, `
If to
call
for
thee
the men have
come, rise, go with them ,
and
only
the thing
which I speak
unto thee --
it
thou dost
do. '
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.
And Balaam riseth
in the morning, and saddleth
his ass, and goeth
with the princes of Moab ,
And Balaam rose
up
in the morning, and saddled
his ass, and went
with the princes of Moab .
and the
anger of
God
burneth
because he is
going,
and a
messenger
of Jehovah
stationeth
himself
in the way for an adversary to
him ,
and
he is
riding on
his ass, and two
of
his servants `are'
with him ,
And God's
anger was
kindled
because he went:
and the
angel
of the
LORD
stood
in the way for an adversary against
him .
Now
he was
riding upon
his ass, and his two
servants were
with him .
and the ass seeth
the messenger
of Jehovah
standing in the way, and his drawn
sword in his hand ,
and the ass turneth
aside out of the way, and goeth
into a
field ,
and Balaam smiteth
the ass to turn it
aside
into the way.
And the ass saw
the angel
of the
LORD
standing in the way, and his sword drawn
in his hand :
and the ass turned
aside out of the way, and went
into the
field :
and Balaam smote
the ass ,
to turn her
into the way.
And
the messenger
of Jehovah
standeth
in a narrow
path of the vineyards --
a wall on this `
side '
and a wall on that --
But
the angel
of the
LORD
stood
in a path of the vineyards ,
a wall being
on this side ,
and a wall on that side.
and the ass seeth
the messenger
of Jehovah
, and
is
pressed
unto the wall, and presseth
Balaam's foot unto
the wall ,
and he addeth
to
smite
her ;
And when
the ass saw
the angel
of the
LORD
, she
thrust
herself
unto the wall, and crushed
Balaam's foot against
the wall :
and he smote
her again.
and the messenger
of Jehovah
addeth
to
pass
over
, and standeth
in a strait
place where there
is
no way to turn aside
--
right or left --
And the angel
of the
LORD
went
further
, and stood
in a narrow
place ,
where was
no way to turn either
to
the
right hand
or to
the
left .
and the ass seeth
the messenger
of Jehovah
, and
croucheth
under Balaam ,
and the
anger of
Balaam
burneth
, and he smiteth
the ass with a staff.
And when
the ass saw
the angel
of the
LORD
, she
fell
down
under Balaam :
and Balaam's
anger was
kindled
, and he smote
the ass with a staff.
And Jehovah
openeth
the mouth of the ass, and she saith
to
Balaam, `
What have I done to
thee that thou hast smitten me these three times? '
And the LORD
opened
the
mouth of the ass, and she said
unto
Balaam, What have I done unto
thee ,
that thou hast smitten me these three times?
and Balaam saith
to
the ass, `
Because thou hast rolled
thyself
against
me ;
oh
that
there were a sword in my
hand, for now I had
slain
thee ;'
And Balaam said
unto
the ass, Because thou hast mocked
me :
I
would
there were a sword in mine
hand, for now would
I kill
thee .
and the ass saith
unto Balaam, `
Am not I thine ass, upon which thou hast ridden since `
I was '
thine unto this day? have
I at
all
been
accustomed
to do to
thee thus
? '
and he saith
, `No
. '
And the ass said
unto Balaam, Am not I thine ass, upon which thou hast ridden ever
since I was thine unto this day? was
I ever
wont
to do so
unto
thee? And he said
, Nay
.
And
Jehovah
uncovereth
the eyes of Balaam, and he seeeth
the messenger
of Jehovah
standing in the way, and his drawn
sword in his hand ,
and he boweth
and
doth
obeisance
, to
his face ;
Then
the LORD
opened
the
eyes of Balaam, and he saw
the angel
of the
LORD
standing in the way, and his sword drawn
in his hand :
and he bowed
down
his
head
, and
fell
flat
on
his face .
and the messenger
of Jehovah
saith
unto him, `
Wherefore hast thou smitten thine ass these three times? lo
, I --
I
have
come
out for
an
adversary
, for
`
thy '
way hath
been
perverse before me ,
And the angel
of the
LORD
said
unto him, Wherefore hast thou smitten thine ass these three times? behold
, I went
out to
withstand
thee
, because
thy way is
perverse before me :
and the ass seeth
me, and turneth
aside
at
my
presence
these three times ;
unless she had turned aside
from my
presence
, surely now also ,
thee
I had slain, and her kept
alive. '
And the ass saw
me, and turned
from
me
these three times :
unless she had turned from me
, surely now also I had slain thee
, and saved
her alive.
And Balaam saith
unto the messenger
of Jehovah
, `
I have sinned ,
for I did
not know
that thou `art'
standing
to
meet
me
in the way ;
and
now, if evil
in
thine
eyes
--
I turn
back by
myself
. '
And Balaam said
unto the angel
of the
LORD
, I have sinned ;
for I knew
not that thou stoodest
in the way against
me:
now therefore
, if it
displease
thee,
I will
get
me
back again
.
And the messenger
of Jehovah
saith
unto Balaam, `
Go with the men ;
and
only the word which
I speak unto thee --
it
thou dost
speak ;'
and
Balaam goeth
with the princes of Balak.
And the angel
of the
LORD
said
unto Balaam, Go with the men :
but
only the word that
I shall
speak unto thee ,
that
thou shalt
speak .
So
Balaam went
with the princes of Balak.
And Balak heareth
that Balaam hath
come, and
goeth
out to meet him ,
unto a city of Moab, which `
is '
on
the border of Arnon, which `
is '
in the extremity
of
the
border;
And when
Balak heard
that Balaam was
come, he
went
out to meet him unto a city of Moab, which is in
the border of Arnon, which is in the utmost
coast.
and Balak saith
unto Balaam, `
Did I not diligently
sent
unto thee to call for
thee? why
didst
thou not come
unto me? am I not truly
able to honour
thee? '
And Balak said
unto Balaam, Did I not earnestly
send
unto thee to call thee? wherefore
camest
thou not unto me? am I not able indeed
to promote
thee to
honor
?
And Balaam saith
unto Balak, `
Lo, I have
come unto thee ;
now
--
am
I at all able
to speak
anything
? the word which
God setteth
in my mouth --
it
I do
speak. '
And Balaam said
unto Balak, Lo, I am
come unto thee :
have
I now
any
power
at all to say
any
thing
? the word that
God putteth
in my mouth ,
that
shall
I speak.
And Balaam goeth
with Balak, and they come
to
Kirjath-Huzoth,
And Balaam went
with Balak, and they came
unto
Kirjathhuzoth.
and Balak sacrificeth
oxen and sheep, and sendeth
to Balaam, and to the princes who
`are'
with him ;
And Balak offered
oxen and sheep, and sent
to Balaam, and to the princes that
were
with him .
and it cometh
to pass in
the morning
, that Balak taketh
Balaam, and causeth
him to
go
up the high places of Baal, and
he
seeth
from
thence the extremity
of the people.
And it came
to pass on
the morrow
, that Balak took
Balaam, and brought
him up into
the high places of Baal, that
thence he
might
see
the utmost
part
of the people.
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