Numbers 23:8
World English Bible (WEB)
How shall I curse whom God has not cursed? How shall I defy whom the LORD has not defied?
In context
6 He returned to him, and behold, he was standing by his burnt offering, he, and all the princes of Moab.
7 He took up his parable, and said, “From Aram has Balak brought me, the king of Moab from the mountains of the East. Come, curse Jacob for me. Come, defy Israel.
8 How shall I curse whom God has not cursed? How shall I defy whom the LORD has not defied?
9 For from the top of the rocks I see him. From the hills I see him. Behold, it is a people that dwells alone, and shall not be listed among the nations.
10 Who can count the dust of Jacob, or count the fourth part of Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous! Let my last end be like his!”
Numbers 23:8 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- How shall I curse whom God has not cursed? How shall I defy whom the LORD has not defied?
- KJV King James Version
- How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? or how shall I defy, whom the LORD hath 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?