Numbers 23:11 - Forerunner Commentary

Numbers 23:11

9 For from the top of the rocks I see him,
And from the hills I behold him;
There! ^aA people dwelling alone,
^bNot reckoning itself among the nations.

10 “Who^a can count the dust of Jacob,
Or number one-fourth of Israel?
Let me die ^bthe death of the righteous,
And let my end be like his!”

11 Then Balak said to Balaam, “What have you done to me? ^aI took you to curse my enemies, and look, you have blessed them bountifully!”

12 So he answered and said, ^a“Must I not take heed to speak what the Lord has put in my mouth?”

Balaam’s Second Prophecy

13 Then Balak said to him, “Please come with me to another place from which you may see them; you shall see only the outer part of them, and shall not see them all; curse them for me from there.”

14 So he brought him to the field of Zophim, to the top of Pisgah, ^aand built seven altars, and offered a bull and a ram on each altar.

Verse Comparison: Numbers 23:11

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American Standard Version
And Balak said unto Balaam, What hast thou done unto me? I took thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast blessed them altogether.

Amplified® Bible
And Balak said to Balaam, What have you done to me? I brought you to curse my enemies, and here you have [thoroughly] blessed them instead!

Contemporary English Version
Balak said, "What are you doing? I asked you to come and place a curse on my enemies. But you have blessed them instead!"

Darby English Version
And Balak said to Balaam, What hast thou done to me? I took thee to curse mine enemies, and behold, thou hast blessed them altogether.

Good News Bible
Then Balak said to Balaam, "What have you done to me? I brought you here to curse my enemies, but all you have done is bless them."

King James Version
And Balak said unto Balaam, What hast thou done unto me? I took thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast blessed them altogether.

New American Standard Bible
Then Balak said to Balaam, "What have you done to me? I took you to curse my enemies, but behold, you have actually blessed them!"

New International Version
Balak said to Balaam, "What have you done to me? I brought you to curse my enemies, but you have done nothing but bless them!"

New King James Version
Then Balak said to Balaam, “What have you done to me? I took you to curse my enemies, and look, you have blessed them bountifully!”

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Then Balak said to Balaam, "What have you done to me? I took you to curse my enemies, but behold, you have actually blessed them!"

Revised Standard Version
And Balak said to Balaam, "What have you done to me? I took you to curse my enemies, and behold, you have done nothing but bless them."

Young's Literal Translation
And Balak saith unto Balaam, `What hast thou done to me? to pierce mine enemies I have taken thee -- and lo, thou hast certainly blessed;'

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