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Nehemiah 13:2

because they had not met the Israelites with food and water, but had hired Balaam to call down a curse against them (although our God had turned the curse into a blessing).

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ASV

because they met not the children of Israel with bread and with water, but hired Balaam against them, to curse them: howbeit our God turned the curse into a blessing.

KJV

Because they met not the children of Israel with bread and with water, but hired Balaam against them, that he should curse them: howbeit our God turned the curse into a blessing.

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17 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
כִּ֣יkiforH3588 →
לֹ֧אlo'notH3808 →
קִדְּמ֛וּki.de.Muthey had metH6923 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
בְּנֵ֥יbe.Nei[the] people ofH1121 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
בַּלֶּ֣חֶםba.Le.chemwith <the> foodH3899 →
וּבַמָּ֑יִםu.va.Ma.yimand with <the> waterH4325 →
וַיִּשְׂכֹּ֨רvai.yis.Korand he had hiredH7936 →
עָלָ֤יו'a.Lavon itH5921 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
בִּלְעָם֙bil.'AmBalaamH1109 →
לְקַֽלְל֔וֹle.ka.Loto curse itH7043 →
וַיַּהֲפֹ֧ךְvai.ya.ha.Fokhand he turnedH2015 →
אֱלֹהֵ֛ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuGod ourH430 →
הַקְּלָלָ֖הha.ke.la.Lahthe curseH7045 →
לִבְרָכָֽה׃liv.ra.Khahinto blessingH1293 →

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Proverbs 26:2Like a fluttering sparrow or darting swallow, an undeserved curse does not come to rest.Deuteronomy 23:5Yet 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.Joshua 24:9–10Then Balak son of Zippor, the king of Moab, set out to fight against Israel. He sent for Balaam son of Beor to curse you,Numbers 23:11Then Balak said to Balaam, “What have you done to me? I brought you here to curse my enemies, and behold, you have only blessed them!”Psalms 109:28Though they curse, You will bless. When they rise up, they will be put to shame, but Your servant will rejoice.Micah 6:5My people, remember what Balak king of Moab counseled and what Balaam son of Beor answered. Remember your journey from Shittim to Gilgal, so that you may acknowledge the righteousness of the LORD.’”Numbers 23:8–11How can I curse what God has not cursed? How can I denounce what the LORD has not denounced?2 Peter 2:15They have left the straight way and wandered off to follow the way of Balaam son of Beor, who loved the wages of wickedness.Deuteronomy 23:4For they did not meet you with food and water on your way out of Egypt, and they hired Balaam son of Beor from Pethor in Aram-naharaim to curse you.Numbers 24:5–10How lovely are your tents, O Jacob, your dwellings, O Israel!Matthew 25:40And the King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of Mine, you did for Me.’Numbers 22:3–11and Moab was terrified of the people because they were numerous. Indeed, Moab dreaded the Israelites.Numbers 23:18Then Balaam lifted up an oracle, saying: “Arise, O Balak, and listen; give ear to me, O son of Zippor.Numbers 24:10Then Balak’s anger burned against Balaam, and he struck his hands together and said to Balaam, “I summoned you to curse my enemies, but behold, you have persisted in blessing them these three times.Numbers 22:6So please come now and put a curse on this people, because they are too mighty for me. Perhaps I may be able to defeat them and drive them out of the land; for I know that those you bless are blessed, and those you curse are cursed.”

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Nehemiah Views the Ruins of Jerusalem's Walls — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Nehemiah Views the Ruins of Jerusalem's Walls — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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