But I would not hearken unto Balaam; therefore he blessed you still: so I delivered you out of his hand.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsbut I would not hearken unto Balaam; therefore he blessed you still: so I delivered you out of his hand.
but I would not listen to Balaam. So he blessed you again and again, and I delivered you from his hand.
and I have not been willing to hearken to Balaam, and he doth greatly bless you, and I deliver you out of his hand.
but I would not hearken unto Balaam, and he blessed you expressly, and I delivered you out of his hand.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentJoshua — The entry narrative — Israel crosses the Jordan, takes the Land through three conquest campaigns, and renews covenant at Shechem. The hinge between Torah's promises and the historical record of those promises unfolding.
- Author
- Joshua himself at least in part (24:26 — ‘Joshua wrote these words in the book of the law of God’); later editorial framing traditional
- Date
- Events c. 1400 BC (early) or 1230 BC (late); compilation across the early-monarchy period