Joshua 24:10 Cross References - Rotherham

¹⁰ but I was not willing to hearken unto Balaam,––so, he kept on blessing, you, and I rescued you out of his hand.

¹¹ Lo! the people that hath come forth out of Egypt––he covereth the eye of the land. Now, do come, do revile me him, Peradventure I shall prevail in making war with him, And shall drive him out. ¹² And God said unto Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them,––Thou shalt not curse the people, For, blessed, he is.

¹⁸ And Balaam responded, and said unto the servants of Balak, Though Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not go beyond the bidding of Yahweh my God, to do less or more. ¹⁹ Now, therefore, abide here, I pray you, even, ye,––for the night,––that I may get to know what further Yahweh may be speaking with me. ²⁰ And God came in unto Balaam, by night, and said unto him––If, to call thee, the men have come in, arise, go with them,––But only, the thing that I shall speak unto thee, that, shalt thou do.

³⁵ And the messenger of Yahweh said unto Balaam––Go with the men: Only, the word that I shall speak unto thee, that, shalt thou speak. So Balaam went his way with the princes of Balak.

³ Then said Balaam unto Balak: Station thyself by thine ascending–sacrifice, and let me go my way––peradventure, Yahweh may come and meet me, and, what thing soever he may show me, I will tell thee. So he went his way to a bare height. ⁴ And God came unto Balaam,––so he said unto him––The seven altars, have I built in a row, and have caused to ascend, bullock and a ram on each altar. ⁵ And Yahweh put a word into the mouth of Balaam,––and said––Return unto Balak, and, thus, shalt thou speak. ⁶ So he returned unto him, and lo! he was stationed by his ascending–sacrifice,––he, and all the princes of Moab. ⁷ So he took up his parable and said,––From Aram, doth Balak conduct me, The king of Moab, from the mountains of the East, Come thou! curse me Jacob, Yea, come thou! rage on Israel. ⁸ How can I revile one whom GOD, hath not reviled? Yea, how can I rage on one on whom Yahweh, hath not raged? ⁹ Surely, from the head of the rocks, do I see him, Yea, from the hills, do I observe him,––Lo! a people, who alone, doth dwell, And, among the nations, he doth not reckon himself. ¹⁰ Who, hath counted the dust of Jacob? Or who, hath numbered the fourth part of Israel? Let me die the death of the upright, And let my hereafter be like his! ¹¹ Then said Balak unto Balaam, What hast thou done for me? To revile mine enemies, I summoned thee, and lo! thou hast, kept on blessing. ¹² And he answered and said,––Was it not [to be so] that, whatsoever Yahweh should put into my mouth, the same, should I take heed to speak?

¹⁵ Then said he to Balak, Station thyself here, by thine ascending–sacrifice,––while, I, meet him yonder. ¹⁶ And Yahweh met Balaam, and put a word into his mouth,––and said––Return unto Balak, and, thus, shalt thou speak. ¹⁷ So he came in unto him, and, there he was,––stationed by his ascending–sacrifice, and the princes of Moab, with him. And Balak said unto him, What hath Yahweh spoken? ¹⁸ Then took he up his parable, and said,––Rise, Balak, and hear, Give ear unto me, son of Zippor! ¹⁹ GOD is, not a man, that he should lie, Nor, a son of Adam, that he should repent,––Hath, he, said, and will not perform? Yea spoken, and will not make it stand fast? ²⁰ Lo! to bless, have I received [command], ––And I will bless, nor will I take it back. ²¹ He hath not discovered trouble, in Jacob, Neither hath he seen wretchedness in Israel,––Yahweh, his God, is with him, And, the acclaim of a king, in his midst: ²² GOD having brought them forth out of Egypt, The very horns of the buffalo, are his: ²³ Surely, there is no enchantment against Jacob, Nor divination against Israel,––Now, shall it be said––Of Jacob, and of Israel, What, hath GOD wrought! ²⁴ Lo, a people, like a lioness, shall rise, And, like a strong lion, shall rouse himself up; He will not lie down, till he eat the torn, And, the blood of the slain, he drink. ²⁵ Then said Balak unto Balaam, Thou shalt neither, revile, him,––nor, bless, him. ²⁶ And Balaam responded, and said unto Balak,––Spake I not unto thee, saying, All that Yahweh shall speak, that, must I do?

⁵ How pleasing are thy tents, O Jacob,––Thy habitations, O Israel: ⁶ Like ravines extended, Like gardens by a river,––Like aloe–trees Yahweh hath planted, Like cedars by waters: ⁷ He poureth forth water from his buckets, And, his seed, is among many waters,––And taller than Agag is his King, And exalted is his kingdom. ⁸ GOD having brought him forth out of Egypt, The very horns of the buffalo, are his,––He eateth up nations that assail him, And, the bones of them, he breaketh, And, the loins of him, he crusheth: ⁹ He hath knelt––hath lain down, Like a strong lion, yea like a lioness, Who shall rouse him up? Such as bless thee, are each one blessed, But, such as curse thee, are each one cursed.
¹⁰ Then kindled the anger of Balak against Balaam, and he smote together his hands,––and Balak said unto Balaam––To revile my foes, I called thee, And lo! thou hast, kept on blessing, these three times.

⁵ Nevertheless, Yahweh thy God, consented not, to hearken unto Balaam, but Yahweh thy God turned, for thee, the curse into a blessing,––because Yahweh thy God loved thee.

¹⁷ No instrument formed against thee, shall prosper, And, every tongue that riseth against thee in judgment, shalt thou prove to be lawless,––This, is the inheritance of the servants of Yahweh, And, their righteousness, is, from me, Declareth Yahweh.