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Nehemiah 13:2

NETBible	for they had not met the Israelites with food¹ and water, but instead had hired Balaam to curse them. (Our God, however, turned the curse into blessing.)
NIV © biblegateway Neh 13:2	because they had not met the Israelites with food and water but had hired Balaam to call a curse down on them. (Our God, however, turned the curse into a blessing.)
NASB © biblegateway Neh 13:2	because they did not meet the sons of Israel with bread and water, but hired Balaam against them to curse them. However, our God turned the curse into a blessing.
NLT © biblegateway Neh 13:2	For they had not been friendly to the Israelites when they left Egypt. Instead, they hired Balaam to curse them, though our God turned the curse into a blessing.
MSG © biblegateway Neh 13:2	because they hadn't welcomed the People of Israel with food and drink; they even hired Balaam to work against them by cursing them, but our God turned the curse into a blessing.
BBE © SABDAweb Neh 13:2	Because they did not give the children of Israel bread and water when they came to them, but got Balaam to put a curse on them: though the curse was turned into a blessing by our God.
NRSV © bibleoremus Neh 13:2	because they did not meet the Israelites with bread and water, but hired Balaam against them to curse them—yet our God turned the curse into a blessing.
NKJV © biblegateway Neh 13:2	because they had not met the children of Israel with bread and water, but hired Balaam against them to curse them. However, our God turned the curse into a blessing.
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KJV	Because they met <06923> (8765) not the children <01121> of Israel <03478> with bread <03899> and with water <04325>_, but hired <07936> (8799) Balaam <01109> against them, that he should curse <07043> (8763) them: howbeit our God <0430> turned <02015> (8799) the curse <07045> into a blessing <01293>_.
NASB © biblegateway Neh 13:2	because <03588> they did not meet <06923> the sons <01121> of Israel <03478> with bread <03899> and water <04325> , but hired <07936> Balaam <01109> against <05921> them to curse <07043> them. However, our God <0430> turned <02015> the curse <07045> into a blessing <01293> .
LXXM	oti <3754> CONJ ou <3364> ADV sunhnthsan <4876> V-AAI-3P toiv <3588> T-DPM uioiv <5207> N-DPM israhl <2474> N-PRI en <1722> PREP artw <740> N-DSM kai <2532> CONJ en <1722> PREP udati <5204> N-DSN kai <2532> CONJ emisywsanto <3409> V-AMI-3P ep <1909> PREP auton <846> D-ASM ton <3588> T-ASM balaam <903> N-PRI katarasasyai {V-AMN} kai <2532> CONJ estreqen <4762> V-AAI-3S o <3588> T-NSM yeov <2316> N-NSM hmwn <1473> P-GP thn <3588> T-ASF kataran <2671> N-ASF eiv <1519> PREP eulogian <2129> N-ASF
NET [draft] ITL	for <03588> they had not <03808> met <06923> the Israelites <03478> <01121> with food <03899> and water <04325> , but instead had hired <07936> Balaam <01109> to curse <07043> them. (Our God <0430> , however, turned <02015> the curse <07045> into blessing <01293> .)
HEBREW	hkrbl <01293> hllqh <07045> wnyhla <0430> Kphyw <02015> wllql <07043> Melb <01109> ta <0853> wyle <05921> rkvyw <07936> Mymbw <04325> Mxlb <03899> larvy <03478> ynb <01121> ta <0853> wmdq <06923> al <03808> yk (13:2) <03588>


NETBible	for they had not met the Israelites with food¹ and water, but instead had hired Balaam to curse them. (Our God, however, turned the curse into blessing.)
NET Notes	¹tn Heb “bread.” The Hebrew term is generic here, however, referring to more than bread alone.