Numbers 22:37

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“And he said to Balaam, “Did I not send you an urgent summons? Why did you not come to me? Am I really not able to richly reward you?””

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BSBPD

“And he said to Balaam, “Did I not send you an urgent summons? Why did you not come to me? Am I really not able to richly reward you?””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And Balak said unto Balaam, Did I not earnestly send unto thee to call thee? wherefore camest thou not unto me? am I not able indeed to promote thee to honour?”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And Balak said unto Balaam, Did I not earnestly send unto thee to call thee? wherefore camest thou not unto me? am I not able indeed to promote thee to honor?”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and Balak saith unto Balaam, `Did I not diligently sent unto thee to call for thee? why didst thou not come unto me? am I not truly able to honour thee?'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Numbers 22:37 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Numbers 22:16They came to Balaam and said, “This is what Balak son of Zippor says: ‘Please let nothing hinder you from coming to me,
  2. Numbers 24:11Therefore, flee at once to your home! I said I would richly reward you, but instead the LORD has denied your reward.”
  3. Psalms 75:6For exaltation comes neither from east nor west, nor out of the desert,
  4. Matthew 4:8Again, the devil took Him to a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory.
  5. Luke 4:6“I will give You authority over all these kingdoms and all their glory,” he said. “For it has been relinquished to me, and I can give it to anyone I wish.
  6. John 5:44How can you believe if you accept glory from one another, yet do not seek the glory that comes from the only God?

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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