NUM 24:1 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Καὶ ἰδὼν Βαλαὰμ ὅτι καλόν ἐστιν ἐναντίον Κυρίου εὐλογεῖν τὸν Ἰσραὴλ, οὐκ ἐπορεύθη κατὰ τὸ εἰωθὸς αὐτῷ εἰς συνάντησιν τοῖς οἰωνοῖς, καὶ ἀπέστρεψε τὸ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ εἰς τὴν ἔρημον.
(Kai idōn Balaʼam hoti kalon estin enantion Kuriou eulogein ton Israaʸl, ouk eporeuthaʸ kata to eiōthos autōi eis sunantaʸsin tois oiōnois, kai apestrepse to prosōpon autou eis taʸn eraʸmon. )

BrTr And when Balaam saw that it pleased God to bless Israel, he did not go according to his custom to meet the omens, but turned his face toward the wilderness.

ULT And Balaam saw that it was good in the eyes of Yahweh to bless Israel, and he did not go as time by time to meet omens, and he set his face to the wilderness.

UST Balaam now realized that Yahweh wanted to bless the Israelite people, not curse them. So he did not use magic like a shaman would do to find out what Yahweh wanted, as he often did. Instead, he turned toward the desert.

BSB And when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he did not seek omens as on previous occasions, but he turned his face toward the wilderness.

OEB No OEB NUM book available

WEBBE When Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he didn’t go, as at the other times, to use divination, but he set his face towards the wilderness.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET When Balaam saw that it pleased the Lord to bless Israel, he did not go as at the other times to seek for omens, but he set his face toward the wilderness.

LSV And Balaam sees that [it is] good in the eyes of YHWH to bless Israel, and he has not gone as time by time to seek enchantments, and he sets his face toward the wilderness;

FBV When Balaam saw that the Lord wanted to bless Israel, he chose not to use divination as he had previously. Instead he turned towards the desert,

T4T Balaam now realized that Yahweh wanted to bless the Israeli people, not curse them. So he did not use magic/divination like a shaman would do to find out what Yahweh wanted, as he often did. Instead, he turned toward the desert.

LEB And Balaam saw that _⌊it pleased_⌋[fn] Yahweh to bless Israel, and he did not go _⌊as other times_⌋[fn] _⌊to seek out_⌋[fn] sorcery; instead, he set his face toward the desert.

24:1 Literally “it was good in the eyes of Yahweh”

24:1 Literally “as time on time”

24:1 Literally “to meet”

BBE Now when Balaam saw that it was the Lord's pleasure to give his blessing to Israel, he did not, as at other times, make use of secret arts, but turning his face to the waste land,

Moff No Moff NUM book available

JPS And when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he went not, as at the other times, to meet with enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness.

ASV And when Balaam saw that it pleased Jehovah to bless Israel, he went not, as at the other times, to meet with enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness.

DRA And when Balaam saw that it pleased the Lord that he should bless Israel. he went not as he had gone before, to seek divination: but setting his face towards the desert,

YLT And Balaam seeth that [it is] good in the eyes of Jehovah to bless Israel, and he hath not gone as time by time to meet enchantments, and he setteth towards the wilderness his face;

Drby And Balaam saw that it was good in the sight of Jehovah to bless Israel, and he went not, as at other times, to seek for enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness.

RV And when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he went not, as at the other times, to meet with enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness.

SLT And Balaam will see that it was good in the eyes of Jehovah to praise Israel, and he went not now as before to meet enchantments, and he will set his face to the desert.

Wbstr And when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he went not, as at other times, to seek for enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness.

KJB-1769 And when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he went not, as at other times, to seek for enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness.[fn]

24.1 to seek…: Heb. to the meeting of

KJB-1611 ¶ [fn]And when Balaam sawe that it pleased the LORD to blesse Israel, hee went not, as at other times to seeke for inchantments, but hee set his face toward the wildernesse.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

24:1 Heb. to the meeting of inchantments.

Bshps And when Balaam saw that it pleased the Lorde that he should blesse Israel, he went not as he dyd twise before to meete a soothsaying: but set his face towarde the wyldernesse.
(And when Balaam saw that it pleased the Lord that he should bless Israel, he went not as he did twice before to meet a soothsaying: but set his face toward the wilderness.)

Gnva When Balaam saw that it pleased the Lord to blesse Israel, then he went not, as certaine times before, to set diuinations, but set his face toward the wildernesse.
(When Balaam saw that it pleased the Lord to bless Israel, then he went not, as certain times before, to set divinations, but set his face toward the wilderness. )

Cvdl Now whan Balaam sawe yt it pleased the LORDE, that he shulde blesse Israel, he wente not (as he dyd before) to seke witches, but set his face straight towarde the wyldernesse,
(Now when Balaam saw it it pleased the LORD, that he should bless Israel, he went not (as he did before) to seek witches, but set his face straight toward the wilderness,)

Wycl And whanne Balaam siy that it pleside the Lord that he schulde blesse Israel, he yede not as he `hadde go bifore, `that he schulde seke fals dyuynyng `bi chiteryng of briddis, but he dresside his face ayens the desert,
(And when Balaam saw that it pleased the Lord that he should bless Israel, he went not as he had go before, that he should seek false divining by chitering of birds, but he dressed his face against the desert,)

Luth Da nun Bileam sah, daß es dem HErr’s gefiel, daß er Israel segnete, ging er nicht hin, wie vormals, nach den Zauberern, sondern richtete sein Angesicht stracks zu der Wüste,
(So now Bileam saw, that it to_him LORD’s liked, that he Israel blessed, went he not there, as/like formerly, after the Zauberern, rather directed be face straight_away to/for the/of_the desert,)

ClVg Cumque vidisset Balaam quod placeret Domino ut benediceret Israëli, nequaquam abiit ut ante perrexerat, ut augurium quæreret: sed dirigens contra desertum vultum suum,[fn]
(And_when had_seen Balaam that placeret Master as benediceret Israeli, nequaquam he_went/is_gone as before perrexerat, as augurium to_seek/search_fort: but directns on_the_contrary desert facem his_own, )

24.1 Cumque, etc. ORIG. Cum nullum dæmonum, etc., usque ad et unumquemque in ordine suo resurrectionis gloriam adepturum. Nequaquam abiit. Id est non stultis sensibus, sicut solebat in multis animalibus et pecudibus, Dei considerabit voluntatem: sed agnoscet quia neque de bobus cura est Deo, neque de ovibus, neque de avibus, aliisque animalibus I Cor. IX; Rom. 15., sed quæ de eis scripta sunt, propter homines intelliget scripta.

24.1 Cumque, etc. ORIG. Since nullum dæmonum, etc., until to and each_one in/into/on ordine his_own resurrection glory adepturum. Nequaquam he_went/is_gone. That it_is not/no foolss sensibus, like the_sunbat in/into/on many animalibus and pecudibus, of_God considerabit voluntatem: but agnoscet because nor from/about bobus care it_is to_God, nor from/about ovibus, nor from/about avibus, otherssque animalibus I Cor. IX; Rom. 15., but which from/about to_them written are, because mans intelliget written.

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