Numbers 24:11 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Therefore now flee thou to thy place: I thought to promote thee unto great honour; but, lo, the Lord hath kept thee back from honour.”
Numbers 24:11 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Numbers 24:11 in 6 Bible Translations
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Numbers 24:11 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Therefore, flee to your place, now! I thought to promote you to great honor; but, behold, Yahweh has kept you back from honor.””
Numbers 24:11 — World English Bible
Numbers 24:11 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Therefore now flee thou to thy place: I thought to promote thee unto great honor; but, lo, Jehovah hath kept thee back from honor. ”
Numbers 24:11 — American Standard Version
Numbers 24:11 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and now, flee for thyself unto thy place; I have said, I do greatly honour thee, and lo, Jehovah hath kept thee back from honour.'”
Numbers 24:11 — Young's Literal Translation
Numbers 24:11 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And now flee thou to thy place; I said I would very highly honour thee, and behold, Jehovah has kept thee back from honour. ”
Numbers 24:11 — Darby Translation
Numbers 24:11 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Therefore nowe flee vnto thy place: I thought surely to promote thee vnto honour, but loe, the Lord hath kept thee backe from honour.”
Numbers 24:11 — Geneva Bible
Numbers 24:11 in Context — Numbers 24
9 He couched, he lay down as a lion, and as a great lion: who shall stir him up? Blessed is he that blesseth thee, and cursed is he that curseth thee.
10 And Balak’s anger was kindled against Balaam, and he smote his hands together: and Balak said unto Balaam, I called thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast altogether blessed them these three times.
11 Therefore now flee thou to thy place: I thought to promote thee unto great honour; but, lo, the Lord hath kept thee back from honour.
12 And Balaam said unto Balak, Spake I not also to thy messengers which thou sentest unto me, saying,
13 If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the commandment of the Lord, to do either good or bad of mine own mind; but what the Lord saith, that will I speak?
What Does Numbers 24:11 Mean?
Numbers 24:11 is a verse from the Book of Numbers, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Numbers chapter 24. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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