Deuteronomy 23:5
Yet the LORD your God would not listen to Balaam, and the LORD your God turned the curse into a blessing for you, because the LORD your God loves you.
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ASV
Nevertheless Jehovah thy God would not hearken unto Balaam; but Jehovah thy God turned the curse into a blessing unto thee, because Jehovah thy God loved thee.
KJV
Nevertheless the Lord thy God would not hearken unto Balaam; but the Lord thy God turned the curse into a blessing unto thee, because the Lord thy God loved thee.
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18 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וְלֹֽא־ | ve.lo'- | and not | H3808 → |
| אָבָ֞ה | 'a.Vah | he was willing | H14 → |
| יְהוָ֤ה | Yah.weh | Yahweh | H3068 → |
| אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙ | 'e.lo.Hei.kha | God your | H430 → |
| לִשְׁמֹ֣עַ | lish.Mo.a' | to listen | H8085 → |
| אֶל־ | 'el- | to | H413 → |
| בִּלְעָ֔ם | bil.'Am | Balaam | H1109 → |
| וַיַּהֲפֹךְ֩ | vai.ya.ha.foKh | and he turned | H2015 → |
| יְהוָ֨ה | Yah.weh | Yahweh | H3068 → |
| אֱלֹהֶ֧יךָ | 'e.lo.Hei.kha | God your | H430 → |
| לְּךָ֛ | le.Kha | for <the> you | |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| הַקְּלָלָ֖ה | ha.ke.la.Lah | the curse | H7045 → |
| לִבְרָכָ֑ה | liv.ra.Khah | into blessing | H1293 → |
| כִּ֥י | ki | for | H3588 → |
| אֲהֵֽבְךָ֖ | 'a.he.ve.Kha | he loved you | H157 → |
| יְהוָ֥ה | Yah.weh | Yahweh | H3068 → |
| אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃ | 'e.lo.Hei.kha | God your | H430 → |
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