God’s Word Translation
Numbers 22:12
12But God said to Balaam, “Don’t go with them! Don’t curse these people, because they are blessed.”
Numbers 22:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And God said unto Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them; thou shalt not curse the people: for they are blessed.
- New International Version (NIV)But God said to Balaam, “Do not go with them. You must not put a curse on those people, because they are blessed.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)God said to Balaam, "You shall not go with them. You shall not curse the people, for they are blessed."
- New King James Version (NKJV)And God said to Balaam, “You shall not go with them; you shall not curse the people, for they are blessed.”
Context of Numbers 22:12
10Balaam answered, “Balak, son of King Zippor of Moab, sent them with this message: 11‘Some people have just come from Egypt and are spreading out all over the countryside. Now come and curse them for me. Maybe I’ll be able to fight them and force them out.’ ” But God said to Balaam, “Don’t go with them! Don’t curse these people, because they are blessed.” 13When Balaam got up in the morning, he said to Balak’s princes, “Go back to your own country, because the Lord has refused to let me go with you.” 14So the Moabite princes went back to Balak and said, “Balaam refused to come with us.”
Read all of Numbers 22Numbers 22:12 word by word
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֱלֹהִים֙ אֶל־בִּלְעָ֔ם לֹ֥א תֵלֵ֖ךְ עִמָּהֶ֑ם לֹ֤א תָאֹר֙ אֶת־הָעָ֔ם כִּ֥י בָר֖וּךְ הֽוּא׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Numbers 22:12
- Numbers 22:20That night God came to Balaam and said, “If these men have come to summon you, go with them, but do only what I tell you.”
- Job 33:15In a dream, a prophetic vision at night, when people fall into a deep sleep, when they sleep on their beds,
- Matthew 27:19While Pilate was judging the case, his wife sent him a message. It said, “Leave that innocent man alone. I’ve been very upset today because of a dream I had about him.”
- Numbers 22:19Now, why don’t you stay here tonight, as the others did, and I’ll find out what else the Lord may have to tell me.”
- Numbers 23:3Balaam said to Balak, “Stay here beside your burnt offering while I’m gone. Maybe the Lord will come and meet with me. I will tell you whatever he reveals to me.” Then Balaam went off to a higher place where there were no trees.
- Micah 6:5My people, remember what King Balak of Moab planned ⌞to do to you⌟ and how Balaam, son of Beor, responded to him. Remember ⌞your journey⌟ from Shittim to Gilgal so that you may know the victories of the Lord.”
- Numbers 23:20I have received a command to bless. He has blessed, and I can’t change it.
- Genesis 12:2I will make you a great nation, I will bless you. I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing.
- Genesis 22:16and said, “I am taking an oath on my own name, declares the Lord, that because you have done this and have not refused to give me your son, your only son,
- Deuteronomy 23:5But the Lord your God refused to listen to Balaam. Instead, he turned Balaam’s curse into a blessing for you because the Lord your God loves you.
- Deuteronomy 33:29You are blessed, Israel! Who is like you, a nation saved by the Lord? He is a shield that helps you and a sword that wins your victories. Your enemies will come crawling to you, and you will stomp on their backs.”
- Psalms 144:15Blessed are the people who have these blessings! Blessed are the people whose God is the Lord!
- Psalms 146:5Blessed are those who receive help from the God of Jacob. Their hope rests on the Lord their God,
- Romans 4:6David says the same thing about those who are blessed: God approves of people without their earning it. David said,
- Romans 11:29God never changes his mind when he gives gifts or when he calls someone.
- Ephesians 1:3Praise the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! Through Christ, God has blessed us with every spiritual blessing that heaven has to offer.
Commentaries on Numbers 22:12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12Thou shalt not go with them; thou shalt not curse the people - That is, Thou shalt not go with them to curse the people. With them he might go, as we find he afterwards did by God's own command, but not to curse the people; this was wholly forbidden. Probably the command, Thou shalt not go, refers here to that time, viz., the first invitation: and in this sense it was most punctually obeyed by Balaam; see Numbers 22:13.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-18God commanded Balaam not to go with Balak's messengers.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 8-148-14. Lodge here this night, and I will bring you word again, as the Lord shall speak unto me, &c.--God usually revealed His will in visions and dreams; and Balaam's birth and residence in Mesopotamia, where the remains of patriarchal religion still lingered, account for his knowledge of the true God. His real character has long been a subject of discussion. Some, judging from his language, have thought him a saint; others, looking to his conduct, have…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Numbers 22
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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