12 But God said to Balaam, “Do not go with them; (A)you shall not curse the people, for they (B)are blessed.”

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12 But God said to Balaam, “Do not go with them. You must not put a curse on those people, because they are blessed.(A)

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(A)He [a]crouches, he lies down like a lion,
And like a lioness, who [b]dares to rouse him?
(B)Blessed is everyone who blesses you,
And cursed is everyone who curses you.”

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 24:9 Lit bows down
  2. Numbers 24:9 Lit will

Like a lion they crouch and lie down,
    like a lioness(A)—who dares to rouse them?

“May those who bless you be blessed(B)
    and those who curse you be cursed!”(C)

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