Numbers 22:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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:”
Numbers 22:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Numbers 22:16 in 6 Bible Translations
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Numbers 22:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“They came to Balaam, and said to him, “Balak the son of Zippor says, ‘Please let nothing hinder you from coming to me,”
Numbers 22:16 — World English Bible
Numbers 22:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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: ”
Numbers 22:16 — American Standard Version
Numbers 22:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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,”
Numbers 22:16 — Young's Literal Translation
Numbers 22:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And they came to Balaam, and said to him, Thus says Balak the son of Zippor: Suffer not thyself, I pray thee, to be restrained from coming to me; ”
Numbers 22:16 — Darby Translation
Numbers 22:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Who came to Balaam, and sayde to him, Thus saith Balak the sonne of Zippor, Bee not thou staied, I pray thee, from comming vnto me.”
Numbers 22:16 — Geneva Bible
Numbers 22:16 in Context — Numbers 22
14 And the princes of Moab rose up, and they went unto Balak, and said, Balaam refuseth to come with us.
15 And Balak sent yet again princes, more, and more honourable than they.
16 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:
17 For I will promote thee unto very great honour, and I will do whatsoever thou sayest unto me: come therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people.
18 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.
What Does Numbers 22:16 Mean?
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