because they met you not with bread and water by the way, when ye went out of Egypt; and because they hired against thee Balaam the son of Beor of Mesopotamia to curse thee.
KJV
Deuteronomy 23:5
Nevertheless the Lord thy God would not hearken unto Balaam; but the Lord thy God turned the curse into a blessing unto thee, because the Lord thy God loved thee.
Parallel Translations
But the Lord your God would not listen to Balaam; and the Lord your God changed the curses into blessings, because the Lord your God loved you.
Nevertheless Yahweh your God wouldn’t listen to Balaam, but Yahweh your God turned the curse into a blessing to you, because Yahweh your God loved you.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 7:7–8Romans 8:31Ephesians 2:4–5Numbers 24:92 Corinthians 4:17Micah 6:5Numbers 23:5–12Romans 11:28Jeremiah 31:3Deuteronomy 33:3Ezekiel 16:8Psalms 73:1Proverbs 26:2Numbers 22:35Romans 9:13
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