Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 3588 [e] כִּ֣י kî because Conj 3808 [e] לֹ֧א lō not Adv-NegPrt 6923 [e] קִדְּמ֛וּ qid-də-mū they had met V-Piel-Perf-3cp 853 [e] אֶת־ ’eṯ- - DirObjM 1121 [e] בְּנֵ֥י bə-nê the sons N-mpc 3478 [e] יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל yiś-rā-’êl of Israel N-proper-ms 3899 [e] בַּלֶּ֣חֶם bal-le-ḥem with bread Prep-b, Art | N-ms 4325 [e] וּבַמָּ֑יִם ū-ḇam-mā-yim; and water Conj-w, Prep-b, Art | N-mp 7936 [e] וַיִּשְׂכֹּ֨ר way-yiś-kōr but hired Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms 5921 [e] עָלָ֤יו ‘ā-lāw against them Prep | 3ms 853 [e] אֶת־ ’eṯ- - DirObjM 1109 [e] בִּלְעָם֙ bil-‘ām Balaam N-proper-ms 7043 [e] לְקַֽלְל֔וֹ lə-qal-lōw, to curse them Prep-l | V-Piel-Inf | 3ms 2015 [e] וַיַּהֲפֹ֧ךְ way-ya-hă-p̄ōḵ and However turned Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms 430 [e] אֱלֹהֵ֛ינוּ ’ĕ-lō-hê-nū our God N-mpc | 1cp 7045 [e] הַקְּלָלָ֖ה haq-qə-lā-lāh the curse Art | N-fs 1293 [e] לִבְרָכָֽה׃ liḇ-rā-ḵāh. into a blessing Prep-l | N-fs

New American Standard Bible
because they did not meet the sons of Israel with bread and water, but hired Balaam against them to curse them. However, our God turned the curse into a blessing.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
because they did not meet the Israelites with food and water. Instead, they hired Balaam against them to curse them, but our God turned the curse into a blessing.

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Matthew 25:40 And the King shall answer and say to them, Truly I say to you, Inasmuch …

hired Balaam.

Numbers 22:3-6 And Moab was sore afraid of the people, because they were many: and …

Joshua 24:9,10 Then Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, arose and warred against …

our God.

Numbers 23:8-11,18 How shall I curse, whom God has not cursed? or how shall I defy, …

Numbers 24:5-10 How goodly are your tents, O Jacob, and your tabernacles, O Israel!…

Deuteronomy 23:5 Nevertheless the LORD your God would not listen to Balaam; but the …

Psalm 109:28 Let them curse, but bless you: when they arise, let them be ashamed; …

Micah 6:5 O my people, remember now what Balak king of Moab consulted, and …

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