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


In Context

8 God brings him out of Egypt. He has as it were the strength of the wild ox. He shall eat up the nations his adversaries, shall break their bones in pieces, and pierce them with his arrows.

9 He couched, he lay down as a lion, as a lioness; who shall rouse him up? Everyone who blesses you is blessed. Everyone who curses you is cursed.|

10 Balak's anger was kindled against Balaam, and he struck 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, behold, Yahweh has kept you back from honor.|

12 Balaam said to Balak, |Didn't I also tell your messengers who you sent to me, saying,

13 'If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I can't go beyond the word of Yahweh, to do either good or bad of my own mind. I will say what Yahweh says'?

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 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.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

24:11Therefore now flee you to your place: I thought to promote you to great honor; but, see, the LORD has kept you back from honor.