Numbers 23:8
“How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? or how shall I defy, whom the Lord hath not defied?”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Numbers 23:8 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? or how shall I defy, whom the Lord hath not defied?
American Standard Version (ASV)English
How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? And how shall I defy, whom Jehovah hath not defied?
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Wie soll ich verfluchen, den Gott nicht verflucht, und wie verwünschen, den Jehova nicht verwünscht hat?
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
¿Por qué maldeciré yo al que Dios no maldijo? ¿y por qué he de execrar al que Jehová no ha execrado?
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Por que amaldiçoarei eu ao que Deus não amaldiçoou? E por que condenarei ao que o SENHOR não condenou?
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Como poderei amaldiçoar aqueles a quem Deus não amaldiçoou? Como poderei me opor àqueles a quem Yahweh não se opõe?
📖 Numbers 23:8 in Context
6And he returned unto him, and, lo, he stood by his burnt sacrifice, he, and all the princes of Moab.
7And he took up his parable, and said, Balak the king of Moab hath brought me from Aram, out of the mountains of the east, saying, Come, curse me Jacob, and come, defy Israel.
8How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? or how shall I defy, whom the Lord hath not defied?
9For from the top of the rocks I see him, and from the hills I behold him: lo, the people shall dwell alone, and shall not be reckoned among the nations.
10Who can count the dust of Jacob, and the number of the fourth part of Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous, and let my last end be like his!
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