Numbers 22:17

KJV

For 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.

— Numbers 22:17, King James Version
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Context

This verse from Numbers Chapter 22 connects to 10 cross-references. Balak king of Moab, alarmed by Israel's victories, sends for the prophet Balaam to curse Israel; God tells Balaam not to curse them as they are blessed. Balaam travels with Balak's officials despite God's prohibition; his donkey sees the angel …

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Other Translations

ASV

for 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.

YLT

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

BBE

For I will give you a place of very great honour, and whatever you say to me I will do; so come, in answer to my prayer, and put a curse on this people.

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