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Selected Verse: Numbers 22:12 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Nu 22:12 |
King James |
And God said unto Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them; thou shalt not curse the people: for they are blessed. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| The Scofield Bible Commentary, by Cyrus Ingerson Scofield, [1917] |
not go
Compare (Num 22:12).
(See Scofield) - (Gen 46:3). |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| Thou shalt not go with them; thou shalt not curse the people - That is, Thou shalt not go with them to curse the people. With them he might go, as we find he afterwards did by God's own command, but not to curse the people; this was wholly forbidden. Probably the command, Thou shalt not go, refers here to that time, viz., the first invitation: and in this sense it was most punctually obeyed by Balaam; see Num 22:13. |
3 And he said, I am God, the God of thy father: fear not to go down into Egypt; for I will there make of thee a great nation:
12 And God said unto Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them; thou shalt not curse the people: for they are blessed.
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.