12But God said to Balaam, "Do not go with them. You must not put a curse on those people, because they are blessed."


In Context

9 God came to Balaam and asked, "Who are these men with you?"

10 Balaam said to God, "Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab, sent me this message:

11 'A people that has come out of Egypt covers the face of the land. Now come and put a curse on them for me. Perhaps then I will be able to fight them and drive them away.' "

12 But God said to Balaam, "Do not go with them. You must not put a curse on those people, because they are blessed."

13 The next morning Balaam got up and said to Balak's princes, "Go back to your own country, for the Lord has refused to let me go with you."

14 So the Moabite princes returned to Balak and said, "Balaam refused to come with us."

Numbers 22:12 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

22:12And God said unto Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them; thou shalt not curse the people: for they [are] blessed.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

22:12And God said to Balaam : Thou shalt not go with them, nor shalt thou curse the people: because it is blessed.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

22:12And God said unto Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them; thou shalt not curse the people; for they are blessed.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

22:12And God said to Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them; thou shalt not curse the people; for they are blessed.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

22:12And God said unto Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them; thou shalt not curse the people: for they are blessed.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

22:12And God said to Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them; thou shalt not curse the people: for they are blessed.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

22:12God said to Balaam, |You shall not go with them. You shall not curse the people; for they are blessed.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

22:12and God saith unto Balaam, 'Thou dost not go with them; thou dost not curse the people; for it is blessed.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

22:12And God said to Balaam, You shall not go with them; you shall not curse the people: for they are blessed.