17because I will reward you handsomely and do whatever you say. Come and put a curse on these people for me."


In Context

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

15 Then Balak sent other princes, more numerous and more distinguished than the first.

16 They came to Balaam and said: "This is what Balak son of Zippor says: Do not let anything keep you from coming to me,

17 because I will reward you handsomely and do whatever you say. Come and put a curse on these people for me."

18 But Balaam answered them, "Even if Balak gave me his palace filled with silver and gold, I could not do anything great or small to go beyond the command of the Lord my God.

19 Now stay here tonight as the others did, and I will find out what else the Lord will tell me."

Numbers 22:17 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

22:17For 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.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

22:17For I am ready to honour thee, and will give thee whatsoever thou wilt: come and curse this people.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

22:17for I will promote thee unto very great honor, and whatsoever thou sayest unto me I will do: come therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

22:17for very highly will I honour thee, and whatever thou shalt say to me will I do; come therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

22:17for I will promote thee unto very great honour, and whatsoever thou sayest unto me I will do: come therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

22:17For I will promote thee to very great honor, and I will do whatever thou sayest to me: come therefore, I pray thee, curse this people for me.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

22:17for I will promote you to very great honor, and whatever you say to me I will do. Please come therefore, and curse this people for me.'|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

22:17for very greatly I honour thee, and all that thou sayest unto me I do; and come, I pray thee, pierce for me this people.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

22:17For I will promote you to very great honor, and I will do whatever you say to me: come therefore, I pray you, curse me this people.