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NIV © |
Then Balak said to Balaam, "Neither curse them at all nor bless them at all!" |
NASB © |
Then Balak said to Balaam, "Do not curse them at all nor bless them at all!" |
NLT © |
Then Balak said to Balaam, "If you aren’t going to curse them, at least don’t bless them!" |
MSG © |
Balak said to Balaam, "Well, if you can't curse them, at least don't bless them." |
BBE © |
Then Balak said to Balaam, If you will not put a curse on them, at all events do not give them a blessing. |
NRSV © |
Then Balak said to Balaam, "Do not curse them at all, and do not bless them at all." |
NKJV © |
Then Balak said to Balaam, "Neither curse them at all, nor bless them at all!" |
KJV | And Balak <01111> said <0559> (8799) unto Balaam <01109>_, Neither curse <05344> (8799) them at all <06895> (8800)_, nor bless <01288> (8762) them at all <01288> (8763)_. |
NASB © |
Then Balak <1111> said <559> to Balaam <1109> , "Do not curse <6895> them at all <6895> nor <3808> bless <1288> them at all !"<1288> |
LXXM | kai <2532> CONJ eipen {V-AAI-3S} balak <904> N-PRI prov <4314> PREP balaam <903> N-PRI oute <3777> CONJ kataraiv <2671> N-DPF katarash {V-FMI-2S} moi <1473> P-DS auton <846> D-ASM oute <3777> CONJ eulogwn <2127> V-PAPNS mh <3165> ADV euloghshv <2127> V-AAS-2S auton <846> D-ASM |
NET [draft] ITL | Balak <01111> said <0559> to <0413> Balaam <01109> , “Neither <03808> <01571> curse <06895> them at all <06895> nor <03808> bless <01288> them at all !”<01288> |
HEBREW | wnkrbt <01288> al <03808> Krb <01288> Mg <01571> wnbqt <05344> al <03808> bq <06895> Mg <01571> Melb <01109> la <0413> qlb <01111> rmayw (23:25) <0559> |
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NET Notes |
1 tn The verb is preceded by the infinitive absolute: “you shall by no means curse” or “do not curse them at all.” He brought him to curse, and when he tried to curse there was a blessing. Balak can only say it would be better not to bother. 2 tn The same construction now works with “nor bless them at all.” The two together form a merism – “don’t say anything.” He does not want them blessed, so Balaam is not to do that, but the curse isn’t working either. |