Numbers 23:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? or how shall I defy, whom the Lord hath not defied?”
Numbers 23:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Numbers 23:8 in 6 Bible Translations
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Numbers 23:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“How shall I curse whom God has not cursed? How shall I defy whom Yahweh has not defied?”
Numbers 23:8 — World English Bible
Numbers 23:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? And how shall I defy, whom Jehovah hath not defied?”
Numbers 23:8 — American Standard Version
Numbers 23:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“What--do I pierce? --God hath not pierced! And what--am I indignant? --Jehovah hath not been indignant!”
Numbers 23:8 — Young's Literal Translation
Numbers 23:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“How shall I curse whom God hath not cursed? or how shall I denounce whom Jehovah doth not denounce?”
Numbers 23:8 — Darby Translation
Numbers 23:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“How shall I curse, where God hath not cursed? or howe shall I detest, where the Lord hath not detested?”
Numbers 23:8 — Geneva Bible
Numbers 23:8 in Context — Numbers 23
6 Il retourna vers lui; et voici, Balak se tenait près de son holocauste, lui et tous les chefs de Moab.
7 Balaam prononça son oracle, et dit: Balak m’a fait descendre d’Aram, Le roi de Moab m’a fait descendre des montagnes de l’Orient. Viens, maudis-moi Jacob! Viens, sois irrité contre Israël!
8 Comment maudirais-je celui que Dieu n’a point maudit? Comment serais-je irrité quand l’Éternel n’est point irrité?
9 Je le vois du sommet des rochers, Je le contemple du haut des collines: C’est un peuple qui a sa demeure à part, Et qui ne fait point partie des nations.
10 Qui peut compter la poussière de Jacob, Et dire le nombre du quart d’Israël? Que je meure de la mort des justes, Et que ma fin soit semblable à la leur!
What Does Numbers 23:8 Mean?
Numbers 23:8 is a verse from the Book of Numbers, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Numbers chapter 23. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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