Nehemiah 13:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Because they met not the children of Israel with bread and with water, but hired Balaam against them, that he should curse them: howbeit our God turned the curse into a blessing.”
Nehemiah 13:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Nehemiah 13:2 in 6 Bible Translations
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Nehemiah 13:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“because they didn’t meet the children of Israel with bread and with water, but hired Balaam against them to curse them; however, our God turned the curse into a blessing.”
Nehemiah 13:2 — World English Bible
Nehemiah 13:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“because they met not the children of Israel with bread and with water, but hired Balaam against them, to curse them: howbeit our God turned the curse into a blessing.”
Nehemiah 13:2 — American Standard Version
Nehemiah 13:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“because they have not come before the sons of Israel with bread and with water, and hire against them Balaam to revile them, and our God turneth the reviling into a blessing.”
Nehemiah 13:2 — Young's Literal Translation
Nehemiah 13:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“because they had not met the children of Israel with bread and with water, and had hired Balaam against them, to curse them; but our God turned the curse into blessing.”
Nehemiah 13:2 — Darby Translation
Nehemiah 13:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Because they met not the children of Israel with bread and with water, but hired Balaam against them, that he should curse them: and our God turned the curse into a blessing.”
Nehemiah 13:2 — Geneva Bible
Nehemiah 13:2 in Context — Nehemiah 13
1 Dans ce temps, on lut en présence du peuple dans le livre de Moïse, et l’on y trouva écrit que l’Ammonite et le Moabite ne devraient jamais entrer dans l’assemblée de Dieu,
2 parce qu’ils n’étaient pas venus au-devant des enfants d’Israël avec du pain et de l’eau, et parce qu’ils avaient appelé contre eux à prix d’argent Balaam pour qu’il les maudît; mais notre Dieu changea la malédiction en bénédiction.
3 Lorsqu’on eut entendu la loi, on sépara d’Israël tous les étrangers.
4 Avant cela, le sacrificateur Éliaschib, établi dans les chambres de la maison de notre Dieu, et parent de Tobija,
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What Does Nehemiah 13:2 Mean?
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