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


In Context

9 God came to Balaam, and said, |Who are these men with you?|

10 Balaam said to God, |Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, has sent to me, saying,

11 'Behold, the people that is come out of Egypt, it covers the surface of the earth: now, come curse me them; perhaps I shall be able to fight against them, and shall drive them out.'|

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

13 Balaam rose up in the morning, and said to the princes of Balak, |Go to your land; for Yahweh refuses to permit me to go with you.|

14 The princes of Moab rose up, and they went to Balak, and said, |Balaam refuses 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 New International Version of the Holy Bible

22:12But God said to Balaam, "Do not go with them. You must not put a curse on those people, because 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 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.