Numbers 23:8
King James Version (KJV)
How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? or how shall I defy, whom the LORD hath not defied?
In context
6 And he returned unto him, and, lo, he stood by his burnt sacrifice, he, and all the princes of Moab.
7 And 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.
8 How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? or how shall I defy, whom the LORD hath not defied?
9 For 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.
10 Who 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!
Numbers 23:8 in every translation
- KJV King James Version
- How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? or how shall I defy, whom the LORD hath not defied?
- WEB World English Bible
- How shall I curse whom God has not cursed? How shall I defy whom the LORD has not defied?
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- How can I curse what God has not cursed? How can I denounce what the LORD has not denounced?
- ASV American Standard Version
- How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? And how shall I defy, whom Jehovah hath not defied?
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- What — do I pierce? — God hath not pierced! And what — am I indignant? — Jehovah hath not been indignant!
- DBY Darby Translation
- How shall I curse whom God hath not cursed? or how shall I denounce whom Jehovah doth not denounce?
- WBS Webster Bible
- How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? or how shall I defy, whom the LORD hath not defied?