Numbers 22:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And God said unto Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them; thou shalt not curse the people: for they are blessed.”

Numbers 22:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Numbers 22:12 in 6 Bible Translations

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Numbers 22:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“God said to Balaam, “You shall not go with them. You shall not curse the people, for they are blessed.””

Numbers 22:12 — World English Bible

Numbers 22:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And God said unto Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them; thou shalt not curse the people; for they are blessed. ”

Numbers 22:12 — American Standard Version

Numbers 22:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and God saith unto Balaam, `Thou dost not go with them; thou dost not curse the people; for it <FI>is<Fi> blessed.'”

Numbers 22:12 — Young's Literal Translation

Numbers 22:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“AndGod said to Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them; thou shalt not curse the people; for they are blessed. ”

Numbers 22:12 — Darby Translation

Numbers 22:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And God said vnto Balaam, Go not thou with them, neither curse the people, for they are blessed.”

Numbers 22:12 — Geneva Bible

Numbers 22:12 in Context — Numbers 22

10 And Balaam said unto God, Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, hath sent unto me, saying,

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.

12 And God said unto Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them; thou shalt not curse the people: for they are blessed.

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.

14 And the princes of Moab rose up, and they went unto Balak, and said, Balaam refuseth to come with us.

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What Does Numbers 22:12 Mean?

Numbers 22:12 is a verse from the Book of Numbers, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Numbers chapter 22. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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