KJV King James Version
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:
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Numbers 22:16
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:
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
They came to Balaam and said, “This is what Balak son of Zippor says: ‘Please let nothing hinder you from coming to me,
WEB World English Bible
They came to Balaam, and said to him, “Thus says Balak the son of Zippor, ‘Please let nothing hinder you from coming to me:
ASV American Standard Version
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:
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and they come in unto Balaam, and say to him, ‘Thus said Balak son of Zippor, Be not, I pray thee, withheld from coming unto me,
Surrounding context — Numbers 22
13 And Balaam rose up in the morning, and said unto the princes of Balak, Get you into your land: for the LORD refuseth to give me leave to go with you.
14 And the princes of Moab rose up, and they went unto Balak, and said, Balaam refuseth to come with us.
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.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַיָּבֹ֖אוּH935 · boto come (in): comeאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)בִּלְעָ֑םH1109 · bil.amBalaamוַיֹּ֣אמְרוּH559 · a.marto sayל֗וֹH9033 · ohimכֹּ֤הH3541 · kohthusאָמַר֙H559 · a.marto sayבָּלָ֣קH1111 · ba.laqBalakבֶּן־H1121 · benson: childצִפּ֔וֹרH6834 · tsip.porZipporאַל־H408 · alnotנָ֥אH4994 · napleaseתִמָּנַ֖עH4513 · ma.nato withholdמֵהֲלֹ֥ךְH1980 · ha.lakhto go: wentאֵלָֽי׃H413 · elto(wards)
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