Numbers 23:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? or how shall I defy, whom the Lord hath not defied?”
Numbers 23:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Numbers 23:8 in 6 Bible Translations
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Numbers 23:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“How shall I curse whom God has not cursed? How shall I defy whom Yahweh has not defied?”
Numbers 23:8 — World English Bible
Numbers 23:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? And how shall I defy, whom Jehovah hath not defied? ”
Numbers 23:8 — American Standard Version
Numbers 23:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“What--do I pierce? --God hath not pierced! And what--am I indignant? --Jehovah hath not been indignant!”
Numbers 23:8 — Young's Literal Translation
Numbers 23:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“How shall I curse whomGod hath not cursed? or how shall I denounce whom Jehovah doth not denounce?”
Numbers 23:8 — Darby Translation
Numbers 23:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“How shall I curse, where God hath not cursed? or howe shall I detest, where the Lord hath not detested?”
Numbers 23:8 — Geneva Bible
Numbers 23:8 in Context — Numbers 23
6 And he returned unto him, and, lo, he stood by his burnt sacrifice, he, and all the princes of Moab.
7 And he took up his parable, and said, Balak the king of Moab hath brought me from Aram, out of the mountains of the east, saying, Come, curse me Jacob, and come, defy Israel.
8 How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? or how shall I defy, whom the Lord hath not defied?
9 For from the top of the rocks I see him, and from the hills I behold him: lo, the people shall dwell alone, and shall not be reckoned among the nations.
10 Who can count the dust of Jacob, and the number of the fourth part of Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous, and let my last end be like his!
What Does Numbers 23:8 Mean?
Numbers 23:8 is a verse from the Book of Numbers, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Numbers chapter 23. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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