11Therefore now flee you to your place: I thought to promote you to great honor; but, see, the LORD has kept you back from honor.


In Context

8 God brought him forth out of Egypt; he has as it were the strength of an unicorn: he shall eat up the nations his enemies, and shall break their bones, and pierce them through with his arrows.

9 He couched, he lay down as a lion, and as a great lion: who shall stir him up? Blessed is he that blesses you, and cursed is he that curses you.

10 And Balak's anger was kindled against Balaam, and he smote his hands together: and Balak said to Balaam, I called you to curse my enemies, and, behold, you have altogether blessed them these three times.

11 Therefore now flee you to your place: I thought to promote you to great honor; but, see, the LORD has kept you back from honor.

12 And Balaam said to Balak, Spoke I not also to your messengers which you sent to 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 my own mind; but what the LORD said, that will I speak?

Numbers 24:11 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

24:11Therefore now flee thou to thy place: I thought to promote thee unto great honour; but, lo, the LORD hath kept thee back from honour.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

24:11Now leave at once and go home! I said I would reward you handsomely, but the Lord has kept you from being rewarded."

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

24:11Return to thy place. I had determined indeed greatly to honour thee, but the Lord hath deprived thee of the honour designed for thee.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

24:11Therefore now flee thou to thy place: I thought to promote thee unto great honor; but, lo, Jehovah hath kept thee back from honor.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:11And now flee thou to thy place; I said I would very highly honour thee, and behold, Jehovah has kept thee back from honour.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

24:11Therefore now flee thou to thy place: I thought to promote thee unto great honour; but, lo, the LORD hath kept thee back from honour.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:11Therefore now flee thou to thy place: I thought to promote thee to great honor; but lo, the LORD hath kept thee back from honor.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:11Therefore now flee you to your place! I thought to promote you to great honor; but, behold, Yahweh has kept you back from honor.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

24:11and now, flee for thyself unto thy place; I have said, I do greatly honour thee, and lo, Jehovah hath kept thee back from honour.'