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Instead, I made Balaam bless you, and so I rescued you from Balak.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/joshua/24.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />but I would not listen to Balaam. Indeed, he blessed you. So I delivered you out of his hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/joshua/24.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />but I would not listen to Balaam. So he blessed you again and again, and I delivered you from his hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/joshua/24.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />But I would not hearken unto Balaam; therefore he blessed you still: so I delivered you out of his hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/joshua/24.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />But I would not listen to Balaam; therefore he continued to bless you. So I delivered you out of his hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/joshua/24.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />But I was not willing to listen to Balaam. So he had to bless you, and I saved you from his hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/joshua/24.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216But I was not willing to listen to Balaam. So he had to bless you, and I delivered you from his hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/joshua/24.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘But I was not willing to listen to Balaam. So he had to bless you, and I delivered you from his hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/joshua/24.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />But I was not willing to listen to Balaam. So he blessed you repeatedly, and I delivered you from his hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/joshua/24.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />But I would not listen to Balaam. Therefore he had to bless you, so I saved you from Balak’s hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/joshua/24.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />but I would not listen to Balaam. Instead, he repeatedly blessed you, and I rescued you from him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/joshua/24.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />but I would not listen to Balaam. Instead, he repeatedly blessed you, and I delivered you from his hand.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/joshua/24.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />but I would not hearken unto Balaam; therefore he blessed you still: so I delivered you out of his hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/joshua/24.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />But I wouldn't listen to Balaam, and I rescued you by making him bless you instead of curse you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/joshua/24.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />but I would not hearken unto Balaam; therefore he blessed you still: so I delivered you out of his hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/joshua/24.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />But I refused to listen to Balaam. All he could do was bless you. So I saved you from his power.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/joshua/24.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />But I would not listen to Balaam, so he blessed you, and in this way I rescued you from Balak. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/joshua/24.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />But I wasn't willing to listen to Balaam. So he had to bless you, and I delivered you from his control.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/joshua/24.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />but I would not listen to Balaam. So he blessed you again and again, and I delivered you from his hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/joshua/24.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />I refused to respond to Balaam; he kept prophesying good things about you, and I rescued you from his power.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/joshua/24.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />but I would not listen to Balaam; therefore he blessed you still. So I delivered you out of his hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/joshua/24.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />But I would not hearken to Balaam; therefore he blessed you still: so I delivered you out of his hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/joshua/24.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />but I would not listen to Balaam; therefore he blessed you still. So I delivered you out of his hand. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/joshua/24.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and I have not been willing to listen to Balaam, and he greatly blesses you, and I deliver you out of his hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/joshua/24.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and I have not been willing to hearken to Balaam, and he doth greatly bless you, and I deliver you out of his hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/joshua/24.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And I was not disposed to hear to Balaam and blessing, he will bless you; and I will deliver you from his hand.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/joshua/24.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And I would not hear him, but on the contrary I blessed you by him, and I delivered you out of his hand. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/joshua/24.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And I was not willing to listen to him, but on the contrary, I blessed you through him, and I freed you from his hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/joshua/24.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />but I would not listen to Balaam. Instead, he had to bless you, and I delivered you from his power.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/joshua/24.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />but I would not listen to Balaam; therefore he blessed you; so I rescued you out of his hand.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/joshua/24.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />But I would not hearken to Balaam; therefore he blessed you still; so I delivered you from his hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/joshua/24.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And I was not willing to listen to Belaam, and blessing I blessed you, and I saved you from his hands<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/joshua/24.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />But I would not hearken unto Balaam; therefore he even blessed you; so I delivered you out of his hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/joshua/24.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />But the Lord thy God would not destroy thee; and he greatly blessed us, and rescued us out of their hands, and delivered them <i>to us</i>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/joshua/24-10.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/p91zXIGB0Rk?start=6347" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/joshua/24.htm">Joshua Reviews Israel's History</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">9</span>Then Balak son of Zippor, the king of Moab, set out to fight against Israel. He sent for Balaam son of Beor to curse you, <span class="reftext">10</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/14.htm" title="14: ’ā·ḇî·ṯî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To be willing, to consent. A primitive root; to breathe after, i.e. to be acquiescent.">but I would</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">not</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: liš·mō·a‘ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">listen</a> <a href="/hebrew/1109.htm" title="1109: lə·ḇil·‘ām (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- Probably from bal and am; not people, i.e. Foreigner; Bilam, a Mesopotamian prophet; also a place in Palestine.">to Balaam.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1288.htm" title="1288: way·ḇā·reḵ (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To kneel, bless. A primitive root; to kneel; by implication to bless God, and man; also to curse.">So he blessed you</a> <a href="/hebrew/1288.htm" title="1288: bā·rō·wḵ (V-Piel-InfAbs) -- To kneel, bless. A primitive root; to kneel; by implication to bless God, and man; also to curse.">again and again,</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ·ḵem (DirObjM:: 2mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5337.htm" title="5337: wā·’aṣ·ṣil (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-1cs) -- To strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, deliver. ">and I delivered</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ·ḵem (DirObjM:: 2mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">you</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: mî·yā·ḏōw (Prep-m:: N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">from his hand.</a> </span><span class="reftext">11</span>After this, you crossed the Jordan and came to Jericho. The people of Jericho fought against you, as did the Amorites, Perizzites, Canaanites, Hittites, Girgashites, Hivites, and Jebusites, and I delivered them into your hand.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/22-12.htm">Numbers 22:12</a></span><br />But God said to Balaam, “Do not go with them. You are not to curse this people, for they are blessed.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/23-8.htm">Numbers 23:8</a></span><br />How can I curse those whom God has not cursed? How can I denounce those whom the LORD has not denounced?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/23-20.htm">Numbers 23:20</a></span><br />I have indeed received a command to bless; He has blessed, and I cannot change it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/24-9.htm">Numbers 24:9</a></span><br />He crouches, he lies down like a lion, like a lioness—who dares to rouse him? Blessed are those who bless you and cursed are those who curse you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/23-5.htm">Deuteronomy 23:5</a></span><br />Yet the LORD your God would not listen to Balaam, and the LORD your God turned the curse into a blessing for you, because the LORD your God loves you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/13-2.htm">Nehemiah 13:2</a></span><br />because they had not met the Israelites with food and water, but had hired Balaam to call down a curse against them (although our God had turned the curse into a blessing).<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/109-28.htm">Psalm 109:28</a></span><br />Though they curse, You will bless. When they rise up, they will be put to shame, but Your servant will rejoice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/54-17.htm">Isaiah 54:17</a></span><br />No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their vindication is from Me,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/6-5.htm">Micah 6:5</a></span><br />My people, remember what Balak king of Moab counseled and what Balaam son of Beor answered. Remember your journey from Shittim to Gilgal, so that you may acknowledge the righteousness of the LORD.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-31.htm">Romans 8:31</a></span><br />What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-33.htm">Romans 8:33-34</a></span><br />Who will bring any charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies. / Who is there to condemn us? For Christ Jesus, who died, and more than that was raised to life, is at the right hand of God—and He is interceding for us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-13.htm">1 Corinthians 10:13</a></span><br />No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide an escape, so that you can stand up under it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/12-9.htm">2 Corinthians 12:9</a></span><br />But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/3-13.htm">Galatians 3:13</a></span><br />Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/1-3.htm">Ephesians 1:3</a></span><br />Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">But I would not listen to Balaam; therefore he blessed you still: so I delivered you out of his hand.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/22-11.htm">Numbers 22:11,12,18-20,35</a></b></br> Behold, <i>there is</i> a people come out of Egypt, which covereth the face of the earth: come now, curse me them; peradventure I shall be able to overcome them, and drive them out… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/23-3.htm">Numbers 23:3-12,15-26</a></b></br> And Balaam said unto Balak, Stand by thy burnt offering, and I will go: peradventure the LORD will come to meet me: and whatsoever he sheweth me I will tell thee. And he went to an high place… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/24-5.htm">Numbers 24:5-10</a></b></br> How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob, <i>and</i> thy tabernacles, O Israel! … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/joshua/24-9.htm">Balaam</a> <a href="/joshua/8-33.htm">Bless</a> <a href="/joshua/22-33.htm">Blessed</a> <a href="/joshua/22-6.htm">Blessing</a> <a href="/joshua/20-5.htm">Deliver</a> <a href="/joshua/22-31.htm">Delivered</a> <a href="/joshua/10-14.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/1_timothy/4-1.htm">Expressly</a> <a href="/joshua/24-8.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/joshua/22-2.htm">Hearken</a> <a href="/joshua/22-3.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/joshua/21-38.htm">Safe</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/29-20.htm">Willing</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/nehemiah/13-2.htm">Balaam</a> <a href="/judges/5-2.htm">Bless</a> <a href="/judges/5-2.htm">Blessed</a> <a href="/judges/1-15.htm">Blessing</a> <a href="/judges/2-23.htm">Deliver</a> <a href="/joshua/24-11.htm">Delivered</a> <a href="/joshua/24-24.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/1_samuel/20-21.htm">Expressly</a> <a href="/joshua/24-11.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/joshua/24-24.htm">Hearken</a> <a href="/judges/2-22.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/judges/1-25.htm">Safe</a> <a href="/judges/5-9.htm">Willing</a><div class="vheading2">Joshua 24</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/24-1.htm">Joshua assembles the tribes at Shechem</a></span><br><span class="reftext">2. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/24-2.htm">A brief history of God's benefits from Terah</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/24-14.htm">He renews the covenant between them and God</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/24-26.htm">A stone the witness of the covenant</a></span><br><span class="reftext">29. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/24-29.htm">Joshua's age, death, and burial</a></span><br><span class="reftext">32. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/24-32.htm">Joseph's bones are buried</a></span><br><span class="reftext">33. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/24-33.htm">Eleazar dies</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/joshua/24.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/joshua/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/joshua/24.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>but I would not listen to Balaam.</b><br>In this phrase, God is speaking through Joshua, reminding the Israelites of His divine intervention. Balaam, a prophet from Mesopotamia, was hired by Balak, the king of Moab, to curse Israel (Numbers 22-24). Despite Balaam's intentions, God did not allow him to curse His people. This demonstrates God's sovereignty and His protective nature over Israel. It also highlights the theme of divine will prevailing over human intentions, as seen in other scriptures like <a href="/genesis/50-20.htm">Genesis 50:20</a>, where Joseph acknowledges God's plan in his life despite his brothers' actions.<p><b>So he blessed you again and again,</b><br>Instead of cursing Israel, Balaam ended up blessing them multiple times. This is a testament to God's power to turn intended curses into blessings, a theme echoed in <a href="/deuteronomy/23-5.htm">Deuteronomy 23:5</a>. The blessings pronounced by Balaam include prophecies about Israel's future prosperity and dominance, which align with God's covenant promises to Abraham (<a href="/genesis/12-2.htm">Genesis 12:2-3</a>). This also prefigures the ultimate blessing through Jesus Christ, who transforms the curse of sin into the blessing of salvation (<a href="/galatians/3-13.htm">Galatians 3:13-14</a>).<p><b>and I delivered you from his hand.</b><br>God's deliverance from Balaam's hand signifies His active role in protecting Israel from spiritual and physical threats. This deliverance is part of a larger narrative of God's faithfulness in leading Israel from Egypt to the Promised Land. It reflects the broader biblical theme of God as a deliverer, as seen in <a href="/exodus/14-30.htm">Exodus 14:30</a>, where He delivers Israel from the Egyptians. This deliverance foreshadows the ultimate deliverance through Christ, who saves humanity from sin and death (<a href="/colossians/1-13.htm">Colossians 1:13-14</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/joshua.htm">Joshua</a></b><br>The leader of Israel after Moses, who is delivering his farewell address to the Israelites in this chapter.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/b/balaam.htm">Balaam</a></b><br>A non-Israelite prophet who was hired by Balak, the king of Moab, to curse the Israelites. However, God intervened, and Balaam ended up blessing Israel instead.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/b/balak.htm">Balak</a></b><br>The king of Moab who feared the Israelites and sought to curse them through Balaam.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The people of God, whom Joshua is addressing, reminding them of God's faithfulness and deliverance.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/m/moab.htm">Moab</a></b><br>The region ruled by Balak, representing opposition to Israel during their journey to the Promised Land.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>God is in control and can turn intended harm into blessings for His people. This should encourage believers to trust in God's plans and purposes, even when facing opposition.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_of_god.htm">Faithfulness of God</a></b><br>Just as God delivered Israel from Balaam's curse, He remains faithful to His promises today. Believers can rely on God's unchanging nature and His commitment to His people.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_warfare.htm">Spiritual Warfare</a></b><br>The account of Balaam reminds us that spiritual battles are real, but God equips and protects His people. Christians should remain vigilant in prayer and trust in God's deliverance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_and_remembrance.htm">Obedience and Remembrance</a></b><br>Joshua's recounting of God's past deliverances serves as a call to obedience and faithfulness. Believers are encouraged to remember God's past faithfulness as motivation for present obedience.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_joshua_24.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Joshua 24</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/key_elements_of_a_christian_wedding.htm">What are the key elements of a Christian wedding ceremony?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/did_original_bible_texts_have_punctuation.htm">What are the Bible's teachings on generosity?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_balaam's_blessing_show_free_will.htm">If Balaam's initial intention was to curse Israel (Numbers 24:1), how does his eventual blessing align with the notion of free will and divine sovereignty?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_micah_6_5_align_with_other_balaam_accounts.htm">How does Micah 6:5 align with or contradict other biblical accounts concerning Balak, Balaam, and their historical credibility?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/joshua/24.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 10.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">But I would not.</span> The Hebrew shows that this is not simply the conditional form of the verb, but that it means <span class="accented">I willed not.</span> It was God's "determinate purpose" that Israel should not be accursed. <span class="cmt_word">Blessed yon still.</span> Rather, perhaps, <span class="accented">blessed you emphatically. <span class="cmt_word"></span>And I delivered you out of his hand.</span> Both here and in the narrative in <a href="/numbers/22.htm">Numbers 22-30</a>, it is implied that Balaam's curse had power if he were permitted by God to pronounce it. Wicked as be was, he was regarded as a prophet of the Lord. There is not the slightest shadow of difference between the view of Balaam presented to us in this short paragraph and that in which he appears to us in the more expanded narrative of Moses. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/joshua/24-10.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">but I would</span><br /><span class="heb">אָבִ֖יתִי</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·ḇî·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_14.htm">Strong's 14: </a> </span><span class="str2">To breathe after, to be acquiescent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">not</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">listen</span><br /><span class="heb">לִשְׁמֹ֣עַ</span> <span class="translit">(liš·mō·a‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hear intelligently</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to Balaam.</span><br /><span class="heb">לְבִלְעָ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḇil·‘ām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1109.htm">Strong's 1109: </a> </span><span class="str2">Balaam -- a prophet</span><br /><br /><span class="word">So he blessed you</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיְבָ֤רֶךְ</span> <span class="translit">(way·ḇā·reḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1288.htm">Strong's 1288: </a> </span><span class="str2">To kneel, to bless God, man, to curse</span><br /><br /><span class="word">again and again,</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּרוֹךְ֙</span> <span class="translit">(bā·rō·wḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Infinitive absolute<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1288.htm">Strong's 1288: </a> </span><span class="str2">To kneel, to bless God, man, to curse</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and I delivered</span><br /><span class="heb">וָאַצִּ֥ל</span> <span class="translit">(wā·’aṣ·ṣil)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5337.htm">Strong's 5337: </a> </span><span class="str2">To strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, deliver</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶתְכֶ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(’eṯ·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Direct object marker | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> </span><span class="str2">Untranslatable mark of the accusative case</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from his hand.</span><br /><span class="heb">מִיָּדֽוֹ׃</span> <span class="translit">(mî·yā·ḏōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hand</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/joshua/24-10.htm">Joshua 24:10 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/joshua/24-10.htm">Joshua 24:10 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/joshua/24-10.htm">Joshua 24:10 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/joshua/24-10.htm">Joshua 24:10 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/joshua/24-10.htm">Joshua 24:10 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/joshua/24-10.htm">Joshua 24:10 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/joshua/24-10.htm">Joshua 24:10 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/joshua/24-10.htm">Joshua 24:10 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/joshua/24-10.htm">Joshua 24:10 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/joshua/24-10.htm">Joshua 24:10 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/joshua/24-10.htm">OT History: Joshua 24:10 But I would not listen to Balaam (Josh. 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