Numbers 23:11 - The Scriptures 2009

¹¹ And Balaq said to Bil‛am, “What have you done to me? I took you to curse my enemies, and look, you have kept on blessing!”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹¹ 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 - Classic Edition

¹¹ 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!

American Standard Version (1901)

¹¹ 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.

Common English Bible

¹¹ Then Balak said to Balaam, “What have you done to me? I took you to curse my enemy. But now you’ve blessed him.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹¹ And Balak said to Balaam: "What is this that you are doing? I called for you, in order to curse my enemies, and to the contrary, you bless them."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹¹ And Balac said to Balaam: What is this that thou dost? I sent for thee to curse my enemies: and thou contrariwise blessest them.

Numbers 23:11 Cross References

Nehemiah 13:2

because they had not met the children of Yisra’ĕl with bread and water, and hired Bil‛am against them to curse them, although our Elohim turned the curse into a blessing.

Numbers 22:11

See, a people has come out of Mitsrayim and cover the surface of the land. Come now, curse them for me. It might be that I am able to fight against them and drive them out.’ ”

Numbers 22:17

for I esteem you very greatly, and whatever you say to me, I do. Therefore please come, curse this people for me.’ ”

Numbers 23:12

And he answered and said, “Should I not take heed to speak what יהוה has put in my mouth?”

Numbers 24:10

Then the displeasure of Balaq burned against Bil‛am, and he struck his hands together. Balaq then said to Bil‛am, “I summoned you to curse my enemies, and see, you have kept on blessing, these three times!