Numbers 22:17
King James Version (KJV)
For I will promote thee unto very great honour, and I will do whatsoever thou sayest unto me: come therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people.
In context
15 And Balak sent yet again princes, more, and more honourable than they.
16 And they came to Balaam, and said to him, Thus saith Balak the son of Zippor, Let nothing, I pray thee, hinder thee from coming unto me:
17 For I will promote thee unto very great honour, and I will do whatsoever thou sayest unto me: come therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people.
18 And Balaam answered and said unto the servants of Balak, If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the word of the LORD my God, to do less or more.
19 Now therefore, I pray you, tarry ye also here this night, that I may know what the LORD will say unto me more.
Numbers 22:17 in every translation
- KJV King James Version
- For I will promote thee unto very great honour, and I will do whatsoever thou sayest unto me: come therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people.
- WEB World English Bible
- for I will promote you to very great honor, and whatever you say to me I will do. Please come therefore, and curse this people for me.’”
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- for I will honor you richly and do whatever you say. So please come and put a curse on this people for me!’”
- ASV American Standard Version
- for I will promote thee unto very great honor, and whatsoever thou sayest unto me I will do: come therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- for very greatly I honour thee, and all that thou sayest unto me I do; and come, I pray thee, pierce for me this people.'
- DBY Darby Translation
- for very highly will I honour thee, and whatever thou shalt say to me will I do; come therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people.
- WBS Webster Bible
- For I will promote thee to very great honor, and I will do whatever thou sayest to me: come therefore, I pray thee, curse this people for me.